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    Factbox-List of people who have previously lit the Summer Olympic cauldron

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    (Reuters) - List of people who have previously lit the Summer Olympic cauldron.

    1936 Berlin: Fritz Schilgen (Athletics)

    1948 London: John Mark (Athletics)

    1952 Helsinki: Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen (Athletics)

    1956 Melbourne: Ron Clarke (Athletics), Hans Wikne (Equestrian)

    1960 Rome: Giancarlo Peris (Athletics)

    1964 Tokyo: Yoshinori Sakai (Athletics)

    1968 Mexico City: Enriqueta Basilio (Athletics)

    1972 Munich: Guenther Zahn (Athletics)

    1976 Montreal: Sandra Henderson (Gymnastics), Stephane Prefontaine (Athletics)

    1980 Moscow: Sergei Belov (Basketball)

    1984 Los Angeles: Rafer Johnson (Athletics)

    1988 Seoul: Chung Sun-man, Sohn Mi-chung (Non-athletes), Kim Won-tak (Athletics)

    1992 Barcelona: Antonio Rebollo (Archery)

    1996 Atlanta: Muhammad Ali (Boxing)

    2000 Sydney: Cathy Freeman (Athletics)

    2004 Athens: Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (Sailing)

    2008 Beijing: Li Ning (Artistic gymnastics)

    2012 London: Desiree Henry, Katie Kirk, Aidan Reynolds, Adelle Tracey (Athletics) and, Callum Airlie (Sailing), Jordan Duckitt (Non-athlete), Cameron Mac Ritchie (Rowing)

    2016 Rio de Janeiro: Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima (Athletics), Jorge Gomes (Non-athlete)

    2020 Tokyo: Naomi Osaka (Tennis), Ayaka Takahashi (Badminton)

    (Compiled by Shifa Jahan in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)

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