Factbox-List of people who have previously lit the Summer Olympic cauldron

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Naomi Osaka of Japan lights the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony /Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo

List of people who have previously lit the Summer Olympic cauldron.

1936 Berlin: Fritz Schilgen (Athletics)

1948 London: John Mark (Athletics)

1952 Helsinki: Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen (Athletics)

1956 Melbourne: Ron Clarke (Athletics), Hans Wikne (Equestrian)

1960 Rome: Giancarlo Peris (Athletics)

1964 Tokyo: Yoshinori Sakai (Athletics)

1968 Mexico City: Enriqueta Basilio (Athletics)

1972 Munich: Guenther Zahn (Athletics)

1976 Montreal: Sandra Henderson (Gymnastics), Stephane Prefontaine (Athletics)

1980 Moscow: Sergei Belov (Basketball)

1984 Los Angeles: Rafer Johnson (Athletics)

1988 Seoul: Chung Sun-man, Sohn Mi-chung (Non-athletes), Kim Won-tak (Athletics)

1992 Barcelona: Antonio Rebollo (Archery)

1996 Atlanta: Muhammad Ali (Boxing)

2000 Sydney: Cathy Freeman (Athletics)

2004 Athens: Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (Sailing)

2008 Beijing: Li Ning (Artistic gymnastics)

2012 London: Desiree Henry, Katie Kirk, Aidan Reynolds, Adelle Tracey (Athletics) and, Callum Airlie (Sailing), Jordan Duckitt (Non-athlete), Cameron Mac Ritchie (Rowing)

2016 Rio de Janeiro: Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima (Athletics), Jorge Gomes (Non-athlete)

2020 Tokyo: Naomi Osaka (Tennis), Ayaka Takahashi (Badminton)