The Olympic Torch Run for the XIII Olympic Winter Games, Lake Placid 1980

 

INFORMACIÓN GENERAL

El recorridoOlympia - Platanos (runners), Platanos - Andravida airport (bus), Andravida - Athens (aeroplane), Helenikon airport - Panathenean Stadium (runners), Stadium - Helenikon airport - Langly Air Force Base (Virginia). In Shannon (Ireland), the plane carrying the Olympic Flame made a stop- over to present the flame to the native country of Lord Killanin. Langly AFB - Yorktown (boat), Yorktown - Albany (runners), Albany - Lake Placid (runners)
Comienzo30 January 1980

Total de Antorchas

Final13 February 1980

80

Distancia (km)12,824
Corredores52 (26 men/ 26 women)

CARACTERÍSTICAS TÉCNICAS

DetallesCaption:"XIII Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980". Torch is conical, designed with a silver ring on which the caption is engraved. The handle is leather wrapped.
Combustible-ColorBronze
Fabricante-Tamaño73 cm
ComposiciónMetal, leatherPeso1080 g