 giancarlo peris (born november 4, 1941), an italian track athlete of greek descent, was the final bearer of the olympic torch for the 1960 summer olympics in rome, italy. ==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. 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. ==see also== * 1960 summer olympics == references ==  == external links == *        
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