Editing 1984 Summer Olympics (section)

==Torch relay==
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The 1984 Olympic Torch Relay began in New York City and ended in Los Angeles, traversing 33 states and the District of Columbia. Unlike later torch relays, the torch was continuously carried by runners on foot. The route covered more than 9,320&nbsp;mi (15,000&nbsp;km) and involved 3,636 runners. Noted athlete [[O. J. Simpson]] was among the runners, carrying the torch up the [[California Incline]] in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]]. Gina Hemphill, a granddaughter of [[Jesse Owens]], carried the torch into the Coliseum, completed a lap around the track, then handed it off to the final runner, [[Rafer Johnson]], winner of the [[decathlon]] at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]]. With the torch, he touched off the flame which passed through a specially designed flammable Olympic logo, igniting all five rings. Johnson became the first person of African descent to light the cauldron in Olympic history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-12-02/rafer-johnson-dead?_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true|title = Rafer Johnson, the Olympic gold medalist who helped bring the games to L.A., has died|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = December 2, 2020}}</ref> The flame then passed up to the cauldron atop the peristyle and remained aflame for the duration of the Games.
[[File:Olympic Torch Tower of the Los Angeles Coliseum.jpg|thumb|left|The Opening Ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]