Historical information

This photograph, taken by The Advocate in 2000, features Ray Barry, a 2000 Olympic Games Torch Relay torchbearer preparing for his leg of the relay.

The Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch Relay carried the Olympic flame from Olympia, Greece, across Oceania and throughout Australia before the opening of the Sydney Olympic Games. Over a period of 100 days, the relay visited more than 1,000 Australian communities and involved approximately 11,000 torchbearers selected in recognition of their achievements and contributions to society. The relay was intended to unite communities and share the spirit of the Olympic Games across the nation, culminating in the lighting of the Olympic cauldron by Cathy Freeman at the Opening Ceremony in Sydney.

The 2000 Olympic Torch Relay pass through Deer Park, Ardeer, Sunshine, Braybrook and Maidstone on day 52 of the relay.

Significance

Being chosen as a torchbearer in the 2000 Olympic Torch Relay was a prestigious honour that recognised an individual's contribution to their community and their embodiment of the Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect.

Physical description

Collection of digitally scanned coloured negative

Inscriptions & markings

7785 - Sydney Olympic Games Torchbearer - Ray Barry 2000 Photograph (Advocate 185.1).JPG