1956 in Melbourne.
It was first held at Sydney in Australia.
The Olympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia in 2000.
the Olympic games were held in Melbourne Australia
The last Olympic Games held in Australia were in Sydney in 2000.
The Olympic Games were held twice in the 1950s. The first time was in 1952, and the second time was in 1956.
Teddy Flack represented Australia at the first Modern Olympic Games held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. Flack won gold in the 800 meter and 1500 meter runs.
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne, Australia
The XVI Olympic Games were held in Melbourne in 1956, from the 22nd of November to the 8th of December. It was the first Olympic Games to be held in the Southern Hemisphere. 67 countries were represented and 3,184 competitors competed in 151 events in 17 sports. Australia won 13 Gold, 8 Silver and 14 Bronze medals.
The first Winter Olympic games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
The first modern Olympic games were held in Athens in 1986 but the the first ancient olympic games were held in Olympia 776BC
The 2000 Summer Olympic Games took place in Sydney, Australia.