Pericle Pagliani

Pericle Pagliani

Personal information
Birth name	Luigi Pagliani
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1883-02-02)2 February 1883 Magliano Sabina
Died	4 October 1932(1932-10-04) (aged 49) Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long-distance running Marathon
Club	Società Podistica Lazio

Pericle Pagliani (2 February 1883 - 4 October 1932) was an Italian long-distance runner who competed in the men's 5 miles and men's 3 miles team race at the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[1][2]

Biography

He was the most famous Italian podist in the early twentieth century, the idol of the youngest Dorando Pietri, who decided to seriously engage in racing competitions when he battled him in a racing competition that took place in 1904 in his Carpi hometown.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1906	Intercalated Games	Athens	Round One	1500 metres	DNF
			5th	5 miles	Unknown
			Final	3 miles team race	Unknown
1908	Olympic Games	London	Round One	5 miles	26:56.4
			Round One	3 miles team race	15:22.6	[4]

National titles

He won five national championships at individual senior level.^[5]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 5000 metres: 1908
  • Half marathon: 1906, 1910
  • Cross country: 1908, 1909

References

1. "Pericle Pagliani at the Olympics". olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
2. "Pericle Pagliani". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
3. "Dorando Pietri: An English Affair". english4italy.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017. In 1904 Dorando beat the most famous Italian runner, Pericle Pagliani in a local race in his hometown of Carpi. (Dorando was still wearing his work clothes at the time!)
4. He finished 5th and first of not British, but Italy did not advance to final.
5. "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – UOMINI TUTTI I CAMPIONI – 1906-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 19 October 2017.

External links

• Pericle Pagliani at Olympedia
• Pericle Pagliani page at LazioWiki