Flashcards: Olympic cauldron lighters

Muhammad Ali /ɑːˈliː/ (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist.

Paavo Johannes Nurmi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpɑːʋo ˈnurmi] ; 13 June 1897 – 2 October 1973) was a Finnish middle- and long-distance runner.

(This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.) Chen Ruolin (simplified Chinese: 陈若琳; traditional Chinese: 陳若琳; pinyin: Chén Ruòlín; born 12 December 1992 in Nantong, Jiangsu) is a female diver, she won the champion of synchronized 10 metre platform diving with her partner Liu Huixia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak, MSM (Russian: Владисла́в Алекса́ндрович Третья́к; Ukrainian: Владислав Олександрович Третьяк, Vladyslav Oleksandrovych Tretʹyak, IPA: [trʲɪˈtʲjak]; born 25 April 1952) is a former goaltender for the Soviet Union's national ice hockey team.

Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina (Russian: Ирина Константиновна Роднина; IPA: [ɪˈrʲinə kənstɐnˈtʲinəvnə rədʲnʲɪˈna], born 12 September 1949) is a Russian politician and figure skater, who is the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships (1969–78) and three successive Olympic gold medals (1972, 1976, 1980).

Catherine Astrid Salome "Cathy" Freeman, OAM (born 16 February 1973) is an Australian former sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event.

Midori Ito or Midori Itō (伊藤みどり Itō Midori, born August 13, 1969 in Nagoya) is a Japanese former figure skater.

Stephen John Nash, OC, OBC (born February 7, 1974), is a Canadian retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Stefania Belmondo (born 13 January 1969) is an Italian former cross-country skier, two time olympic champion and four time world champion in her career.

Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (Russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Бело́в; January 23, 1944 – October 3, 2013) was a professional basketball player, most noted for playing for CSKA Moscow and the Soviet Union national basketball team.

Rafer Lewis Johnson (born August 18, 1935) is an American former decathlete and film actor.

Nikolaos "Nikos" Kaklamanakis (Greek: Νικόλαος Κακλαμανάκης, born August 19, 1968 in Athens) is the Greek Gold-medal winner who lit the Olympic torch in the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Sanda Dubravčić-Šimunjak (born 24 August 1964) is a Croatian former figure skater who competed internationally for Yugoslavia.

Catriona Ann Le May Doan, OC (born December 23, 1970) is a Canadian speed skater and a double Olympic champion in the 500 m.

Ronald William "Ron" Clarke, AO, MBE (21 February 1937 – 17 June 2015) was an Australian athlete, writer, and Mayor of the Gold Coast from 2004 to 2012.

Wayne Douglas Gretzky CC (/ˈɡrɛtski/; born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach.

Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima (born 11 August 1969 in Cruzeiro do Oeste, Paraná, Brazil) is a former long-distance runner who specialised in marathons.

Alain Calmat (born 31 August 1940) is a French former competitive figure skater, surgeon, and politician.

Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen (; 9 December 1889 – 11 January 1966) was a Finnish middle-distance and long-distance runner.

Li Ning (born March 10, 1963 in Laibin, Guangxi) is a retired Chinese gymnast and entrepreneur.

Adelle Tracey (born 27 May 1993) is a British middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres.

Giancarlo Peris (born 4 November 1941), an Italian track athlete of Greek descent, was the final bearer of the Olympic torch for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.

Norma Enriqueta Basilio, also known as Queta Basilio (born July 15, 1948) is a Mexican track and field athlete.

Nancy Catherine Greene Raine, OC, OBC, OD (born May 11, 1943) is a Canadian Senator for British Columbia and a champion alpine skier voted as Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century.

Desirèe Henry (born 26 August 1995) is an English sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.

Stéphane Préfontaine (born 1961) is a Canadian track athlete best known for co-lighting the Olympic Flame with Sandra Henderson at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Egon Zimmermann (born 8 February 1939), often referred to as Egon Zimmermann II, is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Austria.

Hans Wikne (September 11, 1914 – October 17, 1996) was a Swedish equestrian rider who competed in the 1950s and 1960s.