{"id":758,"date":"2012-07-26T07:04:29","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T07:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helpmeinvestigate.com\/olympics\/?p=758"},"modified":"2021-10-18T08:24:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T08:24:18","slug":"mystery-torchbearers-search-hits-halfway-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/helpmeinvestigate.com\/olympics\/mystery-torchbearers-search-hits-halfway-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery torchbearers search hits halfway mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The search to identify 500 torchbearers without stories has hit the 50% mark, thanks to dozens of people scouring the list of names to find records elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Among the names are well-known celebrities, sportspeople and individuals who have contributed to their community. But there are also IOC members, journalists and executives. Those confirmed include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Roy Martins<\/strong><\/strong>, the MD of Credit Suisse, who carried the torch through\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.london2012.com\/torch-relay\/torchbearers\/day=2012-07-23\/index.html\">Sutton<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serigne Mboup<\/strong>, CEO of Comptoire Commercial Bara Mboup in Senegal.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/vibesfmgrandpalace.blogspot.co.uk\/2012\/06\/olympics-london-2012-balla-and-modlo.html\">Nominated by Samsung<\/a>, he carried the torch in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.london2012.com\/torch-relay\/torchbearers\/day=2012-07-01\/index.html\">Astwood Bank<\/a>, Worcestershire.<!--more--><\/li>\n<li><strong>Thomas Gerwers<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hasselblad.com\/hasselblad-masters-jury\/thomas-gerwers.aspx\">Editor in Chief of ProfiFoto<\/a>, who carried the torch through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.london2012.com\/torch-relay\/torchbearers\/day=2012-07-23\/index.html\">Bromley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jorge Goncalves<\/strong>, the President of the\u00a0European Imaging and Sound Association,\u00a0who also carried the torch through\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.london2012.com\/torch-relay\/torchbearers\/day=2012-07-23\/index.html\">Bromley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eleanor Mitrovich<\/strong>,\u00a0Branded Channels General Manager for South African telecomms company MTN, who carried through\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.london2012.com\/torch-relay\/torchbearers\/day=2012-06-30\/index.html\">Wolverhampton<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joan Freeman<\/strong>,\u00a0Founder and CEO of Pieta House,\u00a0selected to participate in the relay by Electric Ireland, Official Energy Partner to Team Ireland. She carried the torch <a href=\"http:\/\/www.london2012.com\/torch-relay\/torchbearers\/day=2012-06-06\/index.html\">through Dublin<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Eccleston<\/strong>, CEO of technology distributors SDG (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.london2012.com\/torch-relay\/torchbearers\/day=2012-07-24\/index.html\">no longer listed on the site<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hubert Wolf<\/strong>, CEO of Blue Chip Computer in Germany, who carried the torch <a href=\"http:\/\/www.london2012.com\/torch-relay\/torchbearers\/day=2012-07-17\/index.html\">in Tunbridge Wells<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark Adelstone<\/strong>, the MD of Beaverbrooks, who carried the torch through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.london2012.com\/torch-relay\/torchbearers\/day=2012-06-01\/\">Liverpool<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/ccc?key=0ApTo6f5Yj1iJdFgzTFlZbVg0MHhjY2U1RUJIXzIwX3c#gid=1\">see the latest version of the spreadsheet of mystery torchbearers here<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; including &#8216;TBC&#8217; leads that still need\u00a0following up.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to those who have looked through the list so far, including Lucy Pearce, @gooneruk, Rebecca Ratcliffe, Carol Miers, Dan Stowell, Ellen Pearson, Lucy Riordan, Niall O&#8217;Shea, @andreasL,\u00a0Phillip Chamberlain, Nick C, Pall Hilmarsson, Sophie Murray-Morris, R Langley, Sam Shepherd and Tom Peck.<\/p>\n<p>Another 40 new torchbearers have been added to the official site without stories since that list was generated &#8211; you can <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/ccc?key=0ApTo6f5Yj1iJdFpfZVB5aTN5VVRYUkhtTkpPSGtQSnc\">find them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The search to identify 500 torchbearers without stories has hit the 50% mark, thanks to dozens of people scouring the list of names to find records elsewhere. 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