Barcelona 1992 Olympic Torch Lighting

Barcelona 1992 Olympic Torch Lighting | Epic Olympic Moments

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Barcelona 1992 Opening Ceremony - Countdown to Rio 2016 - 31 Iconic Olympic Moments
At the Opening Ceremony of Barcelona 1992, the Olympic Flame was lit by archer Antonio Rebollo.
As we countdown to Rio 2016, we're taking a look back at 31 iconic moments from Olympic history.
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@saladamista8226 2 жыл бұрын

In fact, my favorite one. The archer who lit the Barcelona'92 cauldron is a a paralympic athlete and the organizers of event were concerned about whether he could emotionally handle the pressure of hitting his target on the one night, in the one instant. Since 1990, around 200 archers were tested to perform in the Olympic Opening, andRebollo proved the most likely to succeed. But the organizers of ceremony wanted to have a Catalonian archer and Rebollo is from Madrid. They asked Rebollo to teach others archers its techiniques, but Rebollo refused and they had no choice and choose him. In nearly 700 practice shots, Rebollo missed only twice. But the organizers could have ignited the flame automatically if he had missed. But Rebollo also had a second arrow to try again if needed. Other thing: the flame ignite the gas which was exiting from cauldron, starting the fire. The arrow did not land into cauldron, just fly close enough to ignite the gas. This was the plan and he did it perfectly. The bent, charred arrow was later found outside the stadium, in the area that had been roped off for that purpose, and has been donated to the Olympic museum at Lausanne, Switzerland.

@TrangNguyen-bp3sx 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this piece of info!

@saladamista8226 2 жыл бұрын

I forgot to mention the full name of archer: Antonio Rebollo Liñán

@narendrapanse7844 2 жыл бұрын

Nice info. thank you - was wondering about the Catalan-rest-of-Spain thing myself. Summary: One might be a proud Catalan, but it still needs a Madridian to light your fire :).

@saladamista8226 2 жыл бұрын

@@narendrapanse7844 : Thank you too. Antonio Rebollo was so skillful that even the Catalonian organizers surrended to him.

@rhylpantaleon9022 2 жыл бұрын

Are you sure that the arrow did not land into the cauldron? Because he was interviewed and said that the arrow went in :/

@genefaye6795 7 жыл бұрын

The best lighting of the flame ever in history! I was a teenager at the time, but this ceremony is still etched into my mind.

@hussainali9999 6 жыл бұрын

Gene Faye same me couldn’t forget it

@wikiuser92 6 жыл бұрын

I was born that year, so I obviously don't have any memories of it, but my dad regards this as the best Olympic lighting ever.

@johanbdln 6 жыл бұрын

I was 4 years old at the time, i remember it as it was yesterday.

@dejavu4040 5 жыл бұрын

Same here. I'll never forget

@alwinlourdes 5 жыл бұрын

I was 12 when I saw this on TV in Malaysia and my jaw dropped and till today I'm still in awe... The best ever torch lighting... Ever.. Period!!

@bigwilliearmitage 2 жыл бұрын

Such a timeless and iconic moment. It symbolizes everything that makes an Olympian: dedication, preparation, and the courage to put yourself on the line -- win or lose -- for all to see. This is simply one of the most amazing moments in Olympic history.

@rchap92 2 жыл бұрын

Well said sir!

@James-xw8li 2 жыл бұрын

facts🗣

@witwicky1212 Жыл бұрын

Horseshit, modern Olympics are what was "Bread and circuses" from the ancient world, in other words modern athletes are modern version of gladiators, they are putting their bodies and health on the line to keep the folk blinded by the sports events, just like the ancient romans who cared more about the gladiator games than their well being.

@tejasbhagat4444 3 жыл бұрын

They should give him a medal for that perfect shot. Btw I heard he was practiced hard for this.

@MrShankaPerera 2 жыл бұрын

As I know, 700 times and missed 2

@paularthur9110 2 жыл бұрын

They say it was staged

@manishchhetri5499 2 жыл бұрын

Obviously imagine doing this with hangover

@hydrablue888 2 жыл бұрын

@@paularthur9110 obviously

@karthikhegde9752 2 жыл бұрын

@@hydrablue888 Staged for the flame's to burn regardless of the shot, But he did he get a impressive shot on target... One of the best movement in Olympic's history..

@larrywolf2509 8 жыл бұрын

Man, he even did that at night. I'm a good archer, but that's a hard shot.

@GrahamChapman 5 жыл бұрын

At night, _and_ with a lightsource just inches away from his face: He was practically making that shot blindfolded.

@CJKisame 4 жыл бұрын

I will automatically light it even if it's not bulls eye haha

@heh111 4 жыл бұрын

Eventhough he prsctice he will consider the wind and all. Nice shot

@dobleVViolaverso 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to burst the bubble but it was fake, the arrow went over and out of the stadium, they used only one camera angle to make that shot believable

@davidavila8286 4 жыл бұрын

@@dobleVViolaverso vienes del video del boser?

@deedeethomas7835 4 жыл бұрын

I still watch this from time to time. The absolute best torch lighting ever.

@Yuhon100 9 ай бұрын

It is, no one can toppled that.

@DATo_DATonian 2 жыл бұрын

I saw this live. I couldn't believe it then, I can't believe it now. I didn't know - none of us did - what was about to happen, but when it did it sent an electric shock down the backs of about a billion people watching around the world. I still get chills when I see it. The ENTIRE 1992 Barcelona Olympic games were the best summer games I have ever seen.

@chaoticdays 2 жыл бұрын

What's even more amazing is that he was a paralympic athlete with both legs damaged by polio and yet his stability is awe inspiring.

@chakigun 4 жыл бұрын

What a pro! I would've killed a bunch of people in a few thousand tries.

@dalandan8300 4 жыл бұрын

Im sure that they will stop you after the first death...

@ploaiepluvo933 4 жыл бұрын

Well, he DID a few thousand tries before the opening.

@pctellez1206 4 жыл бұрын

that arrow just passed over it landed outside I was there

@michaelcavanough3539 3 жыл бұрын

@@pctellez1206 that's all it had to do enough for the gas to ignite

@chingthianhoihvualnam4779 2 жыл бұрын

@@ploaiepluvo933 The Barcelona Olympic Committee made him try 700 times and he missed only twice.

@tiewkiat 3 жыл бұрын

23 july 2021. This is still the best lighting, none has surpassed this.

@hjon9119 3 жыл бұрын

i agree.

@mehdisahil4040 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@ericamichelle99 2 жыл бұрын

Took the words out of my mouth.

@betrp 2 жыл бұрын

Tokyo lightning wasn't that impressive as I expected

@fenghvmy 2 жыл бұрын

And no one dare to try again lol

@manitou3331 7 жыл бұрын

I remember this like it was yesterday. Most epic torch lighting ever.

@chumbue6537 3 жыл бұрын

Boomer

@scsim60 3 жыл бұрын

This remains the best and most spectacular of all the Olympic flame lighting ceremonies❤️👍

@cambies Жыл бұрын

you obviously never seen japan bbq the pigeons

@cucarachambrienta 8 жыл бұрын

A paralympic Spanish archer. Still amazing.

@hhluvzmagik 2 жыл бұрын

To me, this will forever be Gold Standard for Olympic Cauldron Lightings! 30 years later, it still leaves me breathless!

@martinquesada8185 4 жыл бұрын

What was simple turned out to be the most elegant, beautiful and creative ever. Far better than all the other torch lightings with their theatrics and explosions.

@falloutman1843 2 жыл бұрын

The best. Even the music. The sheer drama of it. Will never be outdone imo.

@garydunn5797 2 жыл бұрын

Still the most dramatic epic flame lightning in history!

@blakdragn 2 жыл бұрын

This is the most epic and the most memorable torch lighting in all of human history.

@eugeneeugenio5917 4 жыл бұрын

For me this is still the best and the badass lighting of cauldron ever!!!

@roido6614 2 жыл бұрын

The hairs on my hands are standing up to this along with goose pimples everywhere!

@oliverclarke9891 6 жыл бұрын

Jeez people, the reason the flames appeared before the arrow 'went into' the cauldron is because they turned on the gas slightly before, so as the arrow passed through it ignited the gas. It wasn't a fix!

@Beechaii2 6 жыл бұрын

That was the point. Because they never intended for the arrow to fly into the cauldron itself. He was trained to fly it through the centre past the stadium to eliminate risk of hitting the crowd.

@claymore806 6 жыл бұрын

Oliver Clarke and?,is that important anyway?, or it is because you couldn't do something so imaginative in your country?

@elizabethwai1415 6 жыл бұрын

I think he was defending that the lighting was real, not a fake...

@J.R.65 6 жыл бұрын

Oliver, is easy to talk bad, difficult is try to do better...

@ATLKing404 6 жыл бұрын

he wasn't talking bad. Read his comment, he was defending the torch lighting against people who called it fake. Hence the fact that he ended his comment by saying "it wasn't a fix"

@bgmlovers2112 2 жыл бұрын

Salute to archer 🏹 👏

@chevexx1111 4 жыл бұрын

The greatest opening Olympics ever. Complete class.

@pagu_ 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. The celebration right afterwards gives an even more magnificent aura to the occasion. I wonder how many people were crying watching this live.

@loxleysings5646 4 жыл бұрын

The best lighting of Olympics torch EVER! Total human archery skills😎👍🏻😎👍🏻

@Ulises-lx3qn 4 жыл бұрын

But it was fake, the arrow just passed over and landed outside tje stadium. There are videos of it, it was just an illusion :/ The cauldron was lightened manually.

@DHG1985 3 жыл бұрын

Technically the arrow wasn't supposed to land on the cauldron but pass by and light it to inaugurate the Olympic Games of Barcelona'92. Besides, he was a paralympic archer and the stadium was practically dark, he was guided only by the light reflex in the cauldron to do the shoot...

@chookvalve 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ulises-lx3qn The arrow actually went past the cauldron into a flagged off area beyond the Estadi. It did not technically 'ignite' the flame but went perfectly through the intended cauldron's flame's vicinity which was synced up to make it look like an actual ignition source. Landing an arrow into the cauldron would prove to be too dangerous as spectators were straight below! It's not totally fake as the illusion is all that is required for the olympics.

@jellybranca7791 2 жыл бұрын

The best torch lighting in the history! Bravo!

@allenking6377 2 жыл бұрын

Truly, ABSOLUTELY one of the GREATEST MOMENTS in Olympic History of all time.

@Nefylym 8 ай бұрын

wow, i can't believe he didn't even flinch when he drew the arrow back with the flames on the arrowhead close enough to his hand to lick his knuckles! great shot

@jemaradrao740 2 жыл бұрын

No pressure, Just On Olympics and The whole world watching

@guarumbad6868 3 жыл бұрын

La emoción que me transmite es enorme. Soy ciego, pero paso el este video casi todo el día. Y siempre ocurre los mismo en el momento del aplauso se humedecen mis ojos, dejando correr sobre mi mejilla una gota de conmoción.

@BalikBalikAku 3 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine that this is a thousand times I watch this clip... the best ever and ever torch lighting...

@K.R_Mony Жыл бұрын

The best Opening Ceremony Cauldron lighting ever exist

@ricasa2005 9 ай бұрын

This is so simple, so clever, so elegant, SO ICONIC.

@chant2day 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite Olympic lighting ceremony ! I always talk about how exciting this moment was! So glad you shared this with us.

@astridortiz1419 2 жыл бұрын

Best torch lighting yet and one of the best Olympic Games ever

@johannesaid244 5 жыл бұрын

Till today, this is the best lighting, memorable, of an Olympic flames

@Wavecurve 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of those epic moments you are lucky and happy to have seen happen live!

@sanborn2010 5 жыл бұрын

Best Olympic torch lighting of all time

@Ulises-lx3qn 4 жыл бұрын

But it was FAKE, the arrow never got inside :/

@fedora997 4 жыл бұрын

@@Ulises-lx3qn It wasn't even intended for the arrow to go inside. The gas in the cauldron was slightly turned on before, so when the arrow tip with the flame touched it ignited

@Ganbakodon 4 жыл бұрын

@@fedora997 No, in that case, the flames would emerge around the arrow head first and spread outward. However, you can see the flames come from the bottom of the Calderon upwards, indicating the arrow did not light the flame.

@sirrykr1679 5 жыл бұрын

I was 24 at the time and yes, this is still the greatest lighting of the Olympic Flame Ever.

@mjcamck 3 жыл бұрын

It's almost the Summer Olympics 2021. They'll do their best, but HOW can this MAGNIFICENT lighting ever be TOPPED?! Peace On Earth To All!!!

@joshuaroberts6937 8 жыл бұрын

Still my favorite Olympics

@judithhardin2783 2 жыл бұрын

No other lighting of the Olympic flame compares to Barcelona. Memorable.

@marthamagruder3698 2 жыл бұрын

It was THE best torch lighting in Olympic opening ceremony history!

@_orkunefe_ 2 жыл бұрын

The best in history ! Simply the best !

@25snehu 14 сағат бұрын

My one everlasting childhood memory of all the televised Olympic Games I have watched...

@ScoopNemeth 4 жыл бұрын

The Most EPIC and BOLD Torch Lighting of All Time! Didn't miss at all. Aimed directly for the cauldron. Took a chance and succeeded

@moisesdelgadomarin7517 4 жыл бұрын

Todavía a día de hoy me emociono al ver imágenes de los juegos Olímpicos Barcelona '92. La mejor ceremonia y los mejores juegos de todos los tiempos. Vivirlos con ocho años de edad en mi ciudad fue una de las mejores experiencias de mi vida.

@AngusD1 2 жыл бұрын

This is the most insane shot in the world

@jhunz23 8 жыл бұрын

Katniss Everdeen will be ashamed of this :) Kudos! The best lighting torch ever!

@cris11171992 Жыл бұрын

Don't Challenge the people of Sector 12. She may actually do this

@Parachute880 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely outstanding and enormous performance, that's indeed we call it 'one man show' ... Just imagine, that he was a point of focus surrounded by a huge huge crowd in the stadium and billions by on television sets, everyone would be thinking that what's going on to happen and he proved it all the way.

@EduSodap 4 жыл бұрын

this lighting was the most beautiful and elegant way to represent that not only the olympic flame relay reaches further than a human can reach by himself, it reaches further than any human can reach at all. it represents the history of humanity and how we take our part in carrying that flame through times.

@Ulises-lx3qn 4 жыл бұрын

Bit it was fake, actually that arrow landed outside the stadium. Is just an optical effect :/

@sharongelfand5065 11 ай бұрын

@@Ulises-lx3qnthe soaring drama and beauty are the points.

@darkovilos 6 жыл бұрын

The first Olympics that I ever watched and my fav lighting of the torch.

@Tida1986 2 жыл бұрын

This was first one too and I was hooked after

@coucoubrandy1079 2 жыл бұрын

The most brilliant lighting ever !

@younghusband70 4 жыл бұрын

The most memorable cauldron lighting in Olympics history.

@badmiyagi 6 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite torch lighting ceremony of all. What a wonderful sight to see the arrow cross over the 0lympic torch setting it ablaze with the eternal '0' flame. Cheers!

@badmiyagi 6 жыл бұрын

Correction cauldron lighting. Torch lighting the cauldron. Cheers!

@mandarislibrary9904 Жыл бұрын

Best lighting forever. I respect his talent 🙏

@chingthianhoihvualnam4779 2 жыл бұрын

This takes me back to the olden times when kings would order a decree to sought out the best in the land to perform a noble feat of magnanimous importance.

@90AlmostFamous 5 жыл бұрын

thank god it wasnt Edmure Tully with the bow

@trueblueedits4673 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao, thank God this guy was Brynden "The Blackfish" Tully with the bow.

@Hillers62 4 жыл бұрын

Best. Olympic. Flame. Lighting...EVER!!!!!!!

@Diyana81 5 жыл бұрын

I never forget about this momment....it was amazing!...

@xinghuali2842 4 жыл бұрын

0:29 I can feel the heat

@eytonarenas2131 2 жыл бұрын

The most EPIC of all time !

@marianelaestrada5331 3 жыл бұрын

Incomparable! Best ever! Always watching the Olympics to see if anyone can do it better.

@Tida1986 2 жыл бұрын

I was 6 then... Still there hasn't been one to top this one yet

@GravityBunk 2 жыл бұрын

A true show human capability.

@greyhound681 8 жыл бұрын

This is crazy. Amazing.

@jenell73 4 жыл бұрын

Omg the nostalgia. I still rank this as the best lighting in history

@gabygabytoy5612 3 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful moment, so exciting, unexpected, the music the tension.... the king and queen high-fiving everyone!!!

@9some Жыл бұрын

this was the superior [way of] lighting of the flame or fire the skill, the visual aspect of it at night, the distance, the elegance of the arc, the shot itself, the bow, the night itself

@mariaandharold Ай бұрын

the most moving torch lighting ever !! his impeccable composure is a great lesson to everyone

@timandshannon03 2 жыл бұрын

Such an epic moment!!! It's still amazing to watch!!!!

@deborahearle4151 5 жыл бұрын

Coolest Olympic torch lighting ever!

@mahnoorfatima331 2 жыл бұрын

Nah! The hottest

@noslenrosben4834 4 жыл бұрын

The Most Epic torch lightning of all time .

@James-xw8li 2 жыл бұрын

*after the ceremony when he returns back home* “I’m Nick Fury and i’m here to talk to you about the Avengers initiative”

@oenrn 2 жыл бұрын

Hawkeye's origin story.

@electronicsacademy2D2E29 2 жыл бұрын

Best comment here 🤣

@rosaliasturla4982 4 жыл бұрын

A pesar de los años, aún me emociono con este encendido de la llama Olímpica!!!!!! Barcelona...los mejores juegos del Siglo XX, y quizás de todos los años !!!!!!!

@clarasoko1041 2 жыл бұрын

The best lightening ever, till date!

@ashleysvoboda8331 3 жыл бұрын

I was only 4 days old when this happened, but I'm very happy to be able to say that I was alive for it. :)

@raulreusvaliente747 6 жыл бұрын

No ha habido ni habrá jamás un encendido de antorcha igual de original y aunque fuera un efecto óptico arriesgado y valiente.

@dobleVViolaverso 4 жыл бұрын

Es falso pero igual la idea y llevarla acabo para verse creíble es muy buena

@Ulises-lx3qn 4 жыл бұрын

Que mal que solo sea una ilusión :/

@rt0935 3 жыл бұрын

@@dobleVViolaverso "Falso", dice. La flecha pasó por donde tenía que pasar, que es por encima del caldero, porque si diseñaban el acto para que la flecha entrase dentro, rebotaría y saldría disparada, pudiendo herir a los espectadores.

@eloisarosales7506 4 жыл бұрын

THIS WAS THE BEST EVER !!!!

@armedhippy7685 3 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this with my father, both of us hobby archers, incredible!

@xO_oxDK 6 жыл бұрын

This is one of my most vivid memories from being a child, and I think that this lighting was what really made me love The Olympics at the age of 13.... there hasn't been a lighting to match it ever since. What a feat! Still makes me cry from awe...

@Ulises-lx3qn 4 жыл бұрын

But it was fake :(

@xO_oxDK 4 жыл бұрын

@@Ulises-lx3qn aw man :(

@Ulises-lx3qn 4 жыл бұрын

@@xO_oxDK Well, fake is not the right word... It was an optycal effect, but it still was so risky and it looks great :D

@diegs.alejandro 4 күн бұрын

That gave me full body chills dawg. Wow.

@markkennedy5479 4 жыл бұрын

This is still the coolest, most creative lighting of the Olympic flame ever. It could have been a fizzle if the archer had flubbed the moment and had to take a second shot. But apparently the organizers had engaged the best archer in Spain... he wasn't going to miss.

@classicalretroback 2 жыл бұрын

The best lighting stunt at the Olympic games. So natural.

@makassarimigration6863 2 жыл бұрын

Till now 2021, This is the best torch lightning in history of olympic,, 👏👏

@zarahandress3756 2 жыл бұрын

That was phenomenal

@jdmpieries8604 4 жыл бұрын

I went to the stadium today! This moment was something from my teenage memory I wanted to make real! It happened today...:) this moment is magical

@ananiasodivilas7290 Жыл бұрын

The best ever, gives goose bumps every time I watch it.

@paolocamurati2815 2 жыл бұрын

This is a true epic moment! Irresistible!

@theyellowmongoose6181 3 жыл бұрын

I watched this live on TV and remember it so well to this day.

@arianebolt1575 6 жыл бұрын

Nobody has quite matched this.

@marcclement7396 5 ай бұрын

Whoever first came up with that idea was incredibly creative. Off course even if he had missed we all know the torch would have lit. No do-overs on that one.

@russgrunert3955 6 жыл бұрын

that's the coolest thing I've ever seen that Archer oughta be giving a gold medal for that

@Ulises-lx3qn 4 жыл бұрын

But it was fake, actually arrow just passed by and landed outside the stadium. Is an optical effect, that's why they didn't allow reporters inside the stadium but despite that, there are videos in which you can see how the arrow landed in the street.