Title:
Oslo 1952
Description:
Olympic Winter Games Oslo 1952 Official Torch
Silver-toned brass and steel alloy torch with the Olympic rings and "1952" and "Morgedahl" pointing with an arrow to "Oslo" on oval top. Plain silver-toned handle with small flat base. 8.7 inches high.
Designer: Geir Grung
Manufacturer: Adolf Thoresen
Silver-toned brass and steel alloy torch with the Olympic rings and "1952" and "Morgedahl" pointing with an arrow to "Oslo" on oval top. Plain silver-toned handle with small flat base. 8.7 inches high.
Designer: Geir Grung
Manufacturer: Adolf Thoresen
Fun fact(s):
The Oslo 1952 torch relay was the first Olympic Winter Games torch relay and was designed to commemorate the origins of skiing. It started at Morgedahl, Norway, the birthplace of Sondre Norheim, considered the father of modern skiing.
Torch Relay:
Start date: February 13, 1952, Morgedahl, Norway,
End date: February 15, 1952, Bislett Stadium, Oslo, Norway
First torchbearer: Olav S. Bjaaland
Last torchbearer: Eigil Nansen, grandson of the Norwegian Polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen.
Number of Torchbearers: 94 skiiers
Relay length: 194 miles
End date: February 15, 1952, Bislett Stadium, Oslo, Norway
First torchbearer: Olav S. Bjaaland
Last torchbearer: Eigil Nansen, grandson of the Norwegian Polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen.
Number of Torchbearers: 94 skiiers
Relay length: 194 miles
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Olympic Winter Games Oslo 1952 Official Torch
Olympic Winter Games Oslo 1952 Official Torch
Olympic Winter Games Oslo 1952 Official Torch
Olympic Winter Games Oslo 1952 Official Torch
Olympic Winter Games Oslo 1952 Official Torch
Olympic Winter Games Oslo 1952 Official Torch
Olympic Winter Games Oslo 1952 Official Torch
Olympic Winter Games Oslo 1952 Official Torch