1976 Summer Olympic Games (Iearth)

Host city	Laitstadt, Besmenia
Nations	93
Athletes	8.728
Opening	2 August
Closing	18 August
Opened by	President Erwin Pohl
Cauldron	Sven Schwarz
Stadium	Laitstadt Olympic Stadium

The 1976 Summer Olympics, commonly known as Laitstadt 76, were an international multi-sport event held from 2 August to 18 August 1976, in Laitstadt, Besmenia.

After the 1957 Winter Olympic Games in Eisenberg, East Besmenia, these were the second Olympic Games on Besmenian ground, as well as the first summer olympic games in Besmenia.

Host city selection

The idea of making Laitstadt the venue for the Summer Olympics came from Herbert Sternmann, President of the Besmenian Olympic Committee. On March 28th, 1970, he informed the mayor of Laitstadt, Robert Gleitzmann, of his plans. Robert Gleitzmann's objection that Laitstadt had practically no facilities for the Olympic Games was countered by Herbert Sternmann with the statement that this was more of an advantage because the IOC would rather see new stadiums than old ones. It quickly became clear to Gleitzmann that Laitstadt was being offered a great opportunity.

If successful, the city would face a six-year phase of enormous burdens and high financial costs. On the other hand, many new facilities that the city has needed for a long time would be created in a short period of time and with a fixed completion date. Since hosting the Olympic Games in Laitstadt would mean an additional impetus for the development of the city, Gleitzmann approved the application. Within a few weeks, the approval of the federal government, the State Chamber of Laitstadt and the Besmenian Olympic Committee followed. The application was submitted on May 3rd, 1970

The election for the 1976 Summer Games host city took place on December 2nd, 1970.

1976 Summer Olympics bidding result

City	Country	Votes
Laitstadt	Besmenia	59
Emerald	Zamastan	29
Durnen	Durnstaal	12

Organization

Laitstadt 76 stamp, issued by BESPT in August 1976.

On January 9th, 1971 in Freiz, the Besmenian Olympic Committee decided to set up the Organisationskomitees der XIV. Olympischen Spiele Laitstadt 1976 e. V., which was constituted on February 1st, 1971 in the Laitstadt City Hall. The 17 founding members included the Federal Interior Minister Josef Schüler, the Laitstadt state minister of culture Ulrich Uttenweiler and Robert Gleitzmann as Mayor of Laitstadt. In 1973, the organizing committee grew to 38 members with the appointment of representatives from the Olympic federations. In 1976, the year of the Olympic Games, Herbert Sternmann as President of the organizing committee, Federal Minister of the Interior Konstantin Engel and Rainer Fischer, who became mayor of Laitstadt in 1972, acted as Vice-Presidents. Patron was Erwin Pohl, President of the Federal Republic of Besmenia. After there was only one office for a time, the general secretariat began work on January 1st, 1972. This had 13 departments, each of which was divided into sections. In total, several hundred people were employed here.

Cost

When it came to financing the Olympic Games, the Organizing Committee made a distinction between “Olympic-related burdens” and “investments”. Even before the application, it was agreed that the federal government and the government of Laitstadt would each bear half of the investment, while the organizing committee should cover its expenses entirely from its own income.

Visual appearance and advertising measures

Logo

2248 designs were submitted by the public for the logo. A jury then decided on a design by Egon Schmidt with the lettering Laitstadt 76 in the Besmenian national colors of blue and green.

Media and broadcasting

In September 1972, the Besmenischer Rundfunk founded the Besmenian Olympic Center based in Laitstadt, with the journalist and TV presenter Armin Höfer appointed as managing director. In total, more than 4000 journalists have been accredited. In the host city Laitstadt, 1,842 journalists from the written press, 368 photographers, 414 news agencies, 132 radio companies and 1,300 TV technicians were recorded.

For Besmenia itself, the Olympic Games competitions were broadcast on BRF EINS. Also, some competitions were broadcast on the regional TV channel BRF NO.

Medals

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Gold medal

For the Olympic Games in Laitstadt, a total of 1,175 medals were made for the top three. These are divided into 375 gold, 375 silver and 425 bronze medals. The medals with a diameter of 60 millimeters are attached to chains made of gold, silver or bronze.

Venues

Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadium of Laitstadt

Opening ceremony

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  Besmenian President Erwin Pohl during the opening speech.

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  Entry of the international teams during the opening ceremony.

The opening ceremony took place on August 2nd at the Olympic Stadium of Laitstadt. About 69,000 spectators in the stadium and an estimated 410 million television viewers witnessed the celebration. It began with the reception of President Erwin Pohl at the stadium and the playing of the Besmenian national anthem. Afterwards, the entry of the nations began in front of the 69,000 spectators. In this part, which lasted about 90 minutes, Nortuan, Adulan, Ausianan and Euronian music was played.

Games

Sports

Aquatics	Diving
		Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
		3 m springboard (Men)	gold medalist	silver medalist	bronze medalist
		3 m springboard (Women)	gold medalist	silver medalist	bronze medalist
		10 m platform (Men)
		10 m platform (Women)
	Swimming
		200m freestyle (Men)
		200m freestyle (Women)
		400m freestyle (Men)
		400m freestyle (Women)
		1500m freestyle (Men)
		1500m freestyle (Women)
		100m backstroke (Men)
		100m backstroke (Women)
		200m backstroke (Men)
		200m backstroke (Women)
		100m butterfly (Men)
		100m butterfly (Women)
		200m butterfly (Men)
		200m butterfly (Women)
		100m medley (Men)
		100m medley (Women)
		200m medley (Men)
		200m medley (Women)
	Synchronized Swimming
	Water Polo

Archery
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Individual (Men)
	Individual (Women)
	Teams (Men)
	Teams (Women)

Athletics
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	200 metres (Men)
	200 metres (Women)
	400 metres (Men)
	400 metres (Women)
	800 metres (Men)
	800 metres (Women)
	1500 metres (Men)
	1500 metres (Women)
	5000 metres (Men)
	5000 metres (Women)
	10 000 metres (Men)
	10 000 metres (Women)
	110 metres hurdles (Men)
	110 metres hurdles (Women)
	400 metres hurdles (Men)
	400 metres hurdles (Women)
	3000 metres steeplechase (Men)
	3000 metres steeplechase (Women)
	Marathon (Men)
	Marathon (Women)
	High Jump (Men)
	High Jump (Women)
	Pole Vault (Men)
	Pole Vault (Women)		Svetlana Kratochvílová
	Long Jump (Men)
	Long Jump (Women)
	Triple Jump (Men)
	Triple Jump (Women)			Svetlana Kratochvílová
	Shotput (Men)
	Shotput (Women)
	Discus Throw (Men)
	Discus Throw (Women)
	Hammer Throw (Men)
	Hammer Throw (Women)
	Javelin Throw (Men)
	Javelin Throw (Women)
	Decathlon (Men)
	Decathlon (Women)

Baseball
	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Team of 20	Team of 20	Team of 20

Basketball
	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Men
	Team of 12	Team of 12	Team of 12
	Women
	Team of 12	Team of 12	Team of 12

Boxing
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Flyweight (Men)
	Flyweight (Women)
	Lightweight (Men)
	Lightweight (Women)
	Welterweight (Men)
	Welterweight (Women)
	Middleweight (Men)
	Middleweight (Women)
	Heavyweight (Men)
	Heavyweight (Women)
	Super Heavyweight (Men)
	Super Heavyweight (Women)

Canoeing
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	200 m (Men)
	200 m (Women)
	500 m (Men)
	500 m (Women)
	200 m (Men)
	1000 m (Women)
	200 m (Men)
	1000 m (Women)

Cycling
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	BMX (Men)
	BMX (Women)
	Cross-country (Men)
	Cross-country (Women)
	Road race (Men)
	Road race (Women)
	Time trial (Men)
	Time trial (Women)
	Omnium (Men)
	Omnium (Women)
	Team pursuit (Men)
	Team pursuit (Women)
	Team sprint (Men)
	Team sprint (Women)

Equestrian
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Individual dressage (Men)
	Individual dressage (Women)
	Team dressage (Men)
	Team dressage (Women)
	Individual jumping (Men)
	Individual jumping (Women)
	Team jumping (Men)
	Team jumping (Women)
	Individual eventing (Men)
	Individual eventing (Women)
	Team eventing (Men)
	Team eventing (Women)

Fencing
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Epee individual (Men)
	Epee individual (Women)
	Foil individual (Men)
	Foil individual (Women)
	Saber individual (Men)
	Saber individual (Women)

Field Hockey
	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Men
	Team of 11	Team of 11	Team of 11
	Women
	Team of 11	Team of 11	Team of 11

Football
	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Men
	Team of 11	Team of 11	Team of 11
	Women
	Team of 11	Team of 11	Team of 11

Golf
	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Men
	Women

Gymnastics
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Balance beam (Men)
	Balance beam (Women)
	Floor (Men)
	Floor (Women)
	Parallel bars (Men)
	Parallel bars (Women)
	Pommel horse (Men)
	Pommel horse (Women)
	Vault (Men)
	Vault (Women)

Handball
	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Men
	Women

Judo
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	48kg (Men)
	48kg (Women)
	54kg (Men)
	54kg (Women)
	60kg (Men)
	60kg (Women)
	66kg (Men)
	66kg (Women)
	72kg (Men)
	72kg (Women)
	80kg (Men)
	80kg (Women)
	90kg (Men)
	90kg (Women)
	100kg (Men)
	100kg (Women)

Modern pentathlon
	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Men
	Women

Rowing
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Single sculls (Men)
	Single sculls (Women)
	Double sculls (Men)
	Double sculls (Women)
	Pair (Men)
	Pair (Women)
	Four (Men)
	Four (Women)
	Eight (Men)
	Eight (Women)

Rugby
	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Men
	Women

Sailing
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	RS:X (Men)
	RS:X (Women)
	Finn (Men)
	Finn (Women)
	Nacra 17 (Men)
	Nacra 17 (Women)
	470 (Men)
	470 (Women)
	49er (Men)
	49er (Women)

Table Tennis
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Singles (Men)
	Singles (Women)
	Team (Men)
	Team (Women)

Taekwondo
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	58 kg (Men)
	58 kg (Women)
	68 kg (Men)
	68 kg (Women)
	80 kg (Men)
	80 kg (Women)
	+80 kg (Men)
	+80 kg (Women)

Tennis
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Singles (Men)
	Singles (Women)
	Doubles (Men)
	Doubles (Women)

Triathlon
	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Men
	Women

Volleyball
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	Volleyball (Men)
	Volleyball (Women)
	Beach Volleyball (Men)
	Beach Volleyball (Women)

Weightlifting
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	56 kg (Men)
	56 kg (Women)
	62 kg (Men)
	62 kg (Women)
	69 kg (Men)
	69 kg (Women)
	77 kg (Men)
	77 kg (Women)
	85 kg (Men)
	85 kg (Women)
	94 kg (Men)
	94 kg (Women)
	105 kg (Men)
	105 kg (Women)

Wrestling
	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	freestyle 57 kg (Men)
	freestyle 57 kg (Women)
	freestyle 65 kg (Men)
	freestyle 65 kg (Women)
	freestyle 74 kg (Men)
	freestyle 74 kg (Women)
	freestyle 86 kg (Men)
	freestyle 86 kg (Women)
	freestyle 97 kg (Men)
	freestyle 97 kg (Women)
	freestyle 125 kg (Men)
	freestyle 125 kg (Women)

Records

Medal Count

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
X	Drezquenia	0	1	1	2

Participating National Olympic Committees

Participating National Olympic Committees

Albarine (135) Alcarres (81) Alecburgh (59) Alluna (38) Alonnisosa (50) Andaluni (68) Apatonia (20) Arenacia (55) Artegana (101) Austrolis (160) Avergnon (226) Azil (27) Barangadesh (40) Baytonia (50) Beatavic (78) Beleroskov (176) Besmenia (198) (host) Buckingla (27) Cadair (132) Cakala (17) Candatora (139) Caruban (67) Caspiaa (145) Constantio (165) Costa Sarba (50) Cylata (40) Cyruda (66) Drambenburg (230) Drezquenia (82) Durnstaal (178) East Chanchajilla (151) Elastan (71) Elbresia (183) Elborra (80) Emmiria (225) Gladysynthia (95) Haduastan (145) Icadania (46) Iobaray (37) Ivite (52) Janapa (47) Jumbosa (41) Jyau (67) Khaytan (16) Kint (18) Kuresa (63) Kyti (89) Latilli (37) Lissatha (47) Lutharia (85) Merixco (74) MCI (15) Murzi (65) Nebetia (67) New Elkland (131) North Kandson (98) North Shebat (68) Ossinia (26) Ossotia (18) Pangchu (17) Paraboca (129) Peoratia (36) Qolaysia (133) Quetana (201) Rio Palito (73) Ruskayn (116) SCB (136) Saint Offeat (80) Siniapore (100) Shoassau (95) Skith (59) Slavic Union (75) Somodi (35) South Shebat (32) Sulifa (66) Syraranto (79) Terevi (25) Tervali Islands (69) Timeria (210) Tine (58) Togaria (40) Unified Sera (123) Uplistan (36) Utobania (206) Verdusa (74) Versenia (111) Vitosium (234) Vulkaria (76) Vuswistan (100) West Chanchajilla (15) Yuan (351) Zalluabed (98) Zamastan (383)