3K views · 71 reactions | On this day, 65 years years ago the 1956...

#TBT: Every Summer Olympics gold medal ever. Trivia Question: Why are there two for 1956? | NBC Olympics & Paralympics

On 31 August 1960, Princess Grace of Monaco, her husband Prince Rainier III, and her sister Mrs Lizanne Kelly Levine attended a rowing event at Lake Albano during the XVII Olympiad in Rome. The Summer Olympics of 1960, held from 25 August to 11 September, were the first Games fully covered by television, bringing global attention to athletes and spectators alike. Lake Albano, just outside Rome, was chosen for its calm waters and scenic backdrop. Princess Grace, then still adjusting to her role a

ON THIS DAY: The late Ron Clarke lit the Olympic cauldron at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) to signal the start of the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games. Clarke famously took the train home to his Aunty's house for dinner and to watch the replay. Read in his own words what the experience meant for Clarke here (The Sydney Morning Herald): http://bit.ly/2jatwCN Australian Olympic Team | Australian Athletics

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