Valeriano Pompeo Maurizio "Valerio" Arri (22 June 1892 – 2 July 1970) was an Italian

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runner. He won a bronze medal at the 1920 Olympics in his all-time personal best time of 2:36:33.

Biography

Arri started competing in early 1910s, but had his first major successes in 1919, when he won the

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in a time of 2:40:47.6 and the

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over 48 km, in a time of 3:13:41. His career declined after the 1920 Olympics – he placed fourth in 1921 and third in 1923 at the Turin Marathon. Since 1996, the “Premio Valerio Arri” has been awarded to honor the winner of that race.

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* 1892 births 1970 deaths Italian male long-distance runners Italian male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Italy-athletics-bio-stub