1968

Grenoble

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Grenoble 1968

The Grenoble torch, crafted in a limited quantity of only 33 units, is composed of copper and features a combustion chamber with a crenelated apex. Its handle is partly enveloped in fabric. To ensure my safety during transportation from Greece to France, a miner's lamp was employed instead of torches. During my journey, I traversed the Alps and Pyrenees, and even made a brief stop in Corsica. At the time of igniting the cauldron, which was a vast brazier situated atop a towering staircase, the final torchbearer had a microphone affixed to his chest, which enabled the audience to hear the rapid beating of his heart as he struggled under strain.

Jean-Claude Killy’s Feat

Olympic edition data

Nations involved N°
37
Participating athletes N°
1158
Events N°
35
Torchbearers N°
5000
Path of the torches km
7222
Last torchbearer
Alain Calmat, silver medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck 1964
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