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Summer Olympic Games 1956 - Melbourne
Running
Yugoslavia · 24/10/1956
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Historical & Philatelic Facts
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The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held from 22 November to 8 December in Melbourne, Australia, with the equestrian events being held from 10 to 17 June 1956 in Stockholm, Sweden, due to Australian quarantine regulations that required a six-month pre-shipment quarantine on horses. Medals awarded in these cities bore different designs. A total of 3,314 athletes representing 72 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated, which was a record for the most NOCs at a single Olympics at the time.