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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IOC. (October 16, 2017). Number of torchbearers at the Summer Olympic Games from 1936 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/805216/number-torchbearers-olympic-games/
IOC. "Number of torchbearers at the Summer Olympic Games from 1936 to 2016." Chart. October 16, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805216/number-torchbearers-olympic-games/
IOC. (2017). Number of torchbearers at the Summer Olympic Games from 1936 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805216/number-torchbearers-olympic-games/
IOC. "Number of Torchbearers at The Summer Olympic Games from 1936 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805216/number-torchbearers-olympic-games/
IOC, Number of torchbearers at the Summer Olympic Games from 1936 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805216/number-torchbearers-olympic-games/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Number of torchbearers at the Summer Olympic Games from 1936 to 2016 [Graph], IOC, October 16, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/805216/number-torchbearers-olympic-games/