Videos tagged with "1956"

Olympic Opening Ceremony 1956 Stockholm Equestrian Games (Amateur Footage) [02:23]
After the IOC awarded the Games of the XVIth Olympiad to Melbourne in Victoria, Australia they learned that Australian quarantine laws required a six-month quarantine period for horses entering the country. As the six-month quarantine made it impractical for competitors horses to be transported to Australia, this precluded Melbourne from being able to host the equestrian events at the 1956 Olympic Games. It was decided, actually in violation of the Olympic Charter, to contest separate Equestrian Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, from 10 through 17 June 1956. At the 50th IOC Session in Athens on 13 May 1954, Stockholm was chosen to host the Equestrian Olympics over Paris, France; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Berlin, Germany; and Los Angeles, California, USA. The 1956 Equestrian Games were held without major political incidents, although some would occur a few months later and affect the Games in Melbourne in November. The opening ceremony was quite unusual as all competitors came in on their mounts, including the flag bearers. Hans Wikne brought the Olympic Flame into the stadium on horseback and lit the main torch. Karin Lindberg and Henry Eriksson held lighted torches, ran towards the stadium tower with the torches and lit flames there. Sweden's Henri Saint Cyr recited the oath of the athletes while on his horse, and later won two gold medals in individual and team dressage. This was matched by Germany's Hans Günter Winkler, who won gold medals in the individual and team ...
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Devon Loch's 1956 National Fall - Nara [00:33]
The unexpected popularity of this video has made me decide to add a description to this video. This was in England in 1956. The horse was uninjured and those who keep insisting he was need to learn how to use a search engine and stop swearing at me and telling me that I do not know anything about horses. I am very sorry that you have not reached a point in your life where you can just look it up. The horse and jockey where unharmed; the horse had a slightly sore back from this unique accident. It could have been much worse, but Devon Loch lived for years after the incident and even raced again.
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Charley King WIns with Lady's First - Hollywood Park, 1956 [04:06]
Charley King Wins with Lady's First at the Hollywood Park Raceway in California, 1956. The famous Roy Shudt announces the race.
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Premio d'Inverno 1956 -Capriccio [01:08]
Milano-Italy, 1956 1 Capriccio, A. Cicognani 2 Oriolo ... attele trot harness racing trav trotto cheval cavalli horse corse ippica trab premio d'inverno san siro milano italy capriccio oriolo tornese gelinotte
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Premio della Lotteria 1956 -Gelinotte [04:31]
Napoli-Italy, 1956 - 1.700mt 1 Gelinotte, C. Mills 1.17.8 (Kairos - Rhyticère) 2 Assisi ... attele trot harness racing trav trotto cheval cavalli horse corse ippica trab premio della lotteria agnano napoli italy gelinotte
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