1956 Melbourne Olympics: 1st Games in southern hemisphere

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 1956, file photo, German inside right Rolf K. Geiger, right, gets the ball past a Soviet defender during the Germany vs Russia Olympic Association Football match on the Olympic Park football field in Melbourne, Australia on. Russia won 2-1. (AP Photo/Stuart Heydinger, File)

In this Nov. 2022 photo, crowds fill the Olympic Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia, during the Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 1956, file photo, Betty Cuthbert (468) of Australia runs past the finish line to win the women's Olympic 100 meters in Melbourne, Australia. (AP Photo)

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 1956, file photo, Australia's Betty Cuthbert, right, wins the 4 x 100-meter relay final, in a new world Record time of 44.5 seconds, at Melbourne, Australia. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 1956, file photo, United States' Bobby Joe Morrow (55) crosses the finish line of the men's 100-meter race in 10.5 seconds, equaling an Olympic record, during the Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. (AP Photo/File)