1992 Summer Olympics torch relay

none 1992 Summer Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Greece, Spain 5940 km 9,484 5 June 1992 25 July 1992 André Ricard 9,484 thumb|A torch from the relay The 1992 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from 5 June until 25 July, prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The route covered 5940 km and involved 9,484 torchbearers (8,885 on foot and 599 on bicycle). On 5 June, the Olympic fire was lit in Olympia and carried by relay to Athens. On June 9, in the port of Piraeus, it was embarked on the Spanish Navy frigate Cataluña. On 13 June, it arrived in Empúries, where it began its thirty-eight day journey all around Spain passing through 652 towns. In addition to on foot, the torch was carried by bicycle, plane, ship and hydrofoil. On 25 July, Herminio Menéndez entered the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc with the torch at the opening ceremony, he gave the last relief to Juan Antonio San Epifanio who lit an arrow that Antonio Rebollo shot to the cauldron, igniting the flame.http://www.olympic-museum.de/torches/torch1992.htm Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games Museum https://web.archive.org/web/20151204105737/http://olympic-museum.de/torches/torch1992.htm 4 December 2015 25 August 2016 Route DateMapJune 5: Olympia June 7: AthensGreece 300 centre Greece Olympia Olympia, Greece 37.638333 21.63 Greece Athens Athens 37.984167 23.728056June 13 (day 1): Empúries June 14 (day 2): Girona June 20 (day 3): LleidaSpain Catalonia 300 centre Spain Catalonia Empúries Empúries 42.134018 3.112428 Spain Catalonia Girona Girona 41.979400 2.821426 Spain Catalonia Lleida Lleida 41.617590 0.620015June 21 (day 4): Zaragoza June 21 (day 4): Huesca June 22 (day 5): JacaSpain Aragon 300 centre Spain Aragon Zaragoza Zaragoza 41.648823 -0.889085 Spain Aragon Huesca Huesca 42.131845 -0.407806 Spain Aragon Jaca Jaca 42.571717 -0.547055June 23 (day 6): PamplonaSpain Navarre 300 centre Spain Navarre Pamplona Pamplona 42.812526 -1.645775June 24 (day 7): LogroñoSpain La Rioja 300 centre Spain La Rioja Logroño Logroño 42.462719 -2.444985June 25 (day 8): Vitoria-Gasteiz June 26 (day 9): BilbaoSpain Basque Country 300 centre Spain Basque Country Vitoria-Gasteiz Vitoria-Gasteiz 42.859134 -2.681861 Spain Basque Country Bilbao Bilbao 43.263013 -2.934985June 27 (day 10): SantanderSpain Cantabria 300 centre Spain Cantabria Santander Santander, Spain 43.462306 -3.809980June 27 (day 10): Gijón June 28 (day 11): OviedoSpain Asturias 300 centre Spain Asturias Gijón Gijón 43.532201 -5.661120 Spain Asturias Oviedo Oviedo 43.361914 -5.849389June 29 (day 12): Lugo June 30 (day 13): La Coruña July 1 (day 14): Santiago de Compostela July 2 (day 15): Vigo July 3 (day 16): OurenseSpain Galicia 300 centre Spain Galicia Lugo Lugo 43.009738 -7.556758 Spain Galicia La Coruña La Coruña 43.362344 -8.411540 Spain Galicia Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela 42.878213 -8.544844 Spain Galicia Vigo Vigo 42.240599 -8.720727 Spain Galicia Ourense Ourense 42.335789 -7.863881July 4 (day 17): Ponferrada July 5 (day 18): León July 6 (day 19): Valladolid July 7 (day 20): SegoviaSpain Castile and León 300 centre Spain Castile and León Ponferrada bottom Ponferrada 42.549996 -6.598259 Spain Castile and León León León, Spain 42.598726 -5.567096 Spain Castile and León Valladolid Valladolid 41.652251 -4.724532 Spain Castile and León Segovia Segovia 40.942903 -4.108807July 8 (day 21): MadridSpain Community of Madrid 300 centre Spain Community of Madrid Madrid Madrid 40.416775 -3.703790July 9 (day 22): ToledoSpain Castilla-La Mancha 300 centre Spain Castilla-La Mancha Toledo Toledo, Spain 39.862832 -4.027323July 10 (day 23): Cáceres July 10 (day 23): Badajoz July 11 (day 24): MéridaSpain Extremadura 300 centre Spain Extremadura Cáceres Cáceres, Spain 39.475276 -6.372425 Spain Extremadura Badajoz bottom Badajoz 38.879449 -6.970654 Spain Extremadura Mérida Mérida, Spain 38.939427 -6.365157July 12 (day 25): Huelva July 13 (day 26): SevilleSpain Andalusia 300 centre Spain Andalusia Huelva Huelva 37.261421 -6.944722 Spain Andalusia Seville Seville 37.389092 -5.984459July 14 (day 27): Santa Cruz de Tenerife July 14 (day 27): Las PalmasCanary Islands 300 centre Canary Islands Santa Cruz de Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife 28.463630 -16.251847 Canary Islands Las Palmas Las Palmas 28.123546 -15.436257July 15 (day 28): Málaga July 16 (day 29): Granada July 17 (day 30): AlmeríaSpain Andalusia 300 centre Spain Andalusia Málaga left Málaga 36.721274 -4.421399 Spain Andalusia Granada Granada 37.177336 -3.598557 Spain Andalusia Almería Almería 36.834047 -2.463714July 18 (day 31): MurciaSpain Murcia 300 centre Spain Murcia Murcia Murcia 37.992240 -1.130654July 19 (day 32): Alicante July 20 (day 33): Valencia July 20 (day 33): Castellón de la PlanaSpain Valencian Community 300 centre Spain Valencian Community Alicante Alicante 38.345996 -0.490686 Spain Valencian Community Valencia Alicante 39.469907 -0.376288 Spain Valencian Community Castellón de la Plana Castellón de la Plana 39.986356 -0.051325July 21 (day 34): Tortosa July 22 (day 35): TarragonaSpain Catalonia 300 centre Spain Catalonia Tortosa Tortosa 40.812578 0.521442 Spain Catalonia Tarragona Tarragona 41.118883 1.244491July 23 (day 36): Palma de MajorcaSpain Balearic Islands 300 centre Spain Balearic Islands Palma de Majorca Palma, Majorca 39.569600 2.650160July 24 (day 37): Barcelona July 25 (day 38): Estadi Olímpic de MontjuïcSpain Barcelona municipality 300 centre Spain Barcelona municipality Barcelona Barcelona 41.385064 2.173403 Spain Barcelona municipality Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 41.364757 2.155672 References External links Torch Relay, 1992 Summer Olympics Category:Summer Olympics torch relays