Skip to main content
Digital Archive Toronto Public Library Homepage
The Olympic flame is set alight with a torch lit at the temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, then carried 3,400 iles to Munich by 5,700 relay runners. G(...)
The Olympic flame is set alight with a torch lit at the temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, then carried 3,400 iles to Munich by 5,700 relay runners. G(...)

The Olympic flame is set alight with a torch lit at the temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, then carried 3,400 iles to Munich by 5,700 relay runners. G(...)

Date8/26/1972
Names
(photographer)
Format
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: The Olympic flame is set alight with a torch lit at the temple of Hera in Olympia; Greece; then carried 3;400 iles to Munich by 5;700 relay runners. Guenther Zahn ; an 18-year-old miler and West German police cadet; lights the flame during opening ceremonies that included a parade of the 10;000 athletes competing.
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0096541F