The 1956 Summer Olympics Were Held in Two Countries Melbour..
Added 2023-01-05 18:11:06 +0000 UTCThe 1956 Summer Olympics Were Held in Two Countries Melbourne, in Australia, was the official host city for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games, but it was unable to host the equestrian events due to the country’s tough quarantine laws. These events were, as a result, held in Stockholm, five months earlier than the main Olympics began. These weren’t the first Games to be held in two countries either – that honour goes to the 1920 Summer Olympics, which took place in Belgium and the Netherlands.
