 Other notable athletes at the 1972 games were sixteen-year-old Olga Korbut, whose success in women's gymnastics earned three gold medals for the Soviet Union, and British athlete Mary Peters, who took home the gold in the women's pentathlon.The 1976 Summer games in Montreal marked the first time the Olympic games were held in Canada.Mindful of the tragedy during the 1972 games, security was high during the Montreal games.