1992 Winter Olympics torch relay

XVI Olympic Winter Games

Host city	Albertville, France
Countries visited	Greece, France
Distance	5,536 kilometres (3,440 mi)
Torch bearers	10,001
Start date	December 14, 1991
End date	February 8, 1992
Torch designer	Philippe Starck

The 1992 Winter Olympics torch relay took part as part of the build-up to the 1992 Winter Olympics hosted in Albertville, France. The route covered around 5,536 kilometres (3,440 mi) and involved 5,500 . Michel Platini and François-Cyrille Grange lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony.

Torch

Designed by French artist, Philippe Starck. The torch resembles a horn of a bull or a flame (if turned upside down).^[1]

Greek route

Date

Map

November 27 (Day 1): Olympia November 27 (Day 1): Patras November 27 (Day 1): Tripoli November 27 (Day 1): Corfu November 27 (Day 1): Ioannina December 8 (Day 11): Kozani December 8 (Day 11): Larissa December 8 (Day 11): Mount Olympus December 8 (Day 11): Thessaloniki December 8 (Day 11): Komotini December 8 (Day 11): Mount Olympus December 8 (Day 11): Thessaloniki December 8 (Day 11): Mytilene December 8 (Day 11): Heraklion December 8 (Day 11): Lamia December 8 (Day 11): Athens December 8 (Day 11): Panathenaic Stadium December 8 (Day 11):

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1992 Winter Olympics
Bid process (Albertville bid) Venues Mascot Torch relay Opening ceremony Medal table (medalists) Chronological summary Closing ceremony Paralympics (medal table)
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French route

Date

Map

December 14 (Day 1): Paris December 15 (Day 2) Fontainebleau December 15 (Day 2): Orléans December 17 (Day 5): Tours December 18 (Day 5): Poitiers December 19 (Day 6): Niort December 20 (Dat 7): La Rochelle December 21 (Day 8): La Roche-sur-Yon December 22 (Day 9): Nantes December 23 (Day 10): Redon December 24 (Day 11): Rennes December 25 (Day 12): Avranches December 26 (Day 13): Caen December 27 (Day 14): Le Havre December 28 (Day 15): Rouen December 29 (Day 16): Amiens December 30 (Day 17): Arras December 30 (Day 18): Lille January 1, 1992 (Day 19): Cambrai January 2 (Day 20): Laon January 3 (Day 21): Châlons-en-Champagne January 4 (Day 22): Metz January 5 (Day 23): Nancy January 6 (Day 24): Sarrebourg January 7 (Day 25): Strasbourg January 8 (Day 26): Colmar January 9 (Day 27): Belfort January 10 (Day 28): Besançon January 11 (Day 29): Dijon January 12 (Day 30): Autun January 13 (Day 31): Moulins January 14 (Day 32): Clermont-Ferrand January 15 (Day 33): Aubusson January 16 (Day 34): Limoges January 17 (Day 35): Périgueux January 18 (Day 36): Bordeaux January 19 (Day 37): Mont-de-Marsan January 20 (Day 38): Tarbes January 21 (Day 39): Auch January 22 (Day 40): Toulouse January 23 (Day 41): Albi January 24 (Day 42): Carcassonne January 25 (Day 43): Béziers January 26 (Day 44): Montpellier January 27 (Day 45): Bastia January 27 (Day 45): Corte January 28 (Day 46): Ajaccio January 28 (Day 46): Nice January 28 (Day 46): Monaco January 29 (Day 47): Toulon January 29 (Day 47): Marseille January 30 (Day 48): Avignon January 31 (Day 49): Montélimar February 1 (Day 50): Valence February 2 (Day 51): Saint-Étienne February 3 (Day 52): Lyon February 4 (Day 53): Belley February 5 (Day 54): Grenoble February 6 (Day 55): Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne February 7 (Day 56): Chambéry February 7 (Day 56): Mont Blanc February 8 (Day 57): Albertville February 8 (Day 58): Théâtre des Cérémonies

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References

1. "Avant les JO" (in French). www.effectif.org. Retrieved 2002.

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