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Alain Mimoun heads to the finish line in the Melbourne Olympics marathon, 1956

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Acquisition number: 
1279
Catalogue number: 
emdf0177
File name: 
DF0177
File location: 
Digital archive

Digital copy of a colour slide. The photo shows French runner, Alain Mimoun, racing along Brunton Avenue towards the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the finish line of the Melbourne Olympics marathon, run on 1 December 1956. He crossed the line before anyone else had entered the arena. It was the first time he had competed in a marathon.

Item type: 
Photograph
Photographer: 
Gordon J Walker
Date of publication or creation: 
1956-12-01
Owner of original: 
Giovanna Walker
Copyright owner: 
Giovanna Walker
Reproduction rights: 
East Melbourne Historical Society
Year acquired: 
2016
Donor: 
Giovanna Walker
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