Artefacts

Reference record. Vancouver 2010, torch.

Physical description

Flame-shaped torch, with the Games' Emblem, a mapple leaf and the caption:"With Glowing Hearts / Des plus brillants exploits".

Created

Created: Rivera Design Group Created: Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Created: Bombardier

Materials

aluminium, steel, plastic

Colors

white, multi coloured, silver

Dimension

94.5 x 6.4 x 7.6 cm, 1'460 g

Literature

Jeux olympiques d'hiver. Comité d'organisation. 21, 2010, Vancouver. VANOC official Games report = Rapport officiel des Jeux COVAN / Comité d'organisation des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques d'hiver de 2010 à Vancouver. Edité par John Wiley & Sons. Hoboken, N.J., 2010. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques. Torches et relais de la flamme des Jeux Olympique d'hiver d'Oslo 1952 à Beijing 2022 . Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2023 The Olympic Studies Centre. Torches and torch relays of the Olympic Winter Games from Oslo 1952 to Beijing 2022 . The Olympic Studies Centre, 2023 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

140413

Keywords

Vancouver 2010, Olympic Winter Games Canada Olympic flame Olympic emblem