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Melbourne 1956 Olympics - Shirley Strickland defends her Olympic title

 

Melbourne 1956 Olympics - Shirley Strickland defends her Olympic title

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Melbourne 1956 Olympics - Shirley Strickland defends her Olympic title
Competing in her third Olympics, hurdler Shirley Strickland became the first track and field women to defended an Olympic title. Australia opened their Olympic Water Polo campaign and Australia were involved in probably their most thrilling basketball game of the tournament.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.

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The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.