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== Torch relay == {{Main|1984 Winter Olympics torch relay}} [[File:Olympic torch Sarajevo 1984.jpg|thumb|upright=0.65|Olympic torch, Sarajevo 1984]] The torch relay for the 1984 Winter Olympics started in [[Olympia, Greece|Olympia]] After being lit in Olympia, the flame was taken by car and plane to Athens via [[Andravida Air Base]], where it took off for [[Dubrovnik]] by airplane. The total distance of the torch relay through Yugoslavia was {{convert|5289|km}} plus {{convert|2879|km}} of local routes. There were two main routes: one in the west ([[Split, Croatia|Split]] – [[Ljubljana]] – [[Zagreb]] – [[Sarajevo]]), {{convert|2602|km}} in length; and the other in the east ([[Skopje]] – [[Novi Sad]] – [[Belgrade]] – Sarajevo), {{convert|2687|km}} in length. The final torchbearer, from a total of 1,600, was figure skater [[Sanda Dubravčić]], who received the torch from cross country skier [[Ivo Čarman]].<ref>{{harvsp|Organizing committee|1984|pp=122–124}}</ref> One of the two original torches is held in a private collection in [[Žalec, Slovenia]]. There are also 20 more torches in Greece, owned by individual athletes who were the torchbearers from Ancient [[Olympia, Greece|Olympia]] to [[Andravida Air Base]], where it took off for Dubrovnik.<ref>{{harvsp|Organizing committee|1984|pp=122–124}}</ref> {{clear}} [[File:1984 Winter Olympics opening ceremony at Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo.jpg|thumb|center|800px|Panoramic view of Koševo Stadium during the 1984 Winter Olympics opening ceremony]]
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