Number of torchbearers at the Olympic Games 1936-2016

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 21, 2022
This statistic shows the number of torchbearers at the Olympic Games form 1936 to 2016. The Olympic Games in Rio in 2016 had a total of 12,450 torchbearers - 12 thousand torchbearers in Brazil and 450 in Greece.

Number of torchbearers at the Summer Olympic Games from 1936 to 2016

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Release date

October 2017

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1936 to 2016

Supplementary notes

*Equestrian Games.
**this high number is explained by the fact that in Japan, 1 km was covered by the bearer of the flame, two reserve runners and up to 20 accompanying people.

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