- Melbourne 1956
Melbourne 1956 - Key Facts
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Dates
November 22 - December 8
Other candidate cities
Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, Detroit, Mexico City, Chicago, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Montreal, San Francisco
Participants
3,314 (376 women)
Participating nations
67
Sports
16
Events
145
Medals given out
451
IOC president
Avery Brundage (United States)
Games declared open by
Prince Philip, representing Queen Elizabeth II
Last relay bearer of the Olympic flame
Ron Clarke (athletics, Australia)
Flame lit by
Ron Clarke (athletics, Australia)
Olympic oath read by
John Landy (athletics, Australia)
Journalists
960
STOCKHOLM - Equestrian sports
Dates
June 10-17
Candidate cities
Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Berlin, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires
Participants
158 (13 women)
Participating Nations
29
Sports
1
Events
6
Medals
18
Opening
Queen Elizabeth II and Gustav VI, King of Sweden
Last torch runner
Hans Wikne (Sweden, equestrian sports)
Flame lit by
Hans Wikne (Sweden, equestrian sports)
Olympic oath read by
Henri Saint-Cyr (Sweden, equestrian sports)
Journalists
501