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Countries visitedGreece, Spain
Distance5,940 kilometres (3,690 mi)
Torch bearers9,484
Start dateJune 5, 1992
End dateJuly 25, 1992
Torch designerAndré Ricard
No. of torches9,484
A torch from the relay

The 1992 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from May 7 until July 28, prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The route covered around 59,400 kilometres (36,900 mi) and involved over 9,484 torchbearers. Antonio Rebollo lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony.[1]


Greek route

Date Map

June 5 (Day 1): Olympia
June 6 (Day 2): Athens
June 6 (Day 2): Panathenaic Stadium
June 7 (Day 3): Torch enters Spain via Spanish frigate Cataluña (F-73)

Spanish route

Date Map

June 13 (Day 1): L'Escala
June 14 (Day 2): Figueres
June 14 (Day 2): Banyoles
June 14 (Day 2): Girona
June 15 (Day 3): Palafrugell
June 15 (Day 3): Blanes
June 15 (Day 3): Mataró
June 15 (Day 3): Badalona
June 16 (Day 4): Sabadell
June 16 (Day 4): Terrassa
June 16 (Day 4): Granollers
June 16 (Day 4): Berga
June 17 (Day 5): Puigcerdà
June 18 (Day 6): La Seu d'Urgell
June 18 (Day 6): Solsona
June 18 (Day 6): Manresa
June 19 (Day 7): Igualada
June 19 (Day 7): Martorell
June 19 (Day 7): L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
June 20 (Day 8): Castelldefels
June 20 (Day 8): Sitges
June 20 (Day 8): Vilanova i la Geltrú
June 20 (Day 8): El Vendrell
June 20 (Day 8): Montblanc
June 20 (Day 8): Lleida
June 21 (Day 9): Zaragoza
June 21 (Day 9): Huesca
June 22 (Day 10): Jaca
June 23 (Day 11): Pamplona
June 24 (Day 12): Logroño
June 25 (Day 13): Vitoria-Gasteiz
June 26 (Day 14): Bilbao
June 27 (Day 15): Santander
June 27 (Day 15): Gijón
June 28 (Day 16): Oviedo
June 29 (Day 17): Lugo
June 30 (Day 18): A Coruña
July 1 (Day 19): Santiago de Compostela
July 2 (Day 20): Vigo
July 3 (Day 21): Ourense
July 4 (Day 22): Ponferrada
July 5 (Day 23): León
July 6 (Day 24): Valladolid
July 7 (Day 25): Segovia
July 8 (Day 26): Madrid
July 9 (Day 27): Toledo
July 10 (Day 28): Cáceres
July 10 (Day 28): Badajoz
July 11 (Day 29): Mérida
July 12 (Day 30): Huelva
July 13 (Day 31): Seville
July 14 (Day 32): Santa Cruz de Tenerife
July 14 (Day 33): Las Palmas
July 15 (Day 34): Málaga
July 16 (Day 35): Granada
July 17 (Day 35): Almería
July 18 (Day 36): Murcia
July 19 (Day 37): Alicante
July 20 (Day 38): Valencia
July 20 (Day 38): Castellón de la Plana
July 21 (Day 39): Tortosa
July 22 (Day 40): Tarragona
July 23 (Day 41): Palma
July 24 (Day 42): Barcelona
July 25 (Day 43): Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

References

  1. ^ "Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona". Olympic Games Museum. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.