Finland at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Finland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 64 competitors, 63 men and 1 woman, took part in 62 events in 14 sports.
Image: Imre Polyák, Rauno Mäkinen, Roman Dzeneladze 1956
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, 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.
Torch relay monument, Cairns
The heritage registered former Olympic Pool (now the Holden Centre), viewed from the Yarra River