Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from 19 to 27 July 1976 at the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour in Kingston, Ontario.
This edition marked the debut of the new multihull boat (Tornado), replacing the Dragon and Star classes.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Great Britain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  East Germany |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Denmark |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  United States |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Soviet Union |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Spain |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Australia |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Brazil |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Finn | Jochen Schumann
|
Andrei Balashov
|
John Bertrand
|
| 470 | Harro Bode Frank Huebner
|
Antonio Gorostegui Pedro Millet
|
Ian Brown Ian Ruff
|
| Flying Dutchman | Eckart Diesch Joerg Diesch
|
Julian Brooke Haughton Rodney Pattisson
|
Reinaldo Conrad Peter Ficker
|
| Tempest | John Albrechtson Ingvar Hansson
|
Vladislav Akimenko Valentin Mankin
|
Dennis Conner Conn Findlay
|
| Tornado | John Osborn Reginald White
|
David McFaull Michael Rothwell
|
Jorg Schmall Jorg Spengler
|
| Soling | Denmark Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hanson Poul Richard Hoj Jensen |
United States Walter Glasgow Richard Hoepfner John Kolius |
East Germany Dieter Below Olaf Engelhardt Michael Zachries |
Statistics[]
- There were 257 total athletes from 40 countries, with one of them comprising of a female.
- Doug Graham was the youngest participant with 16 years and 230 days.
- Geert Bakker was the oldest participant with 55 years and 194 days.
- Peter Milburn of the Cayman Islands and Rodney Pattisson of Great Britain were the only sailors chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Australia won 2 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Spain won its first medal in the sport since Los Angeles 1932.
- Brazil won its first medal in the sport since Mexico City 1968.
- Denmark won its first gold medal in the sport since Tokyo 1964.
