Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres holding off Glance. Crawford became the first gold medalist and a national hero for Trinidad and Tobago. These are the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was held at Olympic Stadium on July 23 and 24. In the rounds, all the major players were running times in the 10.30s to 10.40s. In the semi-finals, some times
Summer Olympic Games events vs. the 10 from Greece. Ancient Greece was the birthplace of the Olympic Games, consequently Athens was perceived to be an appropriate choice to stage the inaugural modern Games. It was unanimously chosen as the host city during a congress organised by Pierre de Coubertin, a French pedagogue and historian, in Paris, on 23 June 1894. The IOC was also established during this congress. Despite many obstacles and setbacks, the 1896 Olympics were regarded as a great success. The Games had the largest international participation of any sporting event to that date. Panathinaiko Stadium, the first big stadium in