GBB-F-002704-0000 1909, 3 april, NEW YORK, USA : The italian marathon man DORANDO PIETRI (PETRI, 1885 - 1942) in the left side with moustache. Petri during the 1908 Olimpics games in London was helped by the man with the megaphone and this earned him the disqualification. With this episode Petri touched five continents and touched the title of Hero of the First Modern Olympics with a special prize. In this photo with french runner HENRI ST. YVES, winner of Big Marathon in USA. The world's Marathon championship will be decided on the Polo Grounds Saturday afternoon, May 8 1909, when the best men now running will compete over the Marathon distance of twenty-six miles and 385 yards. For some time the Marathon contests have been confined to a few selected runners, but the real claimants of the title have not been seen in competition Credit: © ARCHIVIO GBB / Archivi Alinari WARNING: Permission must be required for non editorial use. Please contact Alinari Archives Collection: © ARCHIVIO GBB / Archivi Alinari Object type: digital image Photographic technique: P digital image Technical info Image sizes (pixel): 6156 X 4488 Image sizes (cm at 300 dpi): 52 X 37 Image sizes (MB): 5.88 Color space: RGB