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Gemmes o the XVI Olympiad

Host ceety	Melbourne, Australie
Naitions pairteecipatin	72
Athletes pairteecipatin	3,314 (2,938 men, 376 weemen)
Events	151 in 17 sports
Appenin ceremony	22 November
Closin ceremony	8 December
Offeecially appened bi	The Duke o Edinburgh
Athlete's Oath	John Landy
Olympic Torch	Ron Clarke
Stadium	Melbourne Cricket Ground

The 1956 Simmer Olympics, offeecially kent as the Gemmes o the XVI Olympiad, war an internaitional multi-sport event which wis held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australie, in 1956, apairt frae the equestrian events, which war held five month earlier in Stockholm.