Olympic Torches

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Berlin 1936
Olympic Games Berlin 1936 Official Torch Nirosta stainless steel torch with Olympic torch relay route engraved on handle, with Olympic rings and German eagle above. "Fackel Staffel Lauf Olympia Berlin 1936" [in English: 'Torch relay race Olympia B... View Full Record
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London 1948
Olympic Games London 1948 Official Torch Hiduminium aluminium alloy torch with long handle capped by cylindrical bowl with Olympic rings cut out. "Olympia to London, Thanks to the Bearer, XIVth Olympiad" and Olympic rings engraved on darker grey b... View Full Record
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Oslo 1952
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... View Full Record
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Helsinki 1952
Olympic Games Helsinki 1952 Official Torch Sterling silver upper bell with lacquered, curly birch wood handle. "XV Olympia Helsinki 1952" and "Helsinki Helsingfors" with Olympic rings and wreath engraved on the bell. Silver cap at end of handle.... View Full Record
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Cortina 1956
Olympic Winter Games Cortina D'Ampezzo 1956 Official Torch Aluminum torch with long handle capped by cylindrical bowl. Three sets of Olympic rings cut out on the upper part. Inscription: "VII Giochi Olimpici Invernali Cortina 1956" on the darker s... View Full Record
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VE02-006-1956S-1
Melbourne 1956
Olympic Games Melbourne 1956 Official Torch Silver-toned, aluminum alloy torch with long handle capped by cylindrical bowl with Olympic rings three cutout three times. "XVI Olympiad 1956, Olympia Melbourne" encircles base of bowl. 18.5 inches hig... View Full Record
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Stockholm 1956
Olympic Games Stockholm 1956 Official Torch Silver, aluminum long handle capped by cylindrical bowl. Olympic rings cutout three times around edge. "XVI Olympiad 1956: Olympia Stockholm" encircles base of cauldron in blue letters. 16.1 inches high.... View Full Record
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Squaw Valley 1960
Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley 1960 Official Torch Silver aluminium torch with top with three Olympic rings cutouts, above a circular legend: "VIII OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES." Below is Squaw Valley Games emblem between two branches and the legend "O... View Full Record
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Rome 1960
Olympic Games Rome 1960 Official Torch Bronzed aluminium torch with vertical, slender grooves running up the torch from a wide ring separating body of torch from handle. "Giochi della XVII Olympiade" with Olympic rings engraved on wide ring. 15.6... View Full Record
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Innsbruck 1964
Olympic Winter Games Innsbruck 1964 Official Torch Conical-shaped brass torch with the inscription "IX OLYMPISCHE WINTERSPIELE INNSBRUCK 1964" and Olympic rings embossed on the hammered upper bowl. Handle has two bands in center portion. The torc... View Full Record
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Tokyo 1964
Olympic Games Tokyo 1964 Official Torch Stainless steel coated cyclindrical combustion tube with "OLYMPIC TORCH" stenciled at top and red band of tape around upper half of tube. Base of combustion tube has emblem of the Tokyo Games with "TOKYO 19... View Full Record
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Grenoble 1968
Olympic Winter Games Grenoble 1968 Official Torch Copper torch with long narrow combustion chamber inside crenellated upper section. Red felt encircles center of handle. Grenoble emblem of the Games on upper section in silver-colored bronze allo... View Full Record
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VE02-013-1968S-1
Mexico City 1968
Olympic Games Mexico City 1968 Official Torch Silver-toned torch with vertical grooves on the torch. The top bears the caption "Mexico 68" carved and traced twice in the metal. Bottom part of the body of the torch wrapped with a black leather han... View Full Record
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Sapporo 1972
Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972 Official Torch Blackened aluminium torch holder in the shape of the Olympic cauldron with stainless-steel covered cylindrical combustion tube. "Olympic Torch" in black near top with red stripe around circumference... View Full Record
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VE02-015-1972S
Munich 1972
Olympic Games Munich 1972 Official Torch Nickel-plated, steel torch with six small holes near the top to allow for combustion. Atop the flange is a spiral design of shiny and brushed metal stripes representing the sun, the moon and the stars. On t... View Full Record
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Innsbruck 1976
Olympic Winter Games Innsbruck 1976 Official Torch Aluminum alloy torch with "XII Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" in black on the outer rim of flange. Two sets of welded Olympic rings fitted to the hexagonal shaft with eight holes at top... View Full Record
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Montreal 1976
Olympic Games Montreal 1976 Official Torch Red, round aluminum handle with the Olympic Games Montreal 1976 emblem in white in center. Black top of torch is perforated with holes to assist with combustion of fuel saturated cotton located inside. 26... View Full Record
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Lake Placid 1980
Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 Official Torch Bronzed, poly-aluminum torch with leather-wrapped wood shaft; blends modern technology with Ancient Greece. Upper part shaped like a bowl with a silver ring that connects bowl with the shaft. Th... View Full Record
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VE02-019-1980S
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 be... View Full Record
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Sarajevo 1984
Olympic Winter Games Sarajevo 1984 Offical Torch Gold and silver stainless steel combustion tube with white, wood handle. Emblem of the Sarajevo Olympic Winter Games in orange on lower combustion tube. Gold-toned platform on handle with inscripti... View Full Record
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Los Angeles 1984
Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984 Official Torch Spun aluminum with an antique brass finish torch with leather handle made up of three pieces sewn together. Antiqued aluminum top with Olympic rings and Olympic motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" on upper... View Full Record
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VE02-022-1988W
Calgary 1988
Olympic Winter Games Calgary 1988 Official Torch Wood-handled torch with aluminum upper in shape of Calgary tower. Calgary 1988 Olympic emblem on either side of upper with "XV Olympic Winter Games Calgary Alberta Canada" and "XVes Jeux Olympiques... View Full Record
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VE02-023-1988S
Seoul 1988
Olympic Games Seoul 1988 Official Torch Brass torch and shaft with leather-wrapped base. Near the combustion bowl is traditional Korean design of two dragons. The Seoul Olympic logo below torch bowl on either side with row of triangles wrapped ar... View Full Record
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Albertville 1992
Olympic Winter Games Albertville 1992 Official Torch Silver steel alloy torch in shape of a horn with "XVIes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver 1992" and the Olympic rings engraved across cowl of torch. 16.1 inches high. Designer: Philippe Starck Manuf... View Full Record
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Barcelona 1992
Olympic Games Barcelona 1992 Official Torch Chrome-plated aluminium asymmetrical torch with circular top. Emblem of the Games and "XXV Olimpiada Barcelona 1992" in gold on flat front of handle. The circular torch bowl is reminiscent of a cauldron... View Full Record
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Lillehammer 1994
Olympic Winter Games Lillehammer 1994 Official Torch Long, birchwood, curved torch with cast aluminum upper blade with five wicks for lighting the torch. "XVII Olympic Winter Games Lilliehammer 1994" and Games emblem in center of blade. The sport... View Full Record
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VE02-027-1996S
Atlanta 1996
Olympic Games Atlanta 1996 Official Torch Twenty-two aluminum reeds wrapped with wood handle in center. Gold-plated band near base engraved with 20 Summer Games host cities up to an including Atlanta. Grip at the center is made of Georgian pecan... View Full Record
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Nagano 1998
Olympic Winter Games Nagano 1998 Official Torch Aluminum silver and gold hexagaonal torch with silver shafts morphing into gold that open up with five red rings horizontally at top. The hexagonal shape is meant to resemble snow crystals. Text and... View Full Record
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Sydney 2000
Olympic Games Sydney 2000 Official Torch Curved blue and white stainless steel and aluminum torch of three layers consisting of polished stainless steel, anodized aluminum and coated aluminum. White outer layer made of treated aluminum with Sydne... View Full Record
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Salt Lake City 2002
Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake City 2002 Official Torch Silvered metal, cylindrical-shaped torch with copper torch bowl surrounded by a glass crown. Brushed silvered handle with texture and smooth finish to represent the past and present. Olympic... View Full Record
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Athens 2004
Olympic Games Athens 2004 Official Torch Slender aluminum and olive wood torch designed inspired by the olive tree leaf. Two-tone aspect of wood and metal depicts the two-sides of the olive leaf. Emblem of the Games on upper portion of the metal... View Full Record
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Torino 2006
Olympic Winter Games Torino 2006 Official Torch Blue polymer coated aluminum alloy torch with "Torino 2006" and Games emblem with Olympic rings on front. Thirteen holes on top to give the allusion of fire surrounding the torch to resemble a tradi... View Full Record
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VE02-033-2008S
Beijing 2008
Olympic Games Beijing 2008 Official Torch Curved, aluminum torch with red, rubber-based cover over handle and red swirl, "Lucky Clouds" etched on silver background on upper half. Designed to resemble a traditional Chinese parchment scroll, the tor... View Full Record
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Vancouver 2010
Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010 Official Torch Stainless steel, aluminum torch with white plastic outerskin on either side designed to represent lines and curves left by skis in snow and skates on ice. Games emblem in center of each side with... View Full Record
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London 2012
Olympic Games London 2012 Official Torch Gold-colored, aluminum alloy, triangular torch perforated by 8,000 circles in reference to the 8,000 torchbearers and the 8,000 miles of the Olympic relay in the United Kingdom. Games emblem in upper portio... View Full Record
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Sochi 2014
Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 Official Torch Silver and red aluminum and polymer torch shaped like a bird's feather in reference to the symbollic phoenix within Russian folklore. Games emblem on upper front of torch. Red polymer inset and back... View Full Record
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Rio 2016
Olympic Games Rio 2016 Official Torch White, recycled aluminum, expandable torch with the emblem of the Rio Olympic Games at top. Design reflects the meeting of the Olympic flame with the human warmth of the Brazilian people. Five vertical sect... View Full Record
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PyeongChang 2018
Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Official Torch White and gold cylindrical torch with five, vertical, white prongs wrapping upward around the torch and "PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games" in center. The white and gold tones of the torch mirro... View Full Record