1952

Helsinki

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Helsinki 1952

The torch used in the Helsinki Games is not the original one, but a replica. The original torch was made of silver, metal, and birch wood and used liquid gas as fuel, which allowed me to burn continuously for around 20 minutes. the cartridge was designed to be easily replaced, which is precisely why the organizers decided to make only a few examples, only 22, compared to the 1,600 cartridges used.

Olympic edition data

Participating athletes N°
4955
Events N°
149
Torchbearers N°
3372
Path of the torches km
7870
Last torchbearer
Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen (athletics). Olympic oath by Heikki Savolainen (artistic Gymnastics)
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