![]() On 6 July 1952, a non-Olympic relay kicked off in the Pallastunturi fells in Lapland, using a flame that was lit on the Taivaskero summit from the midnight sun’s rays. It was for the relay for the Games in Helsinki in 1952 that the Olympic flame made its first trip by plane, flying from Athens to Aalborg. The flame that was 1.5m wide and up to 4m high burned at the top of the Olympic Stadium tower 72m above the ground. Because of this, the organisers produced only 22 torches and 1,600 cartridges. The fuel cartridge of the torch is quickly detachable and replaceable. The combustion time of the cartridge is at least 21 minutes.ĭesigner / Manufacturer: Aukusti Tuhka / Kultakeskus Oy (IOC) ![]() The handle is made of lacquered birch wood.įuel: Liquid gas. Number of torchbearers: 3,042: 342 in Greece, 650 in Denmark, 700 in Sweden, 1,350 in Finland.ĭistance: 7,492km (non-Olympic relay excluded): 342km in Greece, 505km in Denmark (including a 55km Copenhagen-Malmö leg by boat), 2,392km in Sweden, 1,128km in Finland, 3,125km Athens-Aalborg flightĬountries visited: Greece, Denmark, Sweden, Finland Torch Detailsĭescription: On the upper metal part, the torch bears the inscriptions “XV Olympia Helsinki 1952” and “Helsinki Helsingfors”, the Olympic rings and a wreath. Last torchbearer: Hannes Kolehmainen, Olympic participant in athletics (1912, 1920, 1924), three time gold medallist and silver medallist in Stockholm 1912, and gold medallist in Antwerp 1920. ![]() Start date: 25 June 1952, Olympia (Greece)Įnd date: 19 July 1952, Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (Finland) ![]()
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