Atlanta 1996 OC - Lighting of the Olympic Cauldron

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of the stadium, from where the official opening speeches were spoken. As he carried the Olympic Flame closer to its final destination, he picked up Paraskevi ("Voula") Patoulidou of Greece (her name in Greek is Παρασκευή "Βούλα" Πατουλίδου) to accompany him. Patoulidou was the first Greek female athlete, at the time, to earn an Olympic medal in a track and field event. In Barcelona 1992, she won gold in the 100m hurdles event. She would "repeat" this scene again at the Athens 2004 ...