Italy On This Day

Fascinating stories from each day of the year about the people and events that have shaped the culture and history of Italy

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Showing posts with label Dorando Pietri. Show all posts

16 March 2018

Emilio Lunghi - athlete

Italy's first Olympic medallist Emilio Lunghi in his Sport Pedestre Genova club vest Emilio Lunghi, a middle-distance runner wh...

16 October 2017

Dorando Pietri - marathon runner

Athlete who made his fortune from famous disqualification Dorando Pietri with the silver cup presented to him by Queen Alexandra T...

2 April 2017

Gelindo Bordin - marathon champion

First Italian to win Olympic gold in ultimate endurance test Bordin on his way to victory in Seoul, pursued by the Djibouti runner Hu...

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