On 22 November 1956, 103 000 fans packed the Melbourne Cricket Ground, as 19-year-old runner Ron Clarke lit the Olympic Cauldron to start the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games.
Moments from Melbourne – 65 years on from Australia's First Home Olympics
Moments from Melbourne – 65 years on from Australia's First Home Olympics
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
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.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
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.