This statistic shows the distance covered by the Olympic Torch at the Summer Olympic Games from 1936 to 2016. During the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016, the Olympic Torch covered a total distance of 38,235 kilometers - 2,235 kilometers in Greece and 36,000 kilometers in Brazil (20,000 by road and 16,000 by air).
Distance covered by the Olympic Torch at the Summer Olympic Games from 1936 to 2016
(in kilometers)
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IOC. (October 16, 2017). Distance covered by the Olympic Torch at the Summer Olympic Games from 1936 to 2016 (in kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/805225/distance-covered-torch-olympic-games/
IOC. "Distance covered by the Olympic Torch at the Summer Olympic Games from 1936 to 2016 (in kilometers)." Chart. October 16, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/805225/distance-covered-torch-olympic-games/
IOC. (2017). Distance covered by the Olympic Torch at the Summer Olympic Games from 1936 to 2016 (in kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/805225/distance-covered-torch-olympic-games/
IOC. "Distance Covered by The Olympic Torch at The Summer Olympic Games from 1936 to 2016 (in Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/805225/distance-covered-torch-olympic-games/
IOC, Distance covered by the Olympic Torch at the Summer Olympic Games from 1936 to 2016 (in kilometers) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/805225/distance-covered-torch-olympic-games/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Distance covered by the Olympic Torch at the Summer Olympic Games from 1936 to 2016 (in kilometers) [Graph], IOC, October 16, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/805225/distance-covered-torch-olympic-games/
