Codice albumGBB-F-002706

Codice inventarioGBB-F-002706-0000

1909, 3 april, NEW YORK, USA : STARTING MARATHON RACE. The italian marathon man DORANDO PIETRI (PETRI, 1885 - 1942) in the right side with moustache with his brother. 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 at left side the marathon man SHRUBB (Great Britain) at start line. During the trip to the United States in 1909 Pietri took part in 22 races, with distances varying from 10 miles to the marathon, and won 17. Among the athletes faced there was also Tom Longboat, the strongest on the North American marathon.

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