Stefano Baldini

Stefano Baldini

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	25 May 1971 Castelnovo di Sotto, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Marathon: 2:07:22 (2006)
Medal record Olympic Games 2004 Athens Marathon World Championships 2001 Edmonton Marathon 2003 Paris Marathon European Championships 1998 Budapest Marathon 2006 Gothenburg Marathon Half Marathon World Championships 1996 Palma de Mallorca Half marathon World Marathon Cup 2003 Paris Team 2001 Edmonton Team European Marathon Cup 1998 Budapest Team 2006 Gothenburg Team

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

Baldini was also a world champion in the half marathon, taking the title in Palma de Mallorca in 1996.

After a disappointing 2007 season in which he did not complete the London Marathon, Baldini chose to run the New York City Marathon, finishing 4th. Baldini closed his Olympic career at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing 12th.^[1]

Baldini ended his career in October 2010, having originally planned a final race at the Giro al Sas but deciding against the race because of injury.^[2]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	6th	5000m	13:54.38
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	20th	10,000m	28:41.82
1996	World Half Marathon Championships	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	1st	Half marathon	1:01:17
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	Marathon	2:12:01
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	Marathon	2:13:18
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	3rd	Marathon	2:09:14
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	1st	Marathon	2:10:55
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	Marathon	2:11:32

See also

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

References

1. Official results of the Beijing 2008 Olympics: Marathon
2. Sampaolo, Diego (2010-10-11). Baldini, Italian Marathon legend, retires – A look back. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-16.

External links

• Stefano Baldini profile at IAAF
• Stefano Baldini at Sports Reference
• Media related to Stefano Baldini at Wikimedia Commons