Games of the XVI Olympiad

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Games_of_the_XVI_Olympiad

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:boycottedBy	gptkb:Cambodia gptkb:Egypt gptkb:Indonesia gptkb:Iraq gptkb:Lebanon gptkb:Liechtenstein gptkb:Netherlands gptkb:North_Korea gptkb:People's_Republic_of_China gptkb:Spain gptkb:Switzerland gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:closed	1956-12-08
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:1956_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:equestrianEventsCountry	gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:equestrianEventsDate	1956-06-10
gptkbp:equestrianEventsLocation	gptkb:Stockholm
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:1960_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:hostCity	gptkb:Melbourne
gptkbp:hostCountry	gptkb:Australia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Games of the XVI Olympiad
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:Melbourne_Cricket_Ground
gptkbp:memberState	67
gptkbp:notableFor	First Olympics held in Oceania First Olympics held in the Southern Hemisphere Equestrian events held separately due to quarantine laws
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes	3184
gptkbp:numberOfEvents	151
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:French English
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Games_of_the_XVI_Olympiad
gptkbp:OlympicOathBy	gptkb:John_Landy
gptkbp:opened	Holy Roman Emperor 1956-11-22
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:1952_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:sport	17
gptkbp:torchLighter	gptkb:Ron_Clarke
gptkbp:year	1956
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:1956_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5