Dorando Pietri
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Dorando Pietri was an Italian long-distance runner. He finished first in the marathon at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London but was subsequently disqualified.
Pietri holding the gilded silver cup from Queen Alexandra in 1908
The arrival of Dorando Pietri at the finish of the 1908 Olympics marathon, assisted by Dr. Michael Joseph Bulger (right)
Pietri (second from right) with his competitors of the Argentine marathon of 1910, which he won
Johnny Hayes
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John Joseph Hayes was an American athlete, a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and winner of the marathon race at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Hayes' Olympic victory contributed to the early gr
Dorando Pietri
…to finish the race in first place. Of his total time of 2h 54min 46s, ten minutes were needed for that last 350 metres (380 yd). Second was American Johnny Hayes, with a time of 2h 55min 18s. The American team immediately lodged a complaint against the help Pietri received from the umpires. The complaint was…
Johnny Hayes in 1908
Johnny Hayes, wearing the Winged Fist of the Irish American Athletic Club, posing for a studio portrait shortly after his 1908 Olympic Marathon victory
Statue of Hayes and two other Olympic gold medalists (Matt McGrath and Bob Tisdall) in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, Ireland
Hayes running in the White Stadium near the finish line