1976 in sports

Table of contents

1 Auto Racing
2 Baseball
3 Basketball
4 Boxing
5 Cycling
6 Figure Skating
7 Field Hockey
8 Football (Soccer)
9 Football (American)
10 Canadian Football League
11 Golf
12 Thoroughbred Horse Racing
13 Harness Racing
14 Ice Hockey
15 Skiing
16 Snooker
17 Tennis
18 General sporting events
19 Births
20 Deaths

Auto Racing

Stock car racing:
- David Pearson won the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Cale Yarborough
Indianapolis 500 - Johnny Rutherford
USAC Racing - Gordon Johncock won the season championship
Formula One Championship:
- James Hunt of Britain
- Niki Lauda's famous accident occurred during the German Grand Prix at Nurburgring.
24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Jacky Ickx / Gijs van Lennep won, driving a Porsche 936
Rally racing - the team of Sandro Munari / Mario Manucci won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Stratos HF
Drag racing: Shirley Muldowney won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA World Finals

April 25 - Chicago Cubs outfielder Rick Monday rescues an American flag just as two protestors are about to burn it in the outfield during a game at Dodger Stadium.
Sparky Lyle breaks Hoyt Wilhelm's American League record of 154 career saves.
World Series: The Cincinnati Reds (aka the "Big Red Machine") sweep the New York Yankees, 4 games to 0, to win their second straight championship.

October 8 in São Paulo, Brazil, former world featherweight champion Eder Jofre fought his last fight, outpointing Mexico's Octavio (Famoso) Gomez in ten rounds.

March 13 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium,England. England beat Scotland 3-0.

Women's Field Hockey World Cup - Germany are the World Champions.

Grand Slam of golf results:
1. May - The Masters - Ray Floyd
2. June - US Open - Jerry Pate
3. July - British Open - Johnny Miller
4. August - PGA Championship - Dave Stockton
PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Jack Nicklaus - $266,439

US Women's Open - JoAnne Carner
LPGA Championship - Betty Burfeindt
Judy Rankin is the leading money winner on the LPGA tour. With total earnings of $150,734, she is the first to ever earn more than $100,000 in a season.

Australia - Melbourne Cup - Van der Hum
Canada - Queen's Plate - Norcliffe
France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Ivanjica
Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Malacate
English Triple Crown Races:
1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Wollow
2. Epsom Derby - Empery
3. St. Leger Stakes - Crow
United States Triple Crown Races:
1. Kentucky Derby - Bold Forbes
2. Preakness Stakes - Elocutionist
3. Belmont Stakes - Bold Forbes

Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Ingemar Stenmark, Sweden
- The women's overall season champion: Rosi Mittermaier, W. Germany

1976 Summer Olympics takes place in Montreal, Canada
- USSR wins the most medals (125), and the most gold medals (49).
1976 Winter Olympics takes place in Innsbruck, Austria
- USSR wins the most medals (27), and the most gold medals (13).
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Gerald Riley won with lead dogs: Puppy & Sugar