1.6K views · 24 reactions | Today marks the anniversary of the opening ceremony of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.  Throwback to the lighting of the Olympic cauldron by 19-year-old Ron Clarke.  This clip is from the ‘Olympic Postscript', made by the Postmaster General's Department. Watch the full video here: https://bit.ly/2V0qsQg NAA: C4189, 1334655; NAA: A7135, 05/23A. | National Archives of Australia | Facebook

125K views · 17K reactions | #OnThisDay, #gymnastics concluded at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne  where Larisa Latynina (URS) and Agnes Keleti (HUN) shared the spotlight | European Gymnastics | Facebook

2M views · 1.7K shares | Strength of Olympic champions 56 years apart. Melbourne 1956 – London 2012 #tbt #weightlifting | Olympics | Facebook

323K views · 5.4K reactions | On this day, Hungarian gymnast Ágnes Keleti won six medals at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics: four golds and two silvers. 磊磊磊磊賂賂 | Olympics | Facebook

#OnThisDay, 63 years ago, the team of Strickland, Croker, Mellor and Cuthbert won the women's 4x100m relay in World Record time (44.5) at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games! 🎥 Olympic | Australian Olympic Team