1976 Summer Olympics torch relay

none 1976 Summer Montreal, Canada Greece, Canada 775 km 1,214 (approx.) The 1976 Summer Olympics torch relay celebrated the first time that a Canadian city had hosted the Games.http://www.canada2010.gc.ca/101/coc/010403-eng.cfm Olympic Ceremonies: Montréal 1976 Government of Canada 23 December 2009 31 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120118101006/http://www.canada2010.gc.ca/101/coc/010403-eng.cfm 2012-01-18 dead Convention states that the flame should be lit at Olympia in Greece and then transported to Athens, making its way onwards to the host city. On this occasion, a signal was sent via satellite to transmit the flame to Ottawa, where it would then make its way to the 1976 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Montreal and a second ceremony in Kingston, Ontario. Relay elements Torch thumb|One of the torches used in the relay, showing the logo of the Games on the handle. The torch was primarily made of aluminium and weighed 836 grams. It was fuelled by olive oil in part to further strengthen the link to the Greek origins of the events.http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/1976v1p2.pdf Official Report of the Games of the XXIst Olympiad Montréal 1976 (Volume 1) LA84 Foundation 31 July 2012 6 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100506012058/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/1976v1p2.pdf dead Torch-bearers There were around 1,214 torch-bearers who travelled a combined total of 775 km through Greece and Canada.http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Reports/EN/en_report_655.pdf The Olympic flame and torch relay The Olympic Museum 2007 31 July 2012 For the section of the relay within Canada, there were more than 4,000 applicants for just over 700 positions. Various criteria were enforced to ensure the quality of the runners, including the ability to run a kilometre in five minutes or less. For the first time, a computer was used to select the torch-bearers based on these criteria. Unsuccessful candidates were encouraged to escort the torch-bearer during their run. As well, organizers published the "Flame Bearer's Guide," a pamphlet to help torchbearers prepare for the relay. The guide, completed several months before the event, contained rules and specific details about how torchbearers should carry the torch and how to transfer the flame. Route During the bidding process, the Canadian Olympic Committee and the OCO'76 considered reproducing the route taken by the country's discoverer, Jacques Cartier. However, they realized it would be very similar to the 1968 Summer Olympics torch relay held in Mexico, which retraced the route traversed by Christopher Columbus. Several alternatives were considered, but there were also issues related to the budget and duration of the relay, as there was already a consensus that the torch relay would take five days between Ottawa and Montreal. As per tradition, the torch was lit at the Temple of Hera in Olympia and traveled throughout Greek territory for a week until reaching the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. Given the logistical issue, the torch would have to go to Canada, but as budget and time would be tight, organizers devised a creative solution to move the fire to the other side of the Atlantic without the use of the sea. In Athens, the Olympic flame lit a 90 cm urn in front of a sensor that detected ionised particles, and was then encoded into impulses and sent via satellite to Ottawa. The arrival of the signal activated a laser that recreated the Olympic flame in an equal 90 cm urn in the Canadian city.http://www.olympic.org/montreal-1976-summer-olympics Montreal 1976 (All Facts) The Olympic Museum 31 July 2012http://torchrelay.beijing2008.cn/en/archives/others/n214039903_1.shtml General overview of Modern Summer Olympic Torch relay (photos attached) The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad 20 April 2007 31 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121104102838/http://torchrelay.beijing2008.cn/en/archives/others/n214039903_1.shtml 2012-11-04 dead Continuation of the relay Though the flame had reached the Olympic Stadium and was used to mark the opening of the Games, the relay actually continued to a second venue. The flame was taken to Kingston, Ontario, the site of sailing and yachting events, using a variety of unusual transportation methods. Horseback, bicycle, and canoes helped transport the flame to the city, in addition to the more traditional running relay. Lighting of the cauldron For the first time in the history of the torch relay, two athletes lit the cauldron. The two final torch-bearers, Stéphane Préfontaine and Sandra Henderson, were 15 and 16 years old, respectively. Route Route in Greece 22em Olympia Krestena Zacharo Kyparissia Filiatra Gargalianoi Nestoras Pylos Messene Kalamata Sparta Tripoli Nafplio Argos Corinth Megara Eleusis Athens Route in Canada LocationMapParliament Hill Ottawa Masson-Angers Thurso Montebello Hawkesbury Rigaud Terrasse-Vaudreuil Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Lachine Mount RoyalCanada Ontario Quebec 400 center Canada Ontario Quebec Ottawa left Ottawa 45.421530 -75.697193 Canada Ontario Quebec bottom Masson-Angers, Quebec 45.543454 -75.419170 Canada Ontario Quebec top Thurso, Quebec 45.597193 -75.243269 Canada Ontario Quebec Montebello, Quebec 45.651949 -74.940872 Canada Ontario Quebec Hawkesbury, Ontario 45.607126 -74.604189 Canada Ontario Quebec Rigaud, Quebec 45.483074 -74.282199 Canada Ontario Quebec Terrasse-Vaudreuil bottom Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Quebec 45.391420 -73.993504 Canada Ontario Quebec Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec 45.403276 -73.950361 Canada Ontario Quebec Lachine, Quebec 45.441347 -73.688585 Canada Ontario Quebec Mount Royal right Mount Royal 45.507102 -73.587407Île Perrot Cornwall Long Sault Upper Canada Village Maitland Saint Lawrence Gananoque Kingston MontrealCanada Ontario Quebec 400 center Canada Ontario Quebec Île Perrot Île Perrot 45.393320 -73.955148 Canada Ontario Quebec Cornwall right Cornwall, Ontario 45.021276 -74.730345 Canada Ontario Quebec Long Sault 45.030398 -74.890559 Canada Ontario Quebec Upper Canada Village 44.946373 -75.068247 Canada Ontario Quebec Maitland Maitland, Ontario 44.636169 -75.611856 Canada Ontario Quebec Gananoque Gananoque 44.330618 -76.161864 Canada Ontario Quebec Kingston left Kingston, Ontario 44.231172 -76.485954 Canada Ontario Quebec Montreal top Montreal 45.501689 -73.567256 References Torch Relay, 1976 Summer Olympics Category:Summer Olympics torch relays