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Hello, the name of the final torch bearer who lit the cauldron at the 1980 Winter Olympic games held in Lake Placid was Dr. Charles Kerr of Tucson, Arizona. Kerr was selected by his peers of 52 American runners who carried the torch during the relay from Yorktown, Virginia to Lake Placid, NY.

Kerr was a psychiatrist and professor at the University of Arizona.

Here is documented proof - a newspaper article from the February 11, 1980 Arizona Daily Star newspaper about Kerr's selection as final torch bearer.

https://ibb.co/5h0qnNf

And as confirmation - here is an article from the February 14, 1980 Montgomery Advertiser about the opening ceremonies and a photograph of Dr. Kerr lighting the cauldron.

https://ibb.co/NSVXnGS