This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/30/2023
Presented here is a 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics torch used in the relay. The Olympic flame began in Olympia, Greece, and traveled 5,289 km (900 km by torchbearers and the rest by vehicle) before arriving in Sarajevo after an 11-day journey. The host nation formerly known as Yugoslavia had a total of 1600 torchbearers. The 1984 Sarajevo Olympics were the first Winter Games held in a Communist country. Manufactured by Nippon Koki Co. and Mizuno Corporation, the torch is composed of metal and wood and comes in two parts with a gold and silver colored base bowl (handle) and a stainless steel cylinder.
The bowl has "Sarajevo '84" and an "M" (for Mizuno) inscribed on the gold platform with "MIZUNO CORPORATION JAPAN" engraved on the very bottom of the handle. The 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games emblem appears in orange on the cylinder . At the lower end of the cylinder (hidden from view when inserted into the bowl) is "SPECIALLY MANUFACTURED BY NIPPON KOKI CO. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF MIZUNO CORPORATION" in black lettering. The torch stands 57 cm (22.5") tall and weighs 1.5 lbs. Overall the torch shows light usage and remains in good overall shape with some dents on the upper part of the cylinder. A nice example of the torch that represented one of the last symbols of peace and unity within a war-torn Yugoslavia now divided into several independent nations.