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First Olympics attended by People's Republic of China
First Olympics attended by Gold Coast (now Ghana)
First Olympics attended by Indonesia
First Olympics attended by Israel
First Olympics attended by Nigeria
First Olympics attended by Thailand
First Olympics attended by the Soviet Union
Germany and Japan returned to the Olympics after being banned in 1948
Emil Zátopek won gold in 5,000m, 10,000m, and marathon
First time the Olympic torch was carried by runners from Greece to the host city
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