A seventeen year old schoolboy asked the Olympic Organizing Committee to change the closing ceremony of the 1956 Olympic Games, and it was done.
You can read more about the boy at: http://www.johnwing.co.uk
1956 Melbourne Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne Olympic Games-John Ian Wing
A Boy's "Idea of Century"
The Sun, December 1956
Link to website No 1 - Olympic Games John Ian Wing
Link to website No 2 - History of the Olympic Closing Ceremony
A seventeen year old schoolboy asked the Olympic Organizing Committee to change the closing ceremony of the 1956 Olympic Games, and it was done.
You can read more about the boy at: http://www.johnwing.co.uk
1956 Melbourne Olympic Games