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Breaking-News >> TodayHistory The 21st Olympic Games were held in Montreal on July 17, 1976
49 years ago today, on July 17, 1976 (June 21, 1976 in the lunar calendar), the 21st Olympic Games were held in Montreal. The Olympic flame transmitted by Edwin Moses to Canada via satellite on July 17, 1976 was ignited at the main venue in Montreal, kicking off the 21st Olympic Games. Because New Zealand rugby ignored the warning of the Supreme Sports Council of Africa and went to the competition in June at the invitation of the South African government, African countries collectively boycotted this Olympic Games, making this Games inferior in scale to the previous one, but it can also be called a competition with heroes. 14-year-old Nadia Comanec of Romania conquered all spectators and referees with her skillful skills and beautiful movements. She won the first full score of "10 points" in Olympic history in the balance beam competition. In addition, she also created a miracle of scoring 7 full scores in a row in the same Games. The little girl who won the European Championship all-around championship at the age of 12 finally won three gold medals in all-around, uneven bars and balance beam, becoming the new gymnastics "queen". E Moses of the United States won the men's 400-meter hurdles championship with his unique 13-step hurdles race. In the ten years from 1977 to 1987, Moses won 122 consecutive games: two Olympic championships, four world records, the gold medal winner of the first World Athletics Championships, and three World Cup podiums. His name was included in the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame and won the Sullivan Award, the highest sports award in the United States. In the swimming competition, the GDR women's team won 11 championships in 13 events, of which Kornea Endel won 4 golds and 1 silver alone. As early as the age of 13, Endel won the 100-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly and two relays at the World Championships. Two years later, she regained her previous glory at the World Championships. Although she won the Olympic gold medal for the first time this time, she lived up to expectations and returned home full of rewards. Endel has set 21 world records throughout her sporting career. The 21st Olympic Games were held in Montreal, Canada from July 17 to August 1, 1976. As more than 20 African countries collectively boycotted this Olympic Games, only 88 countries and regions were invited to participate, with 6189 athletes (1274 women). There are 21 major items and 198 individual items. A total of 82 Olympic records were broken, 34 of which were world records. Romania athlete Nadia Comanec scored the first full score of 10 points in Olympic gymnastics history on the uneven bars. The Soviet Union won 49 gold medals and took the lead; the Democratic Republic of Germany ranked second and the United States ranked third. Attachment: "Gymnastics Fairy Girl" Comanec never imagined that in July 1976, at the 21st Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada, the 14-year-old Romania gymnast Comanec won the women's all-around, uneven bars and balance beam triathlon world championships with wonderful performances, and won a full score of-10 seven consecutive times, creating a miracle in the history of the Olympics and also a miracle in the history of world gymnastics. At that time, nearly 8,000 reporters rushed to report the news, calling Comanec a "mythical figure" and a "girl who amazed the world." Comanec was born in 1961 in the city of Georgiu-Dede on the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains in Romania. Her father is an auto mechanic in a car factory, her mother is an ordinary employee, and she has a younger brother. The family has a small population and lives a happy life. When Comanec was six years old, she showed her unique gymnastic talent. She could practice cartwheels like boys,"erect dragonflies" on the sofa, and use the narrow stone railings on the roadside as a "balance beam" to sprint back and forth over and over again. Once, Comanec, who was well-proportioned and had extraordinary qualities, was running and jumping in kindergarten when he was discovered by the Belaf couple, who were majoring in gymnastics. They had brought Comanec to the Georgiu Dede City Sports Club. From then on, 6 and a half years old Comanec began her extraordinary gymnastics career. Any success is inseparable from hard work and sweat. Since he was 6 years old, Comanec has been away from everything girls like, concentrating all his energy on intense and boring gymnastics training day after day, year after year. Between the ages of 7 and 9, she trains for two hours a day. After the age of 9, she underwent three hours of training. After the age of 10, her daily training amount is equivalent to swimming 20,000 meters. At the age of 12, she often exceeded the prescribed training time. In each training session, a simple movement often takes 30 to 40 times. She competed in the Montreal Olympics in 1976 and was still training half an hour before the plane took off. Her dazzling balance beam movements are the result of her more than 20,000 trainings. When Comanec was 14, the labor he put in in eight years was equivalent to half a lifetime of an ordinary person. A high degree of self-control is the reason why Comanec can stably use her skills in major competitions. This is also her unique demeanor, which is a manifestation of her tenacious will and a guarantee for her success. In a competition in 1970, in just 10 seconds, she fell off the balance beam three times. Her friends cried for her, but she did not shed tears. In 1975, the United Press named her the best athlete of the year. Her coaches and teammates were extremely fierce, but she behaved very calmly. At the Montreal Olympics, her huge success made others cry, but she didn't. Her calm, sophisticated, and calm demeanor as a general was honed through countless failures. At the age of 8, after two years of hard training, Comanec participated in the Romania National Junior Gymnastics Competition for the first time. Her results were very unsatisfactory. She almost cried, thinking that she had failed completely and almost lost her confidence in practicing gymnastics. At the critical moment, her initial teachers, Bella and Mrs., gave her useful advice. "Before you become a great champion, you must learn to lose with style. It's the only way you can become a champion in the future." Comanec has since remembered the coach's words and guided him as a motto throughout his life. Comanec is a brilliant star in the international sports arena and also shines with wisdom in cultural learning. Long-term gymnastics training never affected her from completing heavy learning tasks. While studying at the sports school, she performed well in all subjects and was fluent in English and French. She has a wide range of interests, and playing football and listening to music are her favorite extracurricular activities. Comanec is the pride of the Romania people. With her unremitting efforts, she has won a high reputation for the motherland, and the country and people have given her the highest reward. Romania awarded her the title of hero. Comanec has been working as a coach since retiring from the competition. After the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, she began to sit on the gymnastics referee's bench. Although she is not fighting hard on the field now, the glory she created will always be recorded in history. Soviet strongman Alekseyev was the first player in the world to lift 600 kilograms (the total score of snatch, clean and jerk, and press. After the 1972 Olympic Games, the International Weightlifting Federation canceled press from weightlifting). He won the Olympic championship twice (1972, 1976) and broke the world record 80 times. German swimmer Riendl won 4 gold medals and 1 silver at the Montreal Olympics, and broke four world records Romania gymnastics star Nadia Comanec News raw data sources → https://www.abtool.cn/today_detail/1eel.html 17WorldNews[2025.09.27-13:39] 访问:86
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