| Host city | Barcelona, Spain |
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| Countries visited | Greece, Spain |
| Distance | 5,940 kilometres (3,690 mi) |
| Torch bearers | 9,484 |
| Start date | 5 June 1992 |
| End date | 25 July 1992 |
| Torch designer | André Ricard |
| No. of torches | 9,484 |
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The 1992 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from 5 June until 25 July, prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The route covered 5,940 kilometres (3,690 mi) and involved 9,484 torchbearers (8,885 on foot and 599 on bicycle).
On 5 June, the Olympic fire was lit in Olympia and carried by relay to Athens. On June 9, in the port of Piraeus, it was embarked on the Spanish Navy frigate Cataluña. On 13 June, it arrived in Empúries, where it began its thirty-eight day journey all around Spain passing through 652 towns. In addition to on foot, the torch was carried by bicycle, plane, ship and hydrofoil. On 25 July, Herminio Menéndez entered the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc with the torch at the opening ceremony, he gave the last relief to Juan Antonio San Epifanio who lit an arrow that Antonio Rebollo shot to the cauldron, igniting the flame.[1]
- ^ "Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona". Olympic Games Museum. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.