Collapse Robbed Him of Marathon Victory: E. Gailly, in the lead, arrives at Wembley Stadium, flanked by police motorcyclists, at the finish of the 26 miles marathon today.A Wembley crowd of 82,000 saw E. Gailly (Belgium) collapse at the finishing point in the Olympic Marathon at Wembley Stadium, London, today. He was robbed of Victory by a few yards, and stagged across the line to finish third. The race went to D. Cabrora (Argentina), with T. Richards (Great Britain) second. August 09, 1948. (Photo by Fox).