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Revision as of 22:23, 26 August 2008 by 72.207.33.95 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Antonio Rebollo is the paralympic archer who lit the Olympic Cauldron by shooting an arrow over it, during the Opening Ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. When he was eight months old he contracted Polio with both legs affected the right one severely. He was quoted as saying "I simply wanted to do things that challenge me." He was one of 200 archers considered. There were sunrise practices, along with wind machines to simulate various weather conditions, and flaming arrows that would often singe fingers. He was among four finalists, and was chosen just two hours prior to the release of his arrow.
"There were no fears I was practically a robot, I focused on my positioning and reaching the target. My feelings were taken from the people who described to me how they saw it. What they felt, their emotions, their cries. This is what made me realize, what a moment actually meant."
— Rebollo, in an interview about the lighting in 1996
Reference List
- http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1992
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0nNBLxY0pM
| Preceded byChung Sun-Man, Kim Won-Tak, and Sohn Mi-Chung Seoul 1988 |
Final Summer Olympic Torchbearer Antonio Rebollo Barcelona 1992 |
Succeeded byMuhammad Ali Atlanta 1996 |
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