Montreal 1976 Olympic Games - Olympic Flame & Opening Ceremony

[@nichothepolish9868]

Im from Montreal and I find it amazing that the Olympic channel uploads and preserves old olympic videos from previous years. Keep up!

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Watching My Mom Go Black

[@Monesy10]

@@NazriBwhat

[@danjack-son4871]

Just went to Montreal for the first time and what a beautiful place and going to the Olympic Stadium was great. I was 8 when the games were held.

[@cdncycler]

I was there in 1976 Olympics as part of the Canadian military security. I have gone back every four years since then and things have changed of the places where I stood for security

[@tommyboat64]

What was the Final Gold Medal count for Canada, the nation hosting the '76 Games? Why did the Queen give the opening statement and NOT Pierre Trudeau, the PM of Canada, the ruler of the hosting Nation? Curious

[@helpinghal]

tommyboat64 Canada did not win any gold medals but won 5 silver and 6 bronze medals. However, they are in line to be awarded at least one gold retroactively if the IOC ever decides to disqualify the East Germans, who have admitted they were doping... Queen Elizabeth II opened the games as the Head of State of Canada. Trudeau was the head of the government. It is traditional for the Head of State of the host country to open the games, unless he or she designates someone else. The Winter Olympics in Calgary 1988 and Vancouver 2010, for example, were opened by the Governor- General of Canada, a Canadian citizen who serves as the Queen's representative for day-to-day affairs. One unique example: in 1932, FDR opened the Lake Placid Winter Olympics in his capacity as Governor of New York because then-President Herbert Hoover was too busy dealing with the Great Depression. Roosevelt then defeated Hoover for the Presidency later that year.

[@strike1977]

As an Australia who was born in 1977 never got to see the summer olympics in Canada! I want to see the games return to this country that I love during my life time!

[@rigaudien]

Thanks ! Sydney's were perfect as well!

[@TonyAKA30]

Montreal Olympics are probably the first when in the Athlete's Parade the athletes wave at the crowd instead of marching military fashion.

[@1978TVP]

those 70's.... 😎

[@DisasterOnline]

The Montreal Olympic Stadium is a very beautiful structure. It's a big shame that due to the mismanagement left it unfinished before the games began, as well as the entire debt the games left for Montreal to pay up. I'd still prefer if they removed the roof and left it wide open like it originally was.

[@gochem3013]

DisasterOnline FIFA 2026 will played in this stadium. Not really.

[@aai3661]

There's no excuse for designing a tower out of concrete which would therefore only buckle under it's own weight.

[@ogilvy1971]

The buildings are nowhere near as great as those of Munich with the futuristic tent roof. They don't look as modern as these of 1972 in Munich.

[@carlborman5165]

I live next to it and its empty . They cant bring it down because of metro system under it.

[@jimblair2925]

I remember being asked by PET not to compete because Russia was in Afghanistan at the time.

[@tommytempo1]

Beautiful music from Andre Gagnon during the marathon sequence.

[@Carlonepapa]

I saw this film on a cable tv and came here just becouse of that music. Do You know the name of the song and where I can find it to download? Thank you.

[@rigaudien]

@@Carlonepapa I do ! Any way we can communicate about it?

[@mikey1313saveukraine]

@@rigaudien it opened on Saturday July 17th which is the date when the 1976 Summer Olympics opened

[@MrSexsex420]

@@rigaudien can you just name the song? I’ve been looking for it for years

[@rigaudien]

@@MrSexsex420 I didn't know the title. I got in contact with André Gagnon's manager. He asked him but Gagnon didn't remember. So I found a way to get it. I did two sound clips from the official movie, as there are two in it: one at the beginning, and the other one near the end of the movie. I called them "Marathon I" and "Marathon II". And by the way: R.I.P. Monsieur Gagnon. Merci pour tout...

[@helpinghal]

I just love watching Millard Hampton (200 meter silver medalist) blow by everybody on the third leg of the 4x100 relay. C. 8:55

[@sadalite]

I didn't realize anyone had a jumbotron that long ago. That had to be state of the art technology

[@KarIgnishaYumi]

My aunt was in the opening dance team. Will have to ask her to point out where she was during the ceremony.

[@patscott8612]

East German bicycle coach dispensing "water" during the road race.

[@alfredestrada2729]

3:47 Queen Elizabeth II voice

[@joancarlestomas]

I was born during the closing of the 1976 Montreal Olympics, but in a diferent part of the world.

[@regszikora695]

+Joan Carles Tomàs Forteza my son was born on the last day of these Olympics in Halifax, Canada, I missed hisbirth as I was working the games in Halifax, NS.

[@kidneymcsecrets8402]

@JCTF I'm delighted to see that you're interested in what else was going on in the world when you were born. I was explaining to a younger co-worker who had also been born in 1976 and who listened to a radio station that bragged that they played the hits from the era, but really only played SOME songs from this era, about these '76 Olympics, and how a few of the participants became household names....he couldn't of cared less(?) Good on ya!!

[@tommyboat64]

Pronounced HAWL i fax ... - Halifax...

[@tarheelking2515]

really but what country were you born

[@marguskiis7711]

11:04 Avo Pikkuus, the rider in the middle in red. Won gold in team effort.

[@pacmanindy]

Dear Hollywood: Please do a film about the construction of the Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Lies, bribery, and scandal should be documented.

[@Warrax22]

L'image est excellente pour 1976

[@invalidcrazy7034]

Because of digitalizarion.

[@invalidcrazy7034]

Digitalization

[@marguskiis7711]

@@invalidcrazy7034 its 35 mm film tho

[@DesmondGovender-bc8ut]

This is the first openingceremony I have found that does not mention paris 2024 opening cermony😆 (well until now)

[@erickpaolod.santos3719]

Film from NFB (The national film board of Canada)

[@artsed08]

Her late Majesty, looking perfect in pink 🥰

[@eduardoximenesdecarvalho9826]

José Roberto Guimarães e Fernandão (4:11)

[@roselenecandidaalves4146]

Brasil!

[@adrianolubini5079]

Zé Roberto novinho :)

[@PredatorKingdom]

Wow digitally restored, this is my favorite all-time Olympics besides the LA ones in 1984 mainly due to Nadia and Bruce not Caitlin.

[@kidneymcsecrets8402]

@PK I'd have say this was my favourite Summer Games, (so many stars were born) and the Winter Games at Lake Placid 1980 being the other. Although, I don't like watching or participating in any form of distance running, I think fans of those disciplines would tell us that these Games weren't their favourite without the Africans. That would be my criticism of LA '84 without most of the Eastern Bloc participation. The Olympics will never be as great as they were back in those days. Up till 1994 Lillehammer, I used to plan all my vacations, work schedules and Summer outings around The Games, as not to interfere with watching my favourite events and stars.

[@loricohencriticos8536]

PredatorKingdom

[@keannebautista5663]

and where's the late Arturo Macapagal?

[@maverickbna]

I would love to see if there is any footage of them transmitting the Olympic flame from Greece to Canada via satellite. That is a cool idea!

[@碓井陽子-w7e]

開催日時は今と同じでも、夏季でも気温は低いんでしょうね。

[@sierralvx]

Back when they didn't have to make stupid mascots! I just went to the stadium today and it's awesome to see it's still in use!

[@gochem3013]

...

[@judgedredd8657]

hahaha still in use! hasnt had regular use since the Expo's left in 2004 and maybe hosts events 4 times a year

[@keannebautista5663]

and where's the late Olympian(Free Pistol) Arturo Macapagal (Ex-Pres. Macapagal's Son)?

[@aslanyurek6825]

Bilin bakalım ben bu yaz nerdeydim :). Wonderfool

[@itsjemmabond]

Fun fact: Canada is the only host nation (Summer games) not to have won gold on home soil.

[@josepuente1562]

What about Mexico on '68 Olylpics ?

[@bartoloirias6961]

They didn’t win in Calgary either 😬😬😬

[@itsjemmabond]

@@josepuente1562 Mexico won three gold on home soil.

[@itsjemmabond]

@@bartoloirias6961 News to me!

[@adrianolubini5079]

As a Brazilian that was my worst fear before Rio/2016: repeating Canada failure to win gold as host country. Fortunately , Brazil won 7 gold medals at home.

[@victstos6680]

*7:03** Lasse Viren in blue tank top.*

[@TheEses-yh2mu]

Ben bu yaz nerdeydim…

[@andresgonzalez6595]

Look alike a movie

[@barisus]

Ben bu yaz nerdeydim?

[@klaus1495]

:) Montrealdeydim olimpiyatlarda 😅😅

[@davidmihailharas4878]

Lol gozlerimiz body ekremi aradi videoda

[@rigaudien]

Digitalisation results: better image quality, opposite result for the sound... too bad...

[@victstos6680]

Sound is not too bad! Sound is in a aceptable quality.

[@rigaudien]

@@victstos6680 Agreed: acceptable. Go to the National Film Board site to hear it a bit better.

[@marguskiis7711]

very 70s sound.

[@BlueyBlueyon2000]

Compared then to now Olympic Tower under construction No roof 2:19

[@StFidjnr]

can you please upload part 2

[@เตียบ่อกี้-พ6ฎ]

70s love

[@darylleR]

Bruce Jenner....

[@aai3661]

I think I might know his sister.

[@juandanielcamposinostroza3308]

Juegos inaugurados por Isabel II como Reina de Canadá

[@premierechaine5119]

Lol! The Olympic Stadium... So "modern" that it couldn't be finished in time for the games and be able to sustain Canadian winter!

[@Densaku]

Canadian winter didn't had much anything to do with building delays... . ^_-

[@g00gleminus96]

It was mainly mismanagement coupled with a construction workers strikes that delayed completion. Corruption in the construction industry (particularly concrete contracting) didn't help. In short, the whole thing was bungled right from the start. A significant portion of the blame goes to the "conseil des métiers de la construction" union because they deliberately slowed construction down as a collective bargaining tactic (work-to-rule.) This culminated in an full-blow strike that delayed construction even further. In the long run the union screwed itself by creating an atmosphere in which construction contractors would prefer to not deal with the union in favour of non-union workers.

[@manguy2000]

Have they taken Bruce's medals away yet?

[@superdom1665]

Long live the 👸

[@user-bv1ve7rt4z]

My city

[@유소-n5u]

i'm from korea. 2:48 ~ What kind of music is this?

[@limitededition3278]

They say this was the most boring lighting of Olympic "torch"

[@asdfdsfg2125]

Ben bu yaz nerdeydim :)

[@recklesspjrn]

Is it true that the two teenagers that light up the cauldron ended up married?

[@maxmetodiev641]

I think so

[@rigaudien]

No.

[@BILLBOARDER2010]

3'27"/3'34 CUBA!!!!! CUBA !!!!!!CUBA!!!! FUERTE DELEGACIÓN LLEVARON

[@buingotnhulac]

Montreal was the first and would be the last who hosts the summer Olympic, so costly!

[@paddy4478]

3:48 Did the Queen accounce the opening in both French and English?

[@myleskidd1146]

Yes

[@tekinbayri5570]

Bayrağımızın göndere çekilmediği olimpiyatlar bu mu?

[@rigaudien]

Could you please post the french version ?

[@utopicc]

+rigaudien do you maybe have a link to how french version is called? Thanks

[@rigaudien]

+WhyBaneWhy Go to the National Film Board of Canada site and look for the French version: "Jeux de la XXIe Olympiade". 2 hours...! The full movie !

[@utopicc]

I think I saw one version on ESPN but with over-voiced narrator...now totally not sure if this is the movie that I say (as it was like 6 years ago)

[@rigaudien]

If the narrator was speaking Franch, that was it !

[@theimamhuzeyfeekici9811]

Şener Şene selam olsun.

[@tommyboat64]

21:10 CAITLIN JENNER? OR BRUCE?

[@heliamaria2458]

4 minutos e 13 segundos

[@tiinau6562]

❤✌️🌻🇫🇴👍🦋

[@kbvnllbkzgnnckkvzbmbkvhgzk1995]

Hababam dan gelenler

[@justiceheartliberty8618]

Hardly any men bald on top, hardly any asians

[@justiceheartliberty8618]

What a wonderful year

[@xlilredflag2258]

@@justiceheartliberty8618 why does the race matter?

[@ismetyusbrigth2730]

ben bu yaz nerdeydim😁

[@dougtaylor2803]

How "wonderful" to see the CBC was burning through taxpayer's money back then just as outrageously as today. As for the stadium, like most government funded projects in Quebec the graft and corruption was legendary. From watered down concrete with inadequate rebar to slapped together athlete housing, this was a great fleecing of Quebec taxpayers which literally took decades to repay.

[@woodythepoo1]

The best way to bankrupt your city or country.. host an Olympic Games!

[@basileusmegas7667]

endless-rotation of stupidity - nothing else than production of results and by the way - ridiculous fashion of the time.

[@tommyboat64]

Q What's with the black HANDBAGS, PURSES on the CDN Women Olympians in the Opening march???? Are their purses safe in the lockerroom? Apparently NOT ! They needed to clutch them at all times !

[@basileusmegas7667]

you are a spy or a thief - and curious on little things....

[@tommyboat64]

I take that as a compliment ! Attentive to detail is all.... I just saw the handbag thing as a bit out of place...! DO men get a black wallet or a Briefcase (pretend-businessmen) to Parade around with??

[@basileusmegas7667]

what else should the do with their hands? this parade looks to me like a march of flight attendends... - tout à la mode... by the way: you have to have pity on such a childish thing as a woman is...

[@usher-blxwno]

In thoses games Canada didnt win gold medal

[@tiinau6562]

....sett foton ...Min gudmor faster ..sirkka savola ..aulis savola....😉✌️❤️🇫🇴👍🦋🦋🦋🦋✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️