Artefacts

Reference record. Mexico 1968, fluted torch.

Physical description

Caption: "Mexico 68 Mexico 68". Simple and fluted design. The top of the torch is made of an openwork design with the chiselled caption.

Created

Created: Lance WYMAN (1937)Created: Pedro RAMÍREZ VÁZQUEZ

Materials

steel

Colors

silver

Dimension

53 x 11 cm, 767 g

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. Olympische Siege: Medaillen, Diplome, Ehrungen. Berlin : Sportverlag, cop. 2000. 474 p. ISBN 3-328-00865-9. Témoins d'une certaine image des Jeux / Evoking an Image of the Games. Lausanne : Musée Olympique, 2003. 148 p. ISBN 92-9160-074-1. BORGERS, Walter. Olympic Torch Relays. Kassel: Agon Verlag, 1996. ISBN 3-928562-29-0. Comité organisateur des Jeux de la XIXe olympiade. Rapport officiel des XIXes Jeux olympiques d'été de Mexico 1968; Vol. 2. Mexico, 1969. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques. Torches et relais de la flamme des Jeux Olympiques d'été de Berlin 1936 à Paris 2024 . Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2024 Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques. Torches and torch relays of the Olympic Summer Games from Berlin 1936 to Paris 2024 . Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2024 Molzberger, Ansgar. The Olympic Torch Relay, its Origin and Significance . Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2024

Type of item

Torches and accessories -> torch

Reference number

140387

Keywords

Mexico 1968, Olympic Games Peace Olympic flame Olympic Torch Relay Olympic symbol

Notes

For the first time, three torches were design and produced. One is a three-dimensional version of the poster, the two others, one in black, the other silver-plated, feature the symbol of the dove of peace, another recurring element of the decoration.