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Gunhild Larking in 1956 Olympic Games. This photograph from Life received international spreading and Larking herself began a career as a model.. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1954 European Athletics Championships and 1956 Summer Olympics and placed ninth in 1952 and fourth in 1954 and 1956. [1]
Melbourne 1956: Olympic Games 1956: 1956 Peter Whitchurch [14] Freedom's Fury: 2006 Colin Keith Gray, Megan Raney Aarons [21] 17 Rome 1960: The Grand Olympics: 1961 Romolo Marcellini [22] 18 Tokyo 1964: Tokyo Olympiad: 1965 Kon Ichikawa [14] 19 Mexico 1968: The Olympics in Mexico: 1969 Alberto Isaac [14] Salute: 2008 Matt Norman [23] 20 Munich ...
Freedom's Fury is a documentary film about the semifinal water polo match between Hungary and the USSR at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The match took place against the background of the Hungarian Revolution, that was brutally crushed by the Soviet army, and it quickly turned into a violent battle, with contemporaries dubbing it the "Blood in the Water match."
1956 Summer Olympics takes place in Melbourne, Australia Equestrian events take place in Stockholm, Sweden, due to Australian quarantine laws. USSR wins the most medals (98), and the most gold medals (37). 1956 Winter Olympics takes place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy USSR wins the most medals (16), and the most gold medals (7).
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1956.
Games Gold Silver Bronze 100 metres details: Bobby Morrow United States 10.5 Thane Baker United States 10.5 Hector Hogan Australia 10.6 200 metres details: Bobby Morrow United States
The photograph does not reach the Swedish threshold of originality (common for snapshots and journalistic photos) and was created before 1 January 1974 (SFS 1960:729, § 49a). The photograph was published anonymously before 1 January 1954 and the author did not reveal their identity during the following 70 years (SFS 1960:729, § 44).
The 1956 Winter Olympics, which were held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy The 1956 Summer Olympics , which were held in Melbourne, Australia with equestrian events in Stockholm, Sweden List of sports-related pages with the same or similar names