| | INFORMACIÓN GENERAL | | El recorrido | Olympia - Athens, Athens - Cairns (aeroplane), Cairns - Townsville, Townsville - Mackay, Rockhampton - Bundaberg, Bundaberg - Maryborough, Maryborough - Brisbane. Brisbane - Grafton, Grafton - Newcastle. Newcastle - Sydney, Sydney - Canberra, Canberra - Albury, Albury - Bendigo, Ballarat and Greelong to Melbourne. | | Comienzo | 2 November 1956 9.30 AM | Total de Antorchas | | Final | 22 November 1956 4.25 PM | 400 | | Distancia (km) | 20,470 | | Corredores | 3118 |
CARACTERÍSTICAS TÉCNICAS | | Detalles | Caption "XVI Olympiad 1956: Olympia Melbourne". The handle has a ring, and the bowl features three series of Olympic rings. This type of torch was also used for the Equestrian Games in Stockholm.
The torch design of 1948 was obviously used again.
The last runner carried, as in 1948 in London, a special torch made of aluminium, which had been slightly altered in design, with a magnesium flare for fuel. | | Combustible | Hexamine in the form of tablets, with additional naphthalene and a special igniting material. The burning time was about 15 minutes. | Color | Silver | | Fabricante | - | Tamaño | 47 cm | | Composición | - | Peso | 960 g |
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