Olympics on Stamps — Alain Mimoun
Melbourne - Stockholm 1956 Olympics
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16th Olympic Summer Games Host City - Melbourne, Australia Stadium - Melbourne Cricket Ground It is worth mentioning... Alain Mimoun French runner who lost three times over favorite Czech Emil Zátopek cut his losing streaks to win the marathon. His rival Zátopek finish sixth. Bill Russell and K.C. Jones American basketball players scored twice as many points as their opponents and scoring at least 30 points in each of their games. ********************************************************************************************************************************************** Ajman Laszlo Papp - Hungary Issued: 1971 Gold - Light Middleweight Boxing ****************************************************************************************************************************************************** Australia Arms of the City of Melbourne, Olympic Rings & Melbourne, Australia Vista Issued: 1956 ********************************************************************************************************************************************** Czechoslovakia Olympic...