106K views · 6.7K reactions | The WILD Story of the 1904 Summer Olympics For More Stories Like This, Check Out My Book, "And Now You Know." Available Now! Link in Bio! #reelsinstagram #reelsfb #reels #history #trivia | Cody Tucker | Facebook

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

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

Strength of Olympic champions 56 years apart. Melbourne 1956 – London 2012 #tbt #weightlifting | Olympics

1.7K 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