History at #Cortina1956! Finland secured both gold and silver with their revolutionary new technique! Before this, athletes would extend their arms forward while in the air. But the Finns realised that keeping their arms at their sides created better aerodynamics for #SkiJumping. 💪⛷️ #Olympics #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics | Olympics

429K views · 1.8K reactions | Strength of Olympic champions 56 years apart. Melbourne 1956 – London 2012 #tbt #weightlifting | Olympics | Facebook

Regarded as one of our greatest accomplishments, the 1956 Olympics is being celebrated in a new book. #9News | http://9News.com.au | 9 News

222K views · 3.3K reactions | On this day, American discus thrower Alfred Oerter won gold at Melbourne 1956!磊 He went on to win four successive Olympic titles setting a new Olympic record on each occasion! | Olympics | Facebook

Looking back to the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne 🇦🇺 where the gymnastics duel between Larisa Latynina and Agnes Keleti concluded #OnThisDay #artistic #gymnastics | European Gymnastics

3.6K views · 165 reactions | 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 | Facebook

1.6K 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

57K views · 651 reactions | 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 | Facebook