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
Bermuda at the 2015 Pan American Games three competitors. Bermuda qualified one gymnast. Bermuda qualified one sailor in the laser standard event. The country later received a wildcard in the laser event. Bermuda qualified two swimmers (one male and one female). Bermuda qualified one female triathlete. Bermuda at the 2015 Pan American Games Bermuda competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015. In April 2015, Carlos Lee was named as the chef de mission for the team. Originally, a squad of seventeen athletes (nine men and eight women) over seven sports was announced on June 16, 2015 by