Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Tagliaferri akakunda muItaly National Championships kaviri mumamita 100 muna 1948 na1949, uye aiva nemakore 19 paakakwikwidza mumitambo yake yokutanga yeOlympic muna 1948 muLondon. Ikoko akakunda mujaho wake wokutanga wokupisa mu
Mamita zana anomhanya munguva ye12.8 masekondi, asi mu semi-fainari Tagliaferri akadhirowewa mumakwikwi akafanana naFanny Blankers-Koen naShirley Strickland uye akakwanisa kupedza ari panzvimbo yechishanu chete, nokudaro akakundikana kukodzera kumagumo. Nevamwe vake vechikwata Mirella Avalle, Anna Maria Cantù naMarcella Jeandeau, Tagliaferri vakakwikwidzawo mumakwikwi e4 x 100 metres relay, asi havana kupedza nhangemutange uye nekudaro havana kuenda kumagumo.