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La Vittoria è di Dorando

The Victory is Dorando's

Dorando Pietri
Correggio 1885 - Sanremo 1942
Italian long-distance runner. He finished first in the marathon at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London but was subsequently disqualified
(Wikipedia)

Bernardino Morsani
2008

Description

Bronze statue of Dorando Pietri, running the marathon, wearing a pink coloured sports trousers.

Inscription(s)

"LA VITTORIA E' DI DORANDO"
a perenne ricorde del maratoneta Dorando Pietri
Carpi 24 Luglio 2008

dorando celebrazioni centenario
1908-2008 giochi olimpici londra 1908

Sotto l'alto Patronato del Presidente della Repubblica

Opera dello scultore Bernardino Morsani da Rieti

Carpi - La Vittoria è di Dorando

Sculptor

Bernardino Morsani, Italian sculptor.

Sources & Information

Centenario Dorando Pietri Olimpiadi Londra 1908-2008, Monumento a Dorando Pietri.

Locatie (N 44°46'16" - E 10°52'35") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: iter142; Photograph: 13 May 2017
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