Bermuda at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Bermuda competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Bermuda at the
1976 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBER
NOCBermuda Olympic Association
Websitewww.olympics.bm
in Montreal
Competitors16 (15 men and 1 woman) in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 37th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Bronze

Hill won Bermuda's first medal in the Olympics, and their only one until Flora Duffy's gold in Triathlon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. His accomplishment marked Bermuda as the smallest nation at the time to win an Olympic medal at the Summer Olympics.[1]

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Calvin Dill 200 m 22.38 4 Q 21.40 6 Did not advance
Michael Sharpe 100 m 10.70 4 Did not advance
Gregory Simons 10.76 5 Did not advance
Raymond Swan Marathon N/A 2:39:18 58
Renelda Swan 400 m 49.13 6 Did not advance
Dennis Trott 100 m 10.67 5 q 10.64 5 Did not advance
Michael Sharpe
Dennis Trott
Calvin Dill
Gregory Simons		 4 × 100 m relay 39.90 4 Q N/A 39.78 5 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Clark Godwin High jump 2.05 32 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Debbie Jones 100 m 11.84 5 Q DNS Did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event 1 Round 2 Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Robert Burgess Light Heavyweight BYE  Seifu Mekonnen (ETH)*
W WO		  Kostică Dafinoiu (ROU)
L 0-5		 Did not advance 5
Clarence Hill Heavyweight BYE  Parviz Badpa (IRN)
W KO-3		  Raudy Gauwe (BEL)
W 5-0		  Mircea Şimon (ROU)
L 0-5		 Did not advance

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Howard Lee Finn 26 RET 17 DSQ 20 24 24 175.0 26
Eugene Simmons
Larry Lindo		 470 15 9 23 22 14 11 9 116.0 17
Richard Belvin
Gordon Flood
Raymond Pitman		 Soling 12 18 RET 22 10 22 21 141.0 21

References
  1. Plautz, Jason. "The 21 Countries With One Olympic Medal". mentalfloss.com.


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