AOC Media Centre - 1948 London

Jared Tallent Gold Medal PresentationJared Tallent receives his Olympic gold medal at the Old Treasury Building on June 17, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.

Long Jump Theodore BruceTheodore competes in the long jump and wins the silver medal. Footage includes two jumps from Bruce and one from Gold medalist Willie Steele (USA). Final results displayed on scoreboard. Copyright IOC.

Cycling men's road raceNo Australian featured in the medals. John Hoobin finished seventh, Russel Mockridge 26th - whilst Ken Caves and James Nestor competed but did not finish. Footage includes the Duke of Edinburgh firing the starter's gun. Copyright IOC.

London 1948 Opening Ceremony AustraliaAustralian team marches in opening ceremony. Includes footage of flag bearer, Les Mckay. Copyright IOC.

Sailing mixed two person keelboatNo Australian featured, however, Len Fenton and Alexander "Jock" Sturrock competed in the event and finished in seventh place. Copyright IOC.

Men's 200 metres breaststroke John DaviesJohn Davies competes in the men's 200 metres breaststroke and places fourth. Copyright IOC.

Women's 80 metre hurdles Shirley StricklandFootage of Maureen Gardner (GBR) and Shirley Strickland before heats. Strickland competes in the 80 metres hurdles and wins bronze. Footage includes medal ceremony with Queen Elizabeth in attendance. Copyright IOC.

Women's 100 metres semi-final and final Shirley StricklandShirley Strickland competes in the 100 metres semi-final and final, winning a bronze medal. Copyright IOC.

Women's 200 metres Shirley StricklandShirley Strickland competes in the 200 metres final. Initially she is awarded fourth place. It was not until 1975 that a review of the photo-finish showed that Strickland finished in third place ahead of Audrey "Micky" Patterson. Copyright IOC.

Triple jump George Avery and Les McKeandLes McKeand and George Avery compete in the men's triple jump and Avery goes on to win a silver medal. Results are displayed on the scoreboard. Copyright IOC.

Women's 4x100 metre relay Shirley Strickalnd, June Maston, Betty McKinnon and Joyce KingShirley Strickalnd, June Maston, Betty McKinnon and Joyce King compete in the women's 4x100 metre relay and win the silver medal. Footage includes result displayed on scoreboard and medal ceremony. Copyright IOC.

Decathlon Peter MullinsNo Australian is featured, footage is of the decathlon medal ceremony. Peter Mullins' name appears on the scoreboard showing a score of 6739 points, enough to earn him sixth place. Copyright IOC.

400m Final Morris CurottaMorris Curotta competes in the men's 400 metres final and places fifth. The result appears on the scoreboard during the medal ceremony. Copyright IOC.

110m hurdles Peter Gardner Peter Gardner competes in the 110 metres final and places fifth. Although he is not mentioned in the commentary, the result is displayed on the scoreboard.

100m quarter-final Morris CurottaMorris Curotta competes in the men's 100m quarter-final. Footage includes a false start.

John Bartram 100m quarter-finalJohn Bartram competes in the 100m quarter-final at the London 1948 Olympic Games, finishing in third place. Copyright IOC.

Australian Olympic Flashback - John Treloar London 1948John Treloar who competed in athletics at the 1948 and 1952 Olympic Games, reflects on his time in London in 1948 as the city prepares to host its third Olympics.

Australian Olympic Flashback - Forbes Carlile London 1948Forbes Carlile competed in modern pentathlon at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, but before that was an Australian Olympic swim coach at the 1948 Games. Forbes reflects on the London Games, 64 years on.

Treloar describes the war years1948 Australian Olympian John Treloar describes the war years and their impact on the 1948 Games.

1948 Olympic Games - the GamesDiscover how many days it took for the Australian Olympic Team to travel to the 1948 Olympic Games in London.

1948 Olympic Games Review the historical background of the 1948 Olympic Games in London.

1948 Olympic Games - PerformancesExplore the performances of Australian Olympians Merv Wood, John Winter and Shirley Strickland at the 1948 London Games.

Olympic History Secondary Resource VideosExplore the media extracts from the movie Australia at the Olympic Games, as part of the Olympic history secondary resource.

Best of 1948-1952 Gallery

Olympic SpiritLondon 1948: Czech runner Emil Zatopek (1922-2000) is helped by Yugoslavian athletes after winning the 10,000m in a Olympic record time of 29:59.6.