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Winner's medal issued for rowing at the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics. Gilt silver, 60 mm, 160 gm, by Giuseppe Cassioli, minted by the Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa. The front, inscribed, "XXIe Olympiade Montreal 1976," features a 'Seated Victory' with the Coliseum in the background; the reverse features the Montreal Olympic emblem and victor's laurel wreath. The bottom edge is engraved with the sport, "Aviron." Complete with its golden chain.
Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Notre Dame Island. The Montreal Games also marked the debut of women's rowing events, as well as the introduction of quadruple sculls. A total of 593 rowers from 31 nations competed: East Germany dominated with nine first-place finishes, with Bulgaria, the Soviet Union, Norway, and Finland also earning gold medals.
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