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The 1992 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from 5 June until 25 July, prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The route covered 5,940 kilometres (3,690 mi) and involved 9,484 torchbearers (8,885 on foot and 599 on bicycle).
Host city | Barcelona, Spain |
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Countries visited | Greece, Spain |
Distance | 5,940 kilometres (3,690 mi) |
Torch bearers | 9,484 |
Start date | 5 June 1992 |
End date | 25 July 1992 |
Torch designer | André Ricard |
No. of torches | 9,484 |
On 5 June, the Olympic fire was lit in Olympia and carried by relay to Athens. On June 9, in the port of Piraeus, it was embarked on the Spanish Navy frigate Cataluña. On 13 June, it arrived in Empúries, where it began its thirty-eight day journey all around Spain passing through 652 towns. In addition to on foot, the torch was carried by bicycle, plane, ship and hydrofoil. On 25 July, Herminio Menéndez entered the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc with the torch at the opening ceremony, he gave the last relief to Juan Antonio San Epifanio who lit an arrow that Antonio Rebollo shot to the cauldron, igniting the flame.[1]
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June 13 (day 1): Empúries |
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June 21 (day 4): Zaragoza |
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June 23 (day 6): Pamplona |
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June 24 (day 7): Logroño |
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June 25 (day 8): Vitoria-Gasteiz |
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June 27 (day 10): Santander |
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June 29 (day 12): Lugo |
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July 4 (day 17): Ponferrada |
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July 8 (day 21): Madrid |
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July 9 (day 22): Toledo |
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July 10 (day 23): Cáceres |
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July 14 (day 27): Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
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July 15 (day 28): Málaga |
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July 18 (day 31): Murcia |
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July 19 (day 32): Alicante |
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July 23 (day 36): Palma de Majorca |
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July 24 (day 37): Barcelona |
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