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Before you bidding - shipping time to Europe 10-14 days, to USA, Canada, Australia will take 30-35 days. Payment – Paypal or cash in transfer We will ship items together to save on shipping costs. i will ship in registered package with tracking number Items are usually shipped the following business day payment is received. If you not happy with your item, I will return you back your money. ============================================================== 1956 Melbourne Australia German NOC Olympic Athletic Delegation pin badge 1956 Summer Olympics Games of the XVI Olympiad Host city Melbourne , Australia Nations participating 72 Athletes participating 3,314 (2,938 men, 376 women) Events 145 in 17 sports Opening ceremony 22 November Closing ceremony 8 December Officially opened by Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Athlete's Oath John Landy Olympic Torch Ron Clarke Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground The 1956 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad , were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , in 1956, apart from the equestrian events , which were held five months earlier in Stockholm , Sweden . Equestrian could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations . This was the second Olympics not to be held entirely in one country, the first being the 1920 Summer Olympics . The 1956 Games were the first to be staged in the Southern Hemisphere , as well as the first to be held outside Europe and North America. Contents [ hide ] 1 Host city selection 2 Prelude 3 Participation and boycotts 4 Events 5 Highlights 5.1 Olympic Flame Relay 6 Medals awarded 6.1 Demonstration sports 7 Venues 8 Participating National Olympic Committees 9 Medal count 10 Buildings from the Olympics 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 External links [edit ] Host city selection Main article: Bids for the 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne was selected as the host city over bids from Buenos Aires , Mexico City, and six American cities on 28 April 1949, at the 43rd IOC Session in Rome, Italy. [1] [hide ]1956 Summer Olympics bidding results [2] City Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Melbourne Australia 14 18 19 21 Buenos Aires Argentina 912 13 20 Los Angeles United States 54 5— Detroit United States 24 4— Mexico City Mexico 93 — — Chicago United States 1— — — Minneapolis United States 1— — — Philadelphia United States 1— — — San Francisco United States 0— — — Montreal Canada 0— — — [edit ] Prelude Many members of the IOC were sceptical about Melbourne as an appropriate site. Its location in the Southern Hemisphere was a major concern, since the reversal of seasons would mean the Games were held during the northern winter. This was thought likely to inconvenience athletes from the Northern Hemisphere who were accustomed to resting during their winter.Melbourne was selected, in 1949, to host the 1956 Olympics by a one-vote margin. The first sign of trouble was the revelation that Australian equine quarantine would prevent the country from hosting the equestrian events. Stockholm was selected as the alternative site, so equestrian competition began on 10 June, five and a half months before the rest of the Olympic games were to open, half the world away.The problems of the Melbourne Games were compounded by bickering over financing among Australian politicians. Faced with a housing shortage, the Premier of Victoria refused to allocate money for the Olympic Village (eventually sited in Heidelberg West ), and the country's Prime Minister barred the use of federal funds.At one point, IOC President Avery Brundage suggested that Rome, which was to host the 1960 Games, was so far ahead of Melbourne in preparations that it might be ready as a replacement site in 1956.As late as April 1955, Brundage was still doubtful about Melbourne, and was not satisfied by an inspection trip to the city. Construction was well underway by then, thanks to a $4.5 million federal lo... read more

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