Who carried the torch into Olympic Stadium 1996?
ATLANTA — It is a moment that Atlanta will never forget: boxing legend Muhammad Ali standing in front of the world, holding the Olympic torch proudly in the air, signaling the beginning of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. That moment happened on July 19, 1996, 25 years ago to the day.
Who will light the flame at Olympics?
People who have lit the Olympic cauldron
| Games | Location | Lighter |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 Summer | Rio de Janeiro | Jorge Gomes (public cauldron) |
| 2018 Winter | Pyeongchang | Yuna Kim |
| 2020 Summer | Tokyo | Naomi Osaka (stadium cauldron) |
| Ayaka Takahashi (public cauldron) |
Are there any mystery torchbearers in the Olympics?
Throughout the build up to the Olympic Torch Relay the organisers promised “8,000 inspirational stories” – but hundreds of torchbearers on the official site have no story at all. The collaborative investigation site Help Me Investigate has compiled data on almost 500 mystery torchbearers – can you help identify who they might be?
Who was the Olympic torch bearer for Utah in 2002?
An “avid runner with a wall of ribbons,” Merk carried the Olympic torch for the 2002 Utah Olympic Torch Relay. “She loved being a Marine and rarely missed a Marine Corps Ball.”
Where was the 2002 Winter Olympics torch relay held?
The runners carried the Olympic Flame throughout the United States – following its lighting in Olympia, Greece to the opening ceremony of the 2002 games at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 2002 torch relay was also the 50th anniversary of the Winter Olympic torch relay, which was first run during the 1952 Winter Olympics.
Who was the first person to carry the Olympic torch?
It began with a local man called Kostas Kondylis. He was the first torchbearer in the first Torch Relay, organised to carry the Flame to the 1936 Berlin Olympics. There is a street in Olympia which bears his name. Kondylis studied law and later made his career in the Diplomatic Service.