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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Olympic_Games
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gptkbp:boycottedBy
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gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:People's_Republic_of_China
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Switzerland
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gptkbp:closed
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1956-12-08
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:1960_Rome_Olympics
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gptkbp:hostCity
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gptkb:Melbourne
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gptkbp:hostCountry
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gptkb:Australia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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1956 Melbourne Olympics
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gptkbp:IOC_President
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gptkb:Avery_Brundage
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gptkbp:mainVenue
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gptkb:Melbourne_Cricket_Ground
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gptkbp:mascot
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No official mascot
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gptkbp:memberState
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67
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gptkbp:notableAthlete
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gptkb:Dawn_Fraser
gptkb:Murray_Rose
gptkb:Shirley_Strickland
gptkb:Vladimir_Kuts
gptkb:Betty_Cuthbert
gptkb:Larisa_Latynina
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Blood_in_the_Water_match
First Olympic torch relay in the Southern Hemisphere
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gptkbp:notableFor
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First Olympics held in Oceania
First Olympics held in the Southern Hemisphere
Equestrian events held in Stockholm, Sweden
First Olympics with athletes from all continents except Antarctica
First time the Olympic Games were held in two countries
First Olympics to use a computer (IBM) for scoring
Hungarian Revolution and Suez Crisis affected participation
First time the Olympic flame was carried underwater
First Olympics with a closing ceremony parade of all athletes together
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gptkbp:numberOfAthletes
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376
2938
3314
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gptkbp:numberOfEvents
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151
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Games_of_the_XVI_Olympiad
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gptkbp:OlympicFlagBearerForAustralia
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gptkb:Mervyn_Wood
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gptkbp:OlympicOathBy
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gptkb:John_Landy
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gptkbp:OlympicTorchRelayOrigin
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gptkb:Cairns,_Australia
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gptkbp:opened
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Holy Roman Emperor
1956-11-22
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gptkbp:paralympicCauldronLighter
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gptkb:Ron_Clarke
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:1952_Helsinki_Olympics
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gptkbp:reasonForEquestrianEventsInStockholm
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gptkb:Australian_quarantine_laws
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gptkbp:sport
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17
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Australia_(1940s-1950s)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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