Bids for the 1976 Winter Olympics
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| XII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Denver Sion, Switzerland · Tampere · Vancouver | |
| Details | |
| Committee | IOC |
| Election venue | Amsterdam 70th IOC Session |
| Map | |
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| Important dates | |
| Decision | 12 May 1970 |
| Decision | |
| Winner | Denver (29 votes) |
| Runner-up | Sion, Switzerland (18 votes) |
The selection process for the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of four bids, and saw Denver, United States, selected ahead of Sion, Switzerland; Tampere, Finland; and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The selection was made at the 70th IOC Session in Amsterdam on 12 May 1970.[1] In a 1972 referendum, voters in Colorado rejected funding for the games, and for the only time a city awarded the Games rejected them.[2] IOC then offered them to Whistler, but a change of government meant they were also no longer interested. Salt Lake City offered to host the games, but the IOC, still stinging from Denver's refusal, was reluctant to award it to another American city. The IOC finally chose Innsbruck, Austria, which ultimately hosted the games.
Results
| City | Country | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver |  United States | 29 | 29 | 39 |
| Sion |  Switzerland | 18 | 31 | 30 |
| Tampere |  Finland | 12 | 8 | — |
| Vancouver—Garibaldi |  Canada | 9 | — | — |
References
- 1 2 "Past Olympic host city election results". GamesBids. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ↑ Sanko, John (12 October 1999). "Colorado only state ever to turn down Olympics". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
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