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1956 Olympics Rowing & Canoeing MemorialPrint Page 
The Rotary Club of Ballarat erected the monument to commemorate the rowing and canoeing events of the 16th Olympiad, contested on Lake Wendouree in 1956.
The monument is topped by the 5 Olympic circles supported by a boomerang symbolising the invitation to return, and a plaque bears the names of the countries which competed
Location
| Address: | Wendouree Parade, Botanical Gardens, Ballarat, 3350 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.555359 Long: 143.822832 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Sport |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 23-November-1956 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 01-December-1956 |
Dedication
To commemorate the rowing and canoeing events of the XVIth Olympiad contested over the 2000 metres rowing course on Lake Wendouree
23rd November - 1st December 1956.
Erected by the Rotary Club of Ballarat
The following countries competed on Lake Wendouree during the 1956 Olympic Games.
Greece Hungary Austria Italy Belguim Japan Brazil Mexico Chile New Zealand Cuba Norway Canada Poland Czechoslovakia Rumania Denmark Sweden France United States of America Finland USSR Germany Uruguay Great Britain Yugoslavia Northern Ireland Australia
"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most impportant thing in life is not the triumph, but the stugglr. The essential thing is not to have conquered, but to have fought well." Olympic Creed (Pierre de Coubertin)
