Pericle Pagliani
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. 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. National titles. He won five national championships at individual senior level.