1976 Summer Paralympics

V Paralympic Games

Location	Toronto, Canada
Nations	41
Athletes	1,657 (1,404 men, 253 women)
Events	447 in 13 sports
Opening	3 August
Closing	11 August
Opened by	Lieutenant Governor Pauline McGibbon
Stadium	Woodbine Racetrack Centennial Park Stadium
Summer ← Heidelberg 1972 Arnhem 1980 → Winter ← Örnsköldsvik 1976 Geilo 1980 → 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.