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27K views · 195 reactions | Remember when? The marathon in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics came all the way to Oakleigh East? 26.2 miles, run on a hot 38c Melbourne day and won by France's Alain Mimoun. And the halfway point for the marathon was right here outside the Princes Highway Reserve. It's nearly 70 years ago, but does anyone remember the Melbourne Olympics? Let me know your memories or what your family told you about our Olympics. | Steve Dimopoulos MP | Facebook

44M views · 88 reactions | One of the most iconic marathon finishes ever... | Olympics | Facebook

Terrific colour footage of the men's marathon at the 1956 Olympic Games. Starting from the MCG going down to Oakleigh, then returning to a packed MCG. This was the final event of the Melbourne games held on Saturday the 1st of December 1956. There were 46 participants from 23 nations, The event was won by Alain Mimoun of France, Yugoslavia took its first Olympic marathon medal with Franjo Mihalić's silver. Finland returned to the podium in the event for the first time since 1932 as Veikko Karvon