(Reuters) – List of people who have previously lit the Summer Olympic cauldron. 1936 Berlin: Fritz Schilgen (Athletics) 1948 London: John Mark (Athletics) 1952 Helsinki: Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen (Athletics) 1956 Melbourne: Ron Clarke (Athletics), Hans Wikne (Equestrian) 1960 Rome: Giancarlo Peris (Athletics) 1964 Tokyo: Yoshinori Sakai (Athletics) 1968 Mexico City: Enriqueta Basilio (Athletics) […]
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(Reuters) – List of people who have previously lit the Summer Olympic cauldron.
1936 Berlin: Fritz Schilgen (Athletics)
1948 London: John Mark (Athletics)
1952 Helsinki: Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen (Athletics)
1956 Melbourne: Ron Clarke (Athletics), Hans Wikne (Equestrian)
1960 Rome: Giancarlo Peris (Athletics)
1964 Tokyo: Yoshinori Sakai (Athletics)
1968 Mexico City: Enriqueta Basilio (Athletics)
1972 Munich: Guenther Zahn (Athletics)
1976 Montreal: Sandra Henderson (Gymnastics), Stephane Prefontaine (Athletics)
1980 Moscow: Sergei Belov (Basketball)
1984 Los Angeles: Rafer Johnson (Athletics)
1988 Seoul: Chung Sun-man, Sohn Mi-chung (Non-athletes), Kim Won-tak (Athletics)
1992 Barcelona: Antonio Rebollo (Archery)
1996 Atlanta: Muhammad Ali (Boxing)
2000 Sydney: Cathy Freeman (Athletics)
2004 Athens: Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (Sailing)
2008 Beijing: Li Ning (Artistic gymnastics)
2012 London: Desiree Henry, Katie Kirk, Aidan Reynolds, Adelle Tracey (Athletics) and, Callum Airlie (Sailing), Jordan Duckitt (Non-athlete), Cameron Mac Ritchie (Rowing)
2016 Rio de Janeiro: Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima (Athletics), Jorge Gomes (Non-athlete)
2020 Tokyo: Naomi Osaka (Tennis), Ayaka Takahashi (Badminton)
(Compiled by Shifa Jahan in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)