Moscow 1980

Olympic Games Moscow 1980 Official Torch

White aluminum handle with small brass colored base. "Moscow Olympic Games 1980" in Russian language printed in red along shaft with a brass colored protective screen and Olympic Games Moscow 1980 emblem below inscription. Top of torch is brass-colored concentric circles around the burner. 22.2 inches high.

Designer: Valentin Ljubman and Boris Tuchin.
Manufacturer: Klimov Aircraft Engine Factory and the Ministry of Aircraft Production

Fuel: Mixture of propane and butane. Combustion duration eight to ten minutes.

The Moscow Olympic torch represents a comet with the colors of the four seasons: white for autumn and winter, and gold representing spring and summer.

Relay Start: June 19, 1980, Olympia, Greece
Relay End: July 19, 1980, Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union
First torchbearer: Thanassis Kosmopoulos
Last torcherbearer: Sergei Belov
Number of torchbearers: 5,435
Relay Length: 3,107 miles