1976 Amateur World Series

The 1976 Amateur World Series was the 24th Amateur World Series (AWS), an international men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (which titled it the Baseball World Cup as of the 1988 tournament). The tournament took place, for the fourth time, in Colombia, and was won by Cuba – its 14th AWS victory.

1976 Amateur World Series
Tournament details
Host countryColombia
Teams11
Final positions
Champions Cuba (14th title)
Runners-up Puerto Rico
Third place Japan
Fourth place Nicaragua

There were 11 participating countries, including first-time participant South Korea.

Final standings
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Puerto Rico
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Japan
4 Nicaragua
5 Dominican Republic
6 South Korea
7 Chinese Taipei
8 Colombia
9 Panama
10 Mexico
11 Netherlands

References
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