1956 Summer Olympics - Host City Selection

Host City Selection

Melbourne was selected as the host city over bids from Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and six American cities on 28 April 1949, at the 43rd IOC Session in Rome, Italy.

1956 Summer Olympics bidding results
City Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
Melbourne Australia 14 18 19 21
Buenos Aires Argentina 9 12 13 20
Los Angeles United States 5 4 5
Detroit United States 2 4 4
Mexico City Mexico 9 3
Chicago United States 1
Minneapolis United States 1
Philadelphia United States 1
San Francisco United States 0
Montreal Canada 0

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