1956 Summer Olympics
Games of the XVI Olympiad, in Melbourne, Australia
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Summary
1956 Summer Olympics is a Summer Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 4,654 Wikipedia views per month (summer olympic games edition category, ranking #22 of 35).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Australia[3]
- Instance of: international sporting event[4]
- Follows: 1952 Summer Olympics[5]
- Followed by: 1960 Summer Olympics[6]
- Location: Melbourne[7], Melbourne Cricket Ground[8]
- Commons category: 1956 Summer Olympics[9]
- Has part(s): Australian football at the 1956 Summer Olympics[10], football at the 1956 Summer Olympics[11], gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics[12], boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics[13], equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics[14], rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics[15], modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics[16], sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics[17], canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics[18], baseball at the 1956 Summer Olympics[19], weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics[20], water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics[21], diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics[22], athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics[23]
- Officially opened by: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh[24]
- Oath made by: John Landy[25]
- Torch lit by: Ron Clarke[26]
- Start time: November 22, 1956[27]
- End time: December 8, 1956[28]
- Sport: Olympic sport[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:1956 Summer Olympics[30]
- Described at URL: https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/[31], https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/melbourne-1956[32]
- Number of participants: 72[33], 3314[34]
- Native label: Spiller vun der XVI. Olympiad[35]
- Has part(s) of the class: Olympic sporting event[36]
- Sports season of league or competition: Summer Olympic Games[37]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for 1956 Summer Olympics include Olympic Dam mine[38], a mine[39], in Australia[40], founded in 1988[41].
Why It Matters
1956 Summer Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include Olympic Dam mine[38], a mine[39], in Australia[40], founded in 1988[41].