1976 Summer Olympics torch relay 1976 Summer Olympics torch relay The 1976 Summer Olympics torch relay celebrated the first time that a Canadian city had hosted the Games. Convention states that the flame should be lit at Olympia in Greece and then transported to Athens, making its way onwards to the host city. On this occasion a signal was sent via satellite to transmit the flame to Ottawa where it would then make its way to the 1976 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Montreal and a second ceremony in Kingston, Ontario. The torch was primarily made of aluminium and weighed 836 grams. It was fuelled
New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Paralympics earn him a bronze medal. Creba went to Toronto after having won three medals at the Japanese hosted 1975 East and South Pacific Games. He went into those Games as a world record holder, and then bettered it there. New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Paralympics New Zealand sent a 12 sportspeople strong delegation to the 1976 Olympiad for the Physically Disabled in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At these Games, New Zealand won 13 medals at the 1976 Summer Paralympics: 7 golds, 1 silver and 5 bronze medals. Eve Rimmer was the most decorated Paralympian at these Games, winning 5 gold