Giancarlo Peris
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Giancarlo Peris with the Olympic torch at the 1960 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
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| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 4 November 1941 Civitavecchia, Italy |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Cross country running |
Giancarlo Peris (born 4 November 1941), an Italian track athlete of Greek descent, was the final bearer of the Olympic torch for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.[1]
Biography
Peris was born in Civitavecchia, a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea 70 kilometers northwest of Rome. The Italian National Olympic Committee decided that the last torchbearer of the Olympic Games would be the winner of a junior Cross country running race. Peris won and was chosen to be the last torchbearer.[1] Peris was also a promising track athlete and few months before the opening of the Olympic games he competed for his country's national junior/youth team against Poland.
He later became a teacher of history and Italian at the technical high-school "G. Baccelli" of Civitavecchia. He also coached at a small athletics club.
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- (Italian) Peris' interview on YouTube
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| Preceded by | Final Summer Olympic Torchbearer Rome 1960 |
Succeeded by Yoshinori Sakai |
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