Title
Ron Clarke. Olympic games Melbourne. 1956
Caption
The Australian long-distance runner Ron Clarke - later to become the country's running legend under the epithet "running Ron" - lights the Olympic flame at the large pylon as the last torchbearer at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in front of 100,000 spectators on 22 November 1956 in Melbourne's Main Stadium - the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Date
Nov 22, 1956
Credit line
Photo12/dpa-pa
Reference
DPA22A00_305
License type
Rights managed
Available size
11,0Mb (444,6Kb) / 7,7in x 5,5in / 2313 x 1658 (300dpi)