In 1953, a special hearing of the I.O.C. confirmed Melbourne would be allowed to retain the Olympic Games. Concerns about Melbourne’s readiness and suitability to host the 1956 games - just three years away - could have seen it stripped of hosting duties.
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At next week’s 2021 Olympic Games track and field competition, Australia’s best prospect for success appears to be Nicola McDermott.
McDermott had a recent high jump of 2.01 metres when coming second at the July 4 Stockholm Diamond League competition, just two centimetres behind the winner with the year’s best world performance.
But whether McDermott medals or not, Australia’s 2021 jumps team could be our best ever. Share
Former attorney-general Christian Porter has been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons for the past month or so, but 65 years ago it was his father Charles who was one of the most talked about – and admired - people in the country.
When the Tokyo Olympics hopefully get underway later this year, those with long memories will recall the feats of Australia s Olympic greats going back through the decades.
As names like Dawn Fraser, Betty Cuthbert, Murray Rose, Ian Thorpe, Kieren Perkins and Grant Hackett are rolled out in a steady stream of historic articles and documentaries, it is a fair bet that Charles Chilla Porter won t be mentioned. For a brief period back in 1956 though, he was right up there with the best of them.