1970s in sports time the Olympic games were held in Canada. Mindful of the tragedy during the 1972 games, security was high during the Montreal games. Due to its policy on apartheid, South Africa was banned from the games. Even so, twenty-two other African countries sat out to protest. The 1976 Summer Olympics were highlighted by the legendary performance of 14-year-old Romanian female gymnast Nadia Comăneci, who scored seven perfect 10s and won 3 gold medals, including the prestigious All Around in women's gymnastics. The performance by Comăneci also marked the rise of legendary women's gymnastics coach Béla Károlyi, who went on to
Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump over the top two spots. In the fourth round, Butts leaped into the lead with 17.18. Saneyev jumped the winner in the fifth round. On his final attempt, de Oliveira improved to 16.90, but couldn't improve enough to change his medal from bronze. Saneyev became the third man to win the same event three times in a row, after John Flanagan in the hammer throw and Al Oerter in the discus. Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump The Men's Triple Jump event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, had an entrylist of 25