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Dorando Pietri

1885 - 1942

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Dorando Pietri (Italian pronunciation: [doˈrando ˈpjɛːtri]; often wrongly spelt Petri; 16 October 1885 – 7 February 1942) was an Italian long-distance runner. He finished first in the marathon at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London but was subsequently disqualified. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dorando Pietri is the 183rd most popular athlete (down from 87th in 2019), the 2,532nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,095th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dorando Pietri ranks 183 out of 6,025. Before him are Naoto Tajima, Irving Baxter, Carlo Airoldi, Karin Balzer, Duje Bonačić, and Annelie Ehrhardt. After him are William Petersson, Bobby Pearce, Alex Wilson, Dominik Hašek, Eugène Mougin, and Walter Tewksbury.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Dorando Pietri ranks 105. Before him are Dezső Kosztolányi, Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Antonio Bacci, Frank Knight, Leó Weiner, and Louise Bryant. After him are Alexander Shliapnikov, Josef Frank, Mineichi Koga, Anton Flettner, John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, and Henri Laurens. Among people deceased in 1942, Dorando Pietri ranks 103. Before him are Emanuel Feuermann, Adolf Hühnlein, Olha Kobylianska, Epitácio Pessoa, Thomas Xenakis, and Carola Neher. After him are Rudolf Spielmann, Gabriel Terra, Renia Spiegel, Heber Doust Curtis, Jure Francetić, and Kaarel Eenpalu.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Dorando Pietri ranks 2,532 out of 5,161. Before him are Giovanni Arrighi (1937), Agnes Pockels (1862), Anaxilas (-500), Christian Panucci (1973), Dino Baggio (1971), and Octavia the Elder (-100). After him are Maria Caterina Farnese (1615), Leopold, Prince of Salerno (1790), Campanus of Novara (1210), Luigi Carlo Farini (1812), Margaret of Sicily (1237), and Chromatius (335).

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Among ATHLETES In Italy

Among athletes born in Italy, Dorando Pietri ranks 3. Before him are Giuseppe Moioli (1927), and Carlo Airoldi (1869). After him are Pietro Mennea (1952), Luigi Beccali (1907), Adolfo Consolini (1917), Ernesto Ambrosini (1894), Giulio Gaudini (1904), Carlo Agostoni (1909), Carlo Pavesi (1923), Ugo Frigerio (1901), and Eugenio Monti (1928).

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