Dorando Pietri

Italian distance runner (1885–1942).

Born October 16th, 1885 in Correggio.

Died February 7th, 1942 at 56 years old in Sanremo (myocardial infarction).

Occupations
athletics competitor, marathon runner
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore