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Delfo Cabrera 1919-1981
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Pan-Amerika |
London 1948: Guld 2:34:51
Helsinfors 1952: Nr 6 2:26:54 |
Buenos Aires 1951. Guld 2:35:00
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The Marathon in London 1948 was almost as dramatic as it was in 1908 where the Italian Pietri was first man over the line, but where disqulified, because he was helped over the line
The Belgian Etienne Gaily was the first who run into the Stadium, but a few hundred meter before the Finnish did he collaps
He was overtaken by the winner Delfo Cabrera and Thomas Richards, Great Britain Their times were 2.34.51 and 2.35.07.
As yong played he football but after Zabalas
He was friend with the dictator Peron,who he meet, when he was soldier and got the Peronist's Gold Medal in 1949
He died in a Traffic accident in Buenos Aires in 1981
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