1956 was a great year for sport, if not in the stadiums in the maternity ward. Martina Navratilova, Joe Montana, Bjorn Borg, Olga Korbut and Sebastian Coe all came into the world this year. On the very opening day of the Games, as Australia's Dawn Fraser was busy preparing her swimming exploits, Shane Gould, her compatriot who would break her 100m freestyle record, was busy being born.
The latest state-of-the-art fashion for the newborn athletes was the new hit on the market : Pampers brand diapers. Live TV broadcasts finally made it to the Olympic Games, but broadcast was limited to the Greater Melbourne area. Meanwhile, the world was rocking and rolling to Elvis' film and song: Heartbreak Hotel. |
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