Guido Caroli
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Guido Caroli (9 May 1927 – 8 September 2021) was an Italian speed skater who competed from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. He is best known for falling with the Olympic flame, which he lit at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Caroli also competed in three Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of 28th in the 10,000 m event at Oslo in 1952. He died on 8 September 2021, at the age of 94.
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| Preceded byPaavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen | Final Olympic torchbearer Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 | Succeeded byRon Clarke & Hans Wikne |
| Preceded byEigil Nansen | Final Winter Olympic torchbearer Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 | Succeeded byKen Henry |