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 Credito fotografico obbligatorio: © ARCHIVIO GBB / Archivi Alinari AVVERTENZA: Autorizzazione obbligatoria per utilizzi non editoriali: rivolgersi ad Archivi Alinari Collezione: © ARCHIVIO GBB / Archivi Alinari Tipo oggetto: immagine digitale Tecniche: P immagine digitale Dati tecnici Dimensione (pixel): 6156 X 4488 Dimensione (cm a 300 dpi): 52 X 37 Dimensione (MB): 5.88 Color space: RGB