One of the earliest Olympic dramas captured on photo was the marathon runner Dorando Pietri, of Italy, here reaching the tape in the race at the...
Dorando Pietri of Italy, on the verge of collapse, is helped across the finish line in the Marathon event of the Olympic Games in London, 24th July...
London 1908 Olympic Games One of the earliest Olympic dramas to be captured on film. Pietri Dorando collapses after crossing the finishing line in...
Queen Alexandra presenting Italian athlete Dorando Pietri with a special Gold Cup after he was disqualified from the Marathon at the 1908 London...
London 1908 Olympic GamesDorando Pietri receives a consolation gold cup from Queen Alexandra after his disqualification in the 1908 London Olympic...
Dorando Pietri of Italy watched by a large crowd in Harlesden during the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics. Despite finishing first he was...
Dorando Pietri of Italy, on the verge of collapse, is helped across the finish line in the Marathon event of the Olympic Games in London, 24th July...
Competitors in the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics enter Windsor Castle for the start of the race.
Dorando Pietri crossing the line first in the marathon at the London Olympics, July 24 England, photograph by Fiorilli, from L'Illustrazione...
The US and Italian flags being raised following the men's marathon event of the 1908 Summer Olympics, at White City Stadium, London, 24th July 1908....
American long-distance runners, Lewis Tewanima and Joseph Forshaw at Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, during the Marathon event at the London Olympic...
On this day in 1896, the first modern Olympics began in Athens. Pictured here is the American athlete Johnny Hayes, who is competing in the marathon...
The start of the Marathon at Windsor Castle at the Olympic Games in 1908, which finished at the Olympic stadium in Shepherds Bush, London.
The arrival of Dorando Pietri in the marathon, London Olympics, illustration by Achille Beltrame from La Domenica del Corriere, August 2-9, 1908.
Johnny Hayes wins the marathon. Second over the line he was declared the winner after Dorando Pietri was disqualified in the marathon during the 4th...
Olympic Games, London, England 1908. The queen presents Johnny Hayes winner of the marathon race with medal.
The finish of the marathon, Olympic Games, London, 1908. Dorando Pietri of Italy, the first runner to enter the stadium, collapsed several times and...
The start of the Marathon at Windsor Castle during the Olympic Games, the race finished at the Olympic stadium in Shepherds Bush, London.
John Hayes of the USA in action during the Marathon event at the 1908 Olympic Games in London. Hayes won the gold medal in this event after the...
Great Britain marathon runner Jack Price drops out in Eastcote during London's Summer Olympic Games on 24th July 1908. American Johnny Hayes...
Italian marathon runner Dorando Pietri is assisted over the finish line and hence disqualified during London's Summer Olympic Games on 24th July...
Dorando Pietri of Italy, on the verge of collapse, is helped across the finish line in the Marathon event of the Olympic Games in London, 24th July...
Vintage postcard featuring Johnny Hayes of the United States running in the marathon during the Summer Olympic Games in London on 28th July 1908....
Artist's rendition of Italian Dorando Pietri, flanked by two officials, breaking the tape at the finish of the Olympic marathon in July 1908 in...
Cover illustration of the Italian magazine La Domenica del Corriere featuring the Italian marathon runner Dorando Pietri during the Summer Olympic...
Olympic Games, London, England, Italian runner Dorando Pietri runs towards the tape in the Marathon of the 1908 Games, After the 26 miles miles from...
Italian runner Dorando Pietri at Wormwood Scrubs near where he took the lead in the last mile of the Marathon event at the 1908 London Olympics, 24th...
John Hayes of the USA is carried by team-mates on a table with the trophy for winning the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics.
Marathon runners in Thames Street, Windsor during London's Summer Olympic Games on 24th July 1908. The event was won by American Johnny Hayes after...
Italian athlete Dorando Pietri passes through Harlesden in northwest London during the marathon event at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, 24th...
Dorando Pietri finishing the first modern Olympic marathon, London, 1908. The marathon at the London Olympics of 1908 was run in ususually hot...
Dorando Pietri of Italy leads the marathon during the Summer Olympic Games in London on 24th July 1908. He was first over the finish line but was...
The 1908 Olympic Marathon which was held in London, was won by the American John Hayes in a time of 2hr 55 min 18.4 sec an Olympic record.
John Hayes of the USA who won the Gold Medal in the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics after Dorando Pietri of Italy, who despite finishing first,...
John Hayes of the United States is carried on a table by his team mates on a lap of honour around the White City Stadium after winning the Marathon...
Dorando Pietri of Italy, on the verge of collapse, is helped across the finish line in the Marathon event of the 1908 Olympic Games in London. He was...
The marathon event, with cyclists and street-side spectators, during the Summer Olympic Games held in London on 24th July 1908.
John Hayes of the USA being carried on a table by his team mates after winning the Marathon event during the 1908 Olympics Games in London. \...
American marathon runner Johnny Hayes, with his cycling attendant George Cameron, lying seventh in Ruislip during London's Summer Olympic Games on...
Vintage postcard featuring Italian marathon runner Dorando Pietri running past the Roxborough Hotel in Harrow during London's Summer Olympic Games on...
Vintage postcard featuring the Italian marathon runner Dorando Pietri being assisted over the finish line and hence disqualified during London's...
Vintage postcard featuring the Italian marathon runner Dorando Pietri being assisted over the finish line and hence disqualified during London's...
Italian marathon runner Dorando Pietri in Pinner during London's Summer Olympic Games on 24th July 1908. American Johnny Hayes eventually won the...
Vintage postcard featuring the American runner Johnny Hayes, the official marathon winner, after the Italian Dorando Pietri was disqualified during...
Detective novel-marathon : Sherlock-Holmes' father, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is supporting Italian marathon runner Dorando Pietri.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is shown a trophy that was presented by Queen Alexandra to a Marathon runner at the 1908 Olympics, who collapsed just...
Duke of Edinburgh directs David Bedford of the London Marathon as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II hosts a reception to mark the centenary of the 1908...
S John Hayes, gold medallist in the marathon, shows off his trophy as he is carried around the White City stadium on a table by teammates
General view of the action as the runners pass through the gates of Windsor Castle near the start of the race
Italian Dorando Pietri about to break the tape to win the 1908 London Olympic Marathon. Pietri was later disqualified for having been assisted by his...