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1956 Summer Olympics

Index 1956 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1956. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 159 relations: ABN (TV station), ABV (TV station), Ampol, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Argentina, Athens, Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw, Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw, ATN, Australia, Australian Government, Australian Olympic Committee, Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, Avery Brundage, Betty Cuthbert, Blood in the Water match, Bobby Morrow, Brisbane, Broadmeadows, Victoria, Buenos Aires, Cairns, Cambodia, Chicago, China, Chris Brasher, Czechoslovak Olympic Committee, Darwin, Northern Territory, Davy lamp, Dawn Fraser, Derek Johnson (runner), Detroit, Die casting, East Germany, Egil Danielsen, Egypt, English Electric Canberra, Equestrian events at the 1956 Summer Olympics, Ernst Larsen, Ervin Zádor, Ethiopia, Federation of Malaya, Festival Hall (Melbourne), Fiji, France, FT Magazine, GamesBids, GTV (Australian TV station), Hal Connolly, Heidelberg West, Victoria, ... Expand index (109 more) »

  2. 1950s in Melbourne
  3. 1950s in Stockholm
  4. 1956 in Australian sport
  5. 1956 in Swedish sport
  6. 1956 in multi-sport events
  7. December 1956 sports events in Australia
  8. International sports boycotts
  9. June 1956 sports events in Europe
  10. November 1956 sports events in Australia
  11. Sports competitions in Stockholm
  12. Summer Olympics by year

ABN (TV station)

ABC Television in New South Wales comprises national and local programming on the ABC television network in the Australian state of New South Wales, headquartered in Sydney.

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ABV (TV station)

ABV is the call sign of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Melbourne, Victoria.

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Ampol

Ampol Limited is an Australian petroleum company headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales.

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Amsterdam

Amsterdam (literally, "The Dam on the River Amstel") is the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands.

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Antwerp

Antwerp (Antwerpen; Anvers) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.

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Athens

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.

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Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

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Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

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ATN

ATN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Seven Network in Australia.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian Government

The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government or the Federal Government, is the national executive government of the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

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Australian Olympic Committee

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is the National Olympic Committee responsible for developing, promoting, and protecting the Olympic Movement in Australia.

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Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service

The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service was the Australian government agency responsible for enforcing Australian quarantine laws, as part of the Department of Agriculture.

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Avery Brundage

Avery Brundage (September 28, 1887 – May 8, 1975) was the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee, serving from 1952 to 1972, the only American and only non-European to attain that position.

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Betty Cuthbert

Elizabeth Alyse Cuthbert (20 April 1938 – 6 August 2017), was an Australian athlete and a four-time Olympic champion.

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Blood in the Water match

The "Blood in the Water" match (melbourne-i vérfürdő lit. Blood bath of Melbourne; Blood in the swimming pool) was a water polo match between Hungary and the USSR at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. 1956 Summer Olympics and Blood in the Water match are December 1956 sports events in Australia.

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Bobby Morrow

Bobby Joe Morrow (October 15, 1935May 30, 2020) was an American sprinter who won three gold medals at the 1956 Olympics.

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Brisbane

Brisbane (Meanjin) is the capital of the state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million.

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Broadmeadows, Victoria

Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District and the council seat of the City of Hume local government area.

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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and primate city of Argentina.

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Cairns

Cairns (Gimuy) is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland.

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Cambodia

Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Chris Brasher

Christopher William Brasher CBE (21 August 1928 – 28 February 2003) was a British track and field athlete, sports journalist and co-founder of the London Marathon.

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Czechoslovak Olympic Committee

The Czechoslovak Olympic Committee (Czech and Československý olympijský výbor) was the non-profit organization representing athletes from Czechoslovakia in the International Olympic Committee.

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Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin (Larrakia) is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia.

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Davy lamp

The Davy lamp is a safety lamp used in flammable atmospheres, invented in 1815 by Sir Humphry Davy.

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Dawn Fraser

Dawn Fraser (born 4 September 1937) is an Australian freestyle champion swimmer, eight-time olympic medallist, a 15-year world record holder in the 100-metre freestyle, and former politician.

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Derek Johnson (runner)

Derek James Neville Johnson (5 January 1933 – 30 August 2004) was a British track and field athlete.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Die casting

Die casting is a metal casting process that is characterized by forcing molten metal under high pressure into a mold cavity.

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East Germany

East Germany (Ostdeutschland), officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik,, DDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990.

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Egil Danielsen

Egil Danielsen (9 November 1933 – 29 July 2019) was a Norwegian javelin thrower.

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Egypt

Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.

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English Electric Canberra

The English Electric Canberra is a British first-generation, jet-powered medium bomber.

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Equestrian events at the 1956 Summer Olympics

The equestrian events at the 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Stockholm due to the Australian quarantine regulations and included dressage, eventing, and show jumping. 1956 Summer Olympics and equestrian events at the 1956 Summer Olympics are 1950s in Stockholm, 1956 in Swedish sport and June 1956 sports events in Europe.

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Ernst Larsen

Ernst Willy Larsen (18 July 1926 – 2 December 2015) was a Norwegian athlete, who competed mainly in the 3000 metre steeplechase.

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Ervin Zádor

Ervin Zádor (7 June 1934 – 28 April 2012) was a Hungarian water polo player and member of the Hungarian national team.

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa.

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Federation of Malaya

The Federation of Malaya (Malay: Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi: ڤرسكوتوان تانه ملايو), more commonly known as Malaya, was a country of what previously had been the Malayan Union and, before that, British Malaya.

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Festival Hall (Melbourne)

Festival Hall is a heritage listed entertainment venue located at 300 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Victoria.

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Fiji

Fiji (Viti,; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, Fijī), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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FT Magazine

FT Magazine, also known as FT Weekend Magazine, is a supplement to the weekend edition of the Financial Times newspaper.

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GamesBids

GamesBids.com launched July 27, 1998 as Torontosummergames.com, and was published to follow the bid by the city of Toronto to organize the Games of the XXIXth Olympiad in 2008.

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GTV (Australian TV station)

GTV is a commercial television station in Melbourne, Australia, owned by the Nine Network.

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Hal Connolly

Harold Vincent "Hal" Connolly (August 1, 1931 – August 18, 2010) was an American athlete and hammer thrower from Somerville, Massachusetts.

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Heidelberg West, Victoria

Heidelberg West is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Banyule local government area.

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Heinz Laufer

Heinz Laufer (23 May 1925 – 26 March 2010) was a German middle-distance runner.

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Housing Commission of Victoria

The Housing Commission of Victoria (often shortened to Housing Commission, especially colloquially) was a Government of Victoria body responsible for public housing in Victoria, Australia.

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HSV (TV station)

HSV is a television station in Melbourne, Australia.

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Hungarian Revolution of 1956

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 4 November 1956; 1956-os forradalom), also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was an attempted countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the policies caused by the government's subordination to the Soviet Union (USSR).

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Hungary

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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India men's national field hockey team

The India men's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey competitions, and is governed by Hockey India.

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International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC; Comité international olympique, CIO) is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.

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John Ian Wing

John Ian Wing (born 18 November 1939) is an Olympic bronze medal recipient and an Australian-born British resident of Chinese descent who, as a student in Australia in 1956, wrote an anonymous letter to the International Olympic Committee suggesting the athletes from all countries mingle during the closing parade of the Summer Olympics held in Melbourne that year.

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John Landy

John Michael Landy (12 April 1930 – 24 February 2022) was an Australian middle-distance runner and state governor.

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Johnny Weissmuller

Johnny Weissmuller (born Johann Peter Weißmüller; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was a Austro-Hungarian-born - American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor.

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José Torres

José Louis "Chegüi" Torres (May 3, 1936 – January 19, 2009) was a Puerto Rican-born professional boxer.

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Kenya

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya (Jamhuri ya Kenya), is a country in East Africa.

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Lake Wendouree

Lake Wendouree is an artificially created and maintained shallow urban lake located adjacent to the suburb of the same name in the city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

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Lanham, Maryland

Lanham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland.

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László Papp

László Papp (25 March 1926 – 16 October 2003) was a Hungarian professional boxer from Budapest.

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Lebanon

Lebanon (Lubnān), officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia.

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Liberia

Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast.

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Lill-Jansskogen

Lill-Janskogen, (English: "Little Jan's Forest"), is a park in Stockholm, Sweden.

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List of flag bearers for the United States at the Olympics

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented United States at the Olympics. Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony and closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

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List of IOC country codes

This is a list of International Olympic Committee (IOC) country codes.

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List of IOC meetings

This is the list of International Olympic Committee (IOC) meetings.

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List of titles and honours of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh received numerous titles, decorations and honorary appointments, both before and during his time as consort to Queen Elizabeth II.

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Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

The Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation is an American aircraft, a member of the Lockheed Constellation aircraft line.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.

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Melbourne

Melbourne (Boonwurrung/Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney.

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Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as The 'G, is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria.

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Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre

The Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre (originally known as the Swimming and Diving Stadium and now known commercially as the AIA Vitality Centre) is a sports administration and training facility located in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne, Australia.

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Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct

The Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct is a series of sports stadiums and venues, located in Melbourne, Victoria, in Australia.

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Mexico City

Mexico City (Ciudad de México,; abbr.: CDMX; Central Nahuatl:,; Otomi) is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America.

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Mildred McDaniel

Mildred "Millie" Louise McDaniel-Singleton (McDaniel, November 4, 1933 – September 30, 2004) was an American athlete, who competed mainly in the women's high jump event during her career.

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Minneapolis

Minneapolis, officially the City of Minneapolis, is a city in and the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. With a population of 429,954, it is the state's most populous city as of the 2020 census. It occupies both banks of the Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota.

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Montreal

Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the tenth-largest in North America.

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Multi-sport event

A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports among organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-states.

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Murray Rose

Iain Murray Rose, (6 January 1939 – 15 April 2012) was an Australian swimmer, actor, sports commentator and marketing executive.

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Netherlands at the 1956 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary.

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New South Wales

New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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North Borneo

North Borneo (usually known as British North Borneo, also known as the State of North Borneo) was a British protectorate in the northern part of the island of Borneo, (present-day Sabah).

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Northern Hemisphere

The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator.

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Oaklands Hunt Club

The Oaklands Hunt Club is an Australian fox hunting club located in the Greenvale, Victoria.

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Oceania

Oceania is a geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.

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Olga Fikotová

Olga Fikotová (13 November 1932 – 12 April 2024) was a Czechoslovak, and later American, discus thrower.

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Olympia, Greece

Olympia (Ολυμπία; Ὀλυμπία), officially Archaia Olympia (Αρχαία Ολυμπία), is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.

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Olympic flame

The Olympic flame is a symbol used in the Olympic movement.

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Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne)

Olympic Park Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor stadium located on Olympic Boulevard in inner Melbourne, Australia.

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Olympic sports

Olympic sports are sports that are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games.

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Olympic Village

An Olympic Village is a residential complex built or reassigned for the Olympic Games in or nearby the host city for the purpose of accommodating all of the delegations.

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Ostend

Ostend (Oostende,; Ostende; Ostende; Ostende, literally "East End") is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.

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Podium sweep

A podium sweep is where a team or nation comes in first, second and third, such as at the Olympics, and wins all available medals, which are recognized by a podium ceremony.

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Port Phillip

Port Phillip (Kulin: Narm-Narm) or Port Phillip Bay is a horsehead-shaped enclosed bay on the central coast of southern Victoria, Australia.

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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 19219 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Qantas

Qantas Airways Limited, or simply Qantas, is the flag carrier of Australia, and is the largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations in Australia and Oceania.

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Queensland

Queensland (commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states.

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RAAF Williams

RAAF Williams is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base set across two locations, at Point Cook and Laverton, located approximately south-west of the Melbourne central business district in Victoria, Australia.

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Ron Clarke

Ronald William Clarke, AO, MBE (21 February 1937 – 17 June 2015) was an Australian athlete, writer, and the Mayor of the Gold Coast from 2004 to 2012.

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Ron Delany

Ronald Michael Delany (born 6 March 1935) is an Irish former athlete who specialised in middle-distance running.

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Rowman & Littlefield

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an American independent academic publishing company founded in 1949.

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Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army.

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Royal Exhibition Building

The Royal Exhibition Building is a World Heritage-listed building in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, built in 1879–1880 as part of the international exhibition movement, which presented over 50 exhibitions between 1851 and 1915 around the globe.

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Sabah

Sabah, or given nickname Sabah Bumi Di Bawah Bayu (means Sabah Land Below The Wind) is a state of Malaysia located on the northern portion of Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia.

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San Francisco

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.

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Sándor Rozsnyói

Sándor Rozsnyói (born Sándor Rosner, 24 November 1930 – 2 September 2014) was a Hungarian athlete, who mainly competed in the 3,000-metre steeple chase.

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Shirley Strickland

Shirley Barbara de la Hunty AO, MBE (née Strickland; 18 July 1925 – 11 February 2004), known as Shirley Strickland during her early career, was an Australian athlete.

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Southern Hemisphere

The Southern Hemisphere is the half (hemisphere) of Earth that is south of the Equator.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Soviet Union at the Olympics

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, and competed at the Summer and Winter Games on 18 occasions subsequently.

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Spain at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Spain boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary.

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St Kilda Town Hall

St Kilda Town Hall is a grand, classically styled city hall, located on the corner of Brighton Road and Carlisle Street in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia.

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Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries.

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Stockholm Olympic Stadium

Stockholm Olympic Stadium (Stockholms Olympiastadion), most often called Stockholms stadion or (especially locally) simply Stadion, is a stadium in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Suez Crisis

The Suez Crisis or the Second Arab–Israeli War, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and as the Sinai War in Israel, was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956.

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Switzerland at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Switzerland boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary.

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Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia.

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TCN

TCN is the flagship television station of the Nine Network in Australia.

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Television in Australia

Television in Australia began experimentally as early as 1929 in Melbourne with radio stations 3DB and 3UZ, and 2UE in Sydney, using the Radiovision system by Gilbert Miles and Donald McDonald, and later from other locations, such as Brisbane in 1934.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Tom Courtney

Thomas William Courtney (August 17, 1933 – August 22, 2023) was an American athlete and winner of two gold medals in the 1956 Olympic Games.

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Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa.

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Ulriksdal dirt course

The Ulriksdal dirt course was a course located 6 km north of Stockholm, Sweden at Ulriksdal.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics

The United States competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

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United Team of Germany at the Olympics

The United Team of Germany (Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games.

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Valentin Prokopov

Valentin Prokopov (Валенти́н Ива́нович Проко́пов, October 2, 1929 – November 5, 2016) was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

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Veterinary surgery

Veterinary surgery is surgery performed on non-human animals by veterinarians, whereby the procedures fall into three broad categories: orthopaedics (bones, joints, muscles), soft tissue surgery (skin, body cavities, cardiovascular system, GI/urogenital/respiratory tracts), and neurosurgery.

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Victoria (state)

Victoria (commonly abbreviated as Vic) is a state in southeastern Australia.

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Victoria State Government

The Government of Victoria, also referred to as the Victorian Government, is the executive branch of the Australian state of Victoria.

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Vladimir Kuts

Volodymyr Petrovych Kuts (Володимир Петрович Куц, Владимир Петрович Куц, 7 February 1927 – 16 August 1975) was a Soviet long-distance runner.

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Wendy Lewis

Wendy Lewis is an Australian writer working in Sydney who has written a number of non-fiction books about Australian people, history and events.

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West Germany

West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until the reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. The Cold War-era country is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic (Bonner Republik) after its capital city of Bonn. During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc.

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Williamstown, Victoria

Williamstown is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hobsons Bay local government area.

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1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics (Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; Spelen van de VIIe Olympiade; Spiele der VII.) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (Anvers 1920; Dutch and German: Antwerpen 1920), were an international multi-sport event held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. 1956 Summer Olympics and 1920 Summer Olympics are Summer Olympics by year.

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1936 Summer Olympics

The 1936 Summer Olympics (Olympische Sommerspiele 1936), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad (Spiele der XI.) and officially branded as Berlin 1936, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany. 1956 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics are international sports boycotts and Summer Olympics by year.

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1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. 1956 Summer Olympics and 1948 Summer Olympics are Summer Olympics by year.

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1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Summer Olympics (Kesäolympialaiset 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (XV olympiadin kisat), and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. 1956 Summer Olympics and 1952 Summer Olympics are Summer Olympics by year.

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1956 Olympic flame hoax

The 1956 Olympic flame hoax was a hoax during the 1956 Summer Olympics, in which Barry Larkin, a veterinary student from Melbourne, ran with a homemade torch and fooled spectators, including a police escort and the Lord Mayor of Sydney, into thinking he was the torchbearer of the Olympic flame.

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1956 Winter Olympics

The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games (VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 (Anpezo 1956 or Ampëz 1956), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956. 1956 Summer Olympics and 1956 Winter Olympics are 1956 in multi-sport events.

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1960 Summer Olympics

The 1960 Summer Olympics (Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad (Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 (Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. 1956 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics are Summer Olympics by year.

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1960 Winter Olympics

The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Valley (now known as Olympic Valley), California, United States.

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1964 Summer Olympics

The, officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. 1956 Summer Olympics and 1964 Summer Olympics are international sports boycotts and Summer Olympics by year.

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1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics (Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad (Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (México 1968), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. 1956 Summer Olympics and 1968 Summer Olympics are Summer Olympics by year.

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1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics (Jeux olympiques d'été de 1976), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad (Jeux de la XXIe Olympiade) and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (Montréal 1976), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 1956 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics are international sports boycotts and Summer Olympics by year.

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1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. 1956 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics are Summer Olympics by year.

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2000 Summer Olympics

The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 1956 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics are Summer Olympics by year.

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2005 Summer Deaflympics

The 2005 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 20th Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 5 January to 16 January 2005 in Melbourne, Australia. 1956 Summer Olympics and 2005 Summer Deaflympics are sports competitions in Melbourne.

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2006 Commonwealth Games

The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held in Melbourne, Australia between 15 and 26 March 2006. 1956 Summer Olympics and 2006 Commonwealth Games are sports competitions in Melbourne.

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2032 Summer Olympics

The 2032 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXV Olympiad and also known as Brisbane 2032, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 23 July to 8 August 2032, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. 1956 Summer Olympics and 2032 Summer Olympics are Summer Olympics by year.

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See also

1950s in Melbourne

1950s in Stockholm

1956 in Australian sport

1956 in Swedish sport

1956 in multi-sport events

December 1956 sports events in Australia

International sports boycotts

June 1956 sports events in Europe

November 1956 sports events in Australia

Sports competitions in Stockholm

Summer Olympics by year

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Summer_Olympics

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