Swimming at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
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| Venue | Centennial Park Olympium |
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Paralympics consisted of 146 events. The competition was held at the Centennial Park Olympium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1]
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 38 | 19 | 8 | 65 |
| 2 |  Israel | 18 | 5 | 6 | 29 |
| 3 |  United States | 17 | 5 | 13 | 35 |
| 4 |  Great Britain | 13 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 |  Poland | 12 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 |  Sweden | 9 | 19 | 13 | 41 |
| 7 |  West Germany | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 8 |  France | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 9 |  Austria | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 |  Canada | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 |  Norway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 |  Australia | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 |  Argentina | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 |  Spain | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 |  Mexico | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 16 |  Switzerland | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 17 |  Finland | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 18 |  Belgium | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 South Africa | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 20 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 |  Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 146 | 117 | 104 | 367 | |
Participating nations
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Argentina (8)
Australia (8)
Austria (10)
Belgium (11)
Brazil (1)
Canada (26)
Denmark (5)
Ecuador (3)
Egypt (7)
Fiji (7)
Finland (14)
France (20)
Great Britain (15)
Greece (2)
Guatemala (5)
Hong Kong (2)
Indonesia (1)
Ireland (4)
Israel (24)
Italy (5)
Japan (8)
Luxembourg (1)
Mexico (19)
Netherlands (24)
New Zealand (3)
Norway (10)
Peru (1)
Poland (18)
South Africa (10)
Spain (6)
Sweden (25)
Switzerland (9)
United States (32)
West Germany (18)
Men's events
[edit]Women's events
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Toronto 1976 Paralympic Summer Games". www.paralympicheritage.org.uk/. Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom: National Paralympic Heritage Trust. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- Swimming at the 1976 Summer Paralympics (Toronto) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
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