Stefano Baldini

Stefano Baldini

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1971-05-25) May 25, 1971 Castelnovo di Sotto, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight	62 kg (140 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Marathon: 2:07:22 (2006)
Medal record Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens Marathon World Championships Bronze 2001 Edmonton Marathon Bronze 2003 Paris Marathon European Championships Gold 1998 Budapest Marathon Gold 2006 Gothenburg Marathon Half Marathon World Championships Gold 1996 Palma de Mallorca Half marathon World Marathon Cup Silver 2003 Paris Team marathon Bronze 2001 Edmonton Team marathon European Marathon Cup Gold 1998 Budapest Team marathon Gold 2006 Gothenburg Team marathon Event 1st 2nd 3rd Rome Marathon 1 0 0 Madrid Marathon 1 0 0 London Marathon 0 2 0 Turin Marathon 0 1 0 New York City Marathon 0 0 1 Paris Marathon 0 0 1

Stefano Baldini (born May 25, 1971 in Castelnovo di Sotto, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) is a retired Italian athlete who specialized in the marathon, Olympic champion in Athens 2004 and twice European champion (1998 and 2006).

He was also a World Champion in the half marathon in Palma de Mallorca 1996.

Biography

After a disappointing 2007 season where Baldini did not finish the London Marathon, Baldini chose to run the New York City Marathon where he finished 4th. Baldini closed his Olympic career at the 2008 Beijing Olympics finishing 12th.

He brought an end to his career in October 2010, having originally planned a final race at the Giro al Sas but deciding against due to an injury.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
1996	World Half Marathon Championships	Palma de Mallorca	1st	Half marathon	1:01:17
1998	European Championships	Budapest	1st	Marathon	2:12:01
2001	World Championships	Edmonton	3rd	Marathon	2:13:18
2003	World Championships	Paris	3rd	Marathon	2:09:14
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	1st	Marathon	2:10:55
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg	1st	Marathon	2:11:32

See also

• FIDAL Hall of Fame
• Italian all-time lists - 10000 metres
• Italian all-time lists - Marathon

External links

• IAAF profile for Stefano Baldini
• Stefano Baldini at Sports-Reference.com
• Media related to Stefano Baldini at Wikimedia Commons