Born in Correggio in 1885, Dorando Pietri finished first in the marathon at the 1908 Olympic Games in London, but was subsequently disqualified… To the sound of a cheering crowd and the sight of much tossing of hats, the diminutive figure of the Italian runner Dorando Pietri entered the newly completed White City Stadium […]
Falling hero
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