Regarded as one of our greatest accomplishments, the 1956 Olympics is being celebrated in a new book. #9News | http://9News.com.au | 9 News

History at #Cortina1956! Finland secured both gold and silver with their revolutionary new technique! Before this, athletes would extend their arms forward while in the air. But the Finns realised that keeping their arms at their sides created better aerodynamics for #SkiJumping. 💪⛷️ #Olympics #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics | Olympics

429K views · 1.8K reactions | Strength of Olympic champions 56 years apart. Melbourne 1956 – London 2012 #tbt #weightlifting | Olympics | Facebook

14K views · 190 reactions | ON THIS DAY: The late Ron Clarke lit the...

Terrific colour footage of the men's marathon at the 1956 Olympic Games. Starting from the MCG going down to Oakleigh, then returning to a packed MCG. This was the final event of the Melbourne games held on Saturday the 1st of December 1956. There were 46 participants from 23 nations, The event was won by Alain Mimoun of France, Yugoslavia took its first Olympic marathon medal with Franjo Mihalić's silver. Finland returned to the podium in the event for the first time since 1932 as Veikko Karvon

3.6K views · 165 reactions | 65 years ago #OnThisDay 22 November 1956, the Summer Olympics commenced in Melbourne. In two hours of supreme spectacle, an MCG crowd of 103,000 watched 314 Australians march into the arena, heard the Duke of Edinburgh declare the 1956 Olympic Games open and saw athlete Ron Clarke light the cauldron. | I Grew Up in Mortdale 2223 | Facebook

1.6K views · 24 reactions | Today marks the anniversary of the opening ceremony of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.  Throwback to the lighting of the Olympic cauldron by 19-year-old Ron Clarke.  This clip is from the ‘Olympic Postscript', made by the Postmaster General's Department. Watch the full video here: https://bit.ly/2V0qsQg NAA: C4189, 1334655; NAA: A7135, 05/23A. | National Archives of Australia | Facebook

57K views · 651 reactions | The city of Brisbane, Australia, erupted into fireworks after it was officially selected as the host of the 2032 Summer Olympics. The Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney previously hosted the Olympics in 1956 and 2000, respectively. | NowThis | Facebook