1976 Summer Paralympics

V Paralympic Games
LocationToronto, Canada
Nations41
Athletes1,657 (1,404 men, 253 women)
Events447 in 13 sports
Opening3 August
Closing11 August
Opened by
StadiumWoodbine Racetrack
Centennial Park Stadium
Summer
Winter
1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Paralympics (French: Jeux paralympiques d'été de 1976), branded as Torontolympiad – 1976 Olympiad for the Physically Disabled, was the fifth Paralympic Games to be held. They were hosted by Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 3 to 11 August 1976, marking the first time a Paralympics was held in the Americas and in Canada. The games began three days after the close of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.