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

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

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

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