As the arrow soared toward the cauldron, a technician lit the natural gas flame with a remote control. Fearing Rebollo would miss his mark, organizers instructed the archer to fire his arrow beyond the walls of the stadium. Kim, the graduate student, finished 18th in the 1988 marathon.ġ992: Antonio Rebollo, a three-time Paralympic medalist in archery, lit the flame from 195 feet away with the aid of a bow and arrow - or so it appeared. The woman and two men represented South Korea’s commitment to education. For much of the 1990s he coached the Russian national team.ġ984: Rafer Johnson won the 1956 decathlon silver and 1960 decathlon gold, setting an Olympic record in Rome.ġ988: Chong Son-Man, Kim Won-Tak, and Son Mi-Jong (a high school student, a graduate student and an elementary school teacher) lit the flame. He won three bronze medals, in 1968, 1976, and 1980, and a gold in 1972. Contrary to widespread rumor, the two were not later married.ġ980: Sergei Belov is one of three men to win four basketball medals. An aspiring university sprinter, Sakai was born in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the day the atomic bomb was dropped there.ġ968: Enriqueta Basilio, a hurdler, was the first woman to light the torch.ġ976: Sandra Henderson and Stephane Prefontaine, two teenagers who were not athletes, represented the English and French heritages of the Canadian people. Australia's Ron Clarke, who lit the flame at the Melbourne Opening Ceremony, went on to win a bronze medal in the 10,000m at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, losing to American Billy Mills in a shock upset.ġ964: Yoshinori Sakai was not an Olympic athlete. At the age of 62, Kolehmainen ran to the top of the stadium and lit a second flame.ġ956: Hans Wikne (SWE) was the Olympic flame lighter at the equestrian competition, held earlier in the year in Stockholm because of Australian livestock quarantine regulations. After lighting the Olympic flame at the side of the track, Nurmi passed the torch to Hannes Kolehmainen, who won the inaugural 5000m and 10,000m gold medals at the 1912 Games and returned to win the marathon in 1920. Below is a list of cauldron lighters who have lit the Olympic flame during the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the Olympiad.ġ936 Berlin - Fritz Schilgen, Track and Fieldġ948 London - John Mark, Track and Fieldġ952 Helsinki - Hannes Kolehmainen, Track and Fieldġ956 Melbourne - Ron Clarke, Track and Fieldġ960 Rome - Giancarlo Peris, Track and Fieldġ968 Mexico City - Enriqueta Basilio, Track and Field (first woman)ġ972 Munich - Guenter Zahn, Track and Fieldġ976 Montreal - Sandra Henderson, Stephane Prefontaineġ984 Los Angeles - Rafer Johnson, Track and Fieldġ988 Seoul - Chong Son-Man, Kim Won-Tak, Son Mi-Jongġ992 Barcelona - Antonio Rebello, Archery (Paralympics)Ģ000 Sydney - Cathy Freeman, Track and FieldĢ004 Athens - Nikalaos Kaklamanakis, SailingĢ012 London - Callum Airlie, Jordan Duckitt, Desiree Henry, Katie Kirk, Cameron MacRitchie, Aidan Reynolds, Adelle TraceyĢ016 Rio - Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima, Track and Fieldīelow are a few notable moments in Olympic cauldron lighting history:ġ952: Paavo Nurmi, who won a record nine gold medals in track during the 1920s, carried the Olympic torch into the stadium at the Opening Ceremony.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |