The flame dwindles and the flag is lowered at the closing ceremony of the 1948 Olympic games in London. "The spirit of the Olympic games sets forth once more. May it prosper throughout the world." #OlympicsOnFilm | BFI

506K views · 7.7K reactions | After being shot and surviving a carjacking, Josia Thugwane went on to win the Olympic marathon at Atlanta 1996, becoming the first black athlete to win gold for South Africa. 磊 | Olympics | Facebook

574K views · 13K reactions | 65 years ago, history was made in the #Rome1960 marathon. Running barefoot and driven by sheer determination, Abebe Bikila won gold and broke the world record on his Olympic debut. A true legend and inspiration. 磊 #Olympics | Olympics | Facebook

Terrific colour footage of the men's marathon at the 1956 Olympic Games. Starting from the MCG going down to Oakleigh, then returning to a packed MCG. This was the final event of the Melbourne games held on Saturday the 1st of December 1956. There were 46 participants from 23 nations, The event was won by Alain Mimoun of France, Yugoslavia took its first Olympic marathon medal with Franjo Mihalić's silver. Finland returned to the podium in the event for the first time since 1932 as Veikko Karvon

1.6M views · 13K reactions | Some amazing footage of the 1948 London Olympics | IDLProcycling | Facebook

123K views · 615 reactions | ‍♂️ At the 1948 Olympics in London, the men’s 200m #breaststroke marked a turning point in swimming techniques. Athletes started using 曆butterfly-style arm motions alongside the standard breaststroke kick, giving them a distinct advantage. This innovation laid the foundation for the modern butterfly stroke, which FINA officially recognized as a separate discipline in 1952. #swimming | Retro Swimming | Facebook