Journey

   Olympia - Platanos (runners), Platanos - Andravida airport (bus), Andravida - Athens (aeroplane), Helenikon airport - Panathenean Stadium (runners), Stadium - Helenikon airport - Langly Air Force Base (Virginia). In Shannon (Ireland), the plane carrying the Olympic Flame made a stop- over to present the flame to the native country of Lord Killanin. Langly AFB - Yorktown (boat), Yorktown - Albany (runners), Albany - Lake Placid (runners).

   Caption

   "XIII Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980". Torch is conical, designed with a silver ring on which the caption is engraved. The handle is leather wrapped.

   Credit : IOC