1980 Moscow Olympic Relay Torch - $2,750 - (Ocean City, MD)
MOSCOW 1980 OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY Authentic 100% VERY GOOD CONDITION Lenght : 56,5 cm Weight ; 700 gr No international shipping on this item. This torch is numbered 4196. Still inside is the original full canister, which can be removed by unscrewing the handle. A very nice example of this hard to find torch. The torch is used and does have some slight marks on it, but it has in no way been mishandled or mistreated. During the preparation for the relay various routes which had been suggested were looked at, in particular the proposals by National Olympic committees that the Olympic torch should be carried through many of the countries of Europe or, indeed, on a round the world run. This however demanded a considerable expense and a great deal of time. The OCOG- 80 proposed to organise the relay along the shortest possible route. It was proposed to run the relay of the Olympic flame from Greece, through Bulgaria and Romania and from there across the USSR and the decision was confirmed at the 80th Session of the IOC in May 1978. The overall length of the route was 5,000 km including 1,170 on the territory of Greece, 935 in Bulgaria, 593 in Romania and 2,302 in the USSR. Dimensions of the torch: length- 565 mm, minimum diameter-27 mm, maximum diameter-100 mm. Weight with full gas reservoir-700 g, burning time-8-10 min. Leningrad enterprises provided the relay with 6,200 torches and the same number of gas reservoirs. The torch was registered as an invention at the State Registry of Inventions of the USSR, inventor's certificate No. 729414 was given the group which had created the torch by the USSR State Committee on Inventions and Discoveries.
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