Olympic Torch photos from era to era

Olympic Flame, Olympic Torch, Olympic Light, Olympic Eye, and Olympic Sun is a symbol of the Olympics. The fire which commemorates the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Promethean, originated in ancient Greece, when a fire left burning during the celebration of the ancient Olympics. The fire was reintroduced at the Olympics in 1928, and since then has become part of the modern Olympic Games. Modern torch relay was introduced by Carl Diem, president of the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Berlin 1936.

Berlin Summer 1936
Distance: 3422 km
Time: 8 Days
Torch Bearer: 3422 People

Summer 1948 London
Distance: 7870 km
Time: 13 Days
Torch Bearer: 3372 People

Oslo Winter 1952
Distance: 225 km
Time: 2 Days
Torch Bearer: 94 People

Helsinki Summer 1952
Distance: 3365 km
Time: 20 Days
Torch Bearer: 1416 People


Winter Cortina d'Ampezzo
Distance: -
Time: 5 Days
Torch bearer: -

Summer 1956 melbourne
Distance: 20 470 km
Time: 21 Days
Torch Bearer: 3118 People

Winnter Squaw Valley 1960
Distance: 960 km
Time: 19 Days
Torch Bearer: 700 People

Rome Summer 1960
Distance: 2750 km
Time: 14 Days
Torch Bearer: 1529 People


1964 Innsbruck Winter
Distance: -
Time: 8 Days
Torch bearer: -

Tokyo Summer 1964
Distance: 20 065 km
Time: 51 Days
Torch bearer: 870

Grenoble Winter 1968
Distance: 7222 km
Time: 50 Days
Torch Bearer: 5000 People

Mexico Summer 1968
Distance: 13 620 km
Time: 51 Days
Torch Bearer: 2778 People

1972 Sapporo Winter
Distance: 18 741 km
Time: 38 Days
Torch Bearer: 16,300 People


Munch Summer 1972
Distance: 5532 km
Time: 30 Days
Torch Bearer: 6000 People

1976 Innsbruck Winter
Distance: 1618 km
Time: 6 Days
Torch bearer: -

1976 Montreal Summer
Distance: 775 km
Time: 5 Days
Torch Bearer: 1214 People

Lake Placid 1980 Winter
Distance: 12 824 km
Time: 15 Days
Torch bearer: -

Moscow Summer 1980
Distance: 4915 km
Time: 31 Days
Torch Bearer: 5000 People


Sarajevo Winter 1984
Distance: 5289 km
Time: 11 Days
Torch Bearer: 1600 People

Los Angeles Summer 1984
Distance: 15,000 km
Time: 83 Days
Torch Bearer: 3636 People

1988 Calgary Winter
Distance: 18,000 km
Time: 95 Days
Torch Bearer: 6250 People

1988 Seoul Summer
Distance: 15,250 km
Time: 26 Days
Torch Bearer: 1467 People

1992 Albertville Winter
Distance: 5500 km
Time: 58 Days
Torch Bearer: 5500 People

1992 Barcelona Summer
Distance: 6307 km
Time: 51 Days
Torch Bearer: 10,448 People


1994 Lillehammer Winter
Distance: 12,000 km
Time: 82 Days
Torch bearer: -

1996 Atlanta Summer
Distance: 29 016 km
Left: 112 Days
Torch Bearer: 13,267 People

Nagono Winter 1998
Distance: 3486 km
Time: 51 Days
Torch Bearer: 6901 People

Sydney 2000 Summer
Distance: 27,000 km
Left: 127 Days
Torch Bearer: 13,300 People

Salt Lake City 2002 Winter
Distance: 21,275 km
Time: 85 Days
Torch Bearer: 12,012 People


Athens 2004 Summer
Distance: 86,000 km
Left: 142 Days
Torch Bearer: 3600 People

Turin 2006 Winter
Distance: 11,300 km
Time: 76 Days
Torch Bearer: 10,001 People

2008 Beijing Summer
Distance: 137,000 km
Left: 130 Days
Torch bearer: -

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