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 lighted 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.

References

Guido Caroli's profile at Sports Reference.com

1927 births

2021 deaths

Italian male speed skaters

Olympic speed skaters for Italy

Speed skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics

Speed skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Speed skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Olympic cauldron lighters

Place of birth missing

Guido Caroli