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When did Melbourne host the Summer Olympic Games?
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Aerial view of Melbourne's central business district, with Princes Bridge and Flinders Street train station in the foreground.
Melbourne hosted the Summer Olympic Games from November 22 to December 8, 1956.1
These were the 13th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games and marked the first time the event was held in the Southern Hemisphere. Due to the reversal of seasons, the Games were scheduled for November and December rather than the traditional mid-year timeframe. While the majority of the competition took place in Melbourne, specifically at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the equestrian events were held in Stockholm earlier that year due to Australian quarantine regulations.12