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The 1956 Summer Olympics took place in Melbourne, Australia, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Organized by the International Olympic Committee, the event started on November 22, 1956, and concluded on December 8, 1956. Key participating countries included Australia, Denmark, Finland, Chile, Czechoslovakia, and many others.
Notable athletes during the 1956 Summer Olympics were Ahmad Shah Abouwi, Shirley Strickland, Stuart MacKenzie, Murray Riley, and Mervyn Wood. Other significant participants included Robert Duncan, a writer, and athletes including Betty Cuthbert, Joey Browner, Jon Henricks, and Murray Rose.
Also present at the 1956 Summer Olympics were key figures such as Václav Machek, a linguist, and athletes including David Theile, Dawn Fraser, Lorraine Crapp, Carlos Lucas, Eva Bosáková, Pentti Linnosvuo, and Veikko Karvonen. Additionally, participants such as Chilla Porter, Ramón Tapia, Otakar Hořínek, Kyösti Lehtonen, Marlene Ahrens, Claudio Barrientos, and Olga Fikotová contributed to the sporting event.
