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1976 Amateur World Series

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

The 1976 Amateur World Series was the 24th edition of the Amateur World Series (AWS), an international men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation and took place, for the fourth time, in Colombia.

There were 11 participating countries, including first-time participant South Korea. The tournament was won by Cuba, its 14th AWS victory and – excluding the FEMBA championships of 1973 and 1974 which Cuba did not participate in – its sixth consecutive title.

Final standings

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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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