Sandra Henderson

Préfontaine and Henderson lighting the Olympic Flame

Sandra James (née Henderson) is a Canadian gymnast best known for co-lighting the Olympic Flame with Stéphane Préfontaine at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

1980 Olympics

At the beginning of the 1980 Summer Olympics James was given the task of delivering the flame from Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau to Lord Killanin in Moscow. Historically the flames are passed from mayor to mayor but Canada was one of 64 countries that boycotted the games that year.

References

    Olympic Games
    Preceded by
    Günther Zahn    		 Final Summer Olympic Torchbearer
    with Stéphane Préfontaine
    Montreal 1976     		Succeeded by
    Sergei Belov
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