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
Olympic Games ceremony Berlin Summer Olympics, the openers have used the standard formula. Recent editions of the Winter Games have seen a trend of using the first version instead of the second, which happened in both the 2002 and 2010 Winter Games. There have been four further exceptions to the rule: "I declare open the Olympic Games of 1976, celebrating the XXI Olympiad of the modern era." "Celebrating the XXIII Olympiad of the modern era, I declare open the Olympic Games of Los Angeles". "On behalf of a proud, determined and grateful nation...," then the standard opening formula followed. "After this wonderful show,