Stefano Baldini

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Stefano Baldini
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Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1971-05-25) 25 May 1971 (age 52)
Castelnovo di Sotto, Italy
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Marathon
Coached byLuciano Gigliotti
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Marathon: 2:07:22 (2006) Sport records icon NR.svg
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Marathon
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Edmonton Marathon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Paris Marathon
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Budapest Marathon
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Gothenburg Marathon
Half Marathon World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Palma de Mallorca Half marathon
World Marathon Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Paris Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Edmonton Team
European Marathon Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Budapest Individual [1]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Budapest Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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).

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Biography

Baldini was also a world champion in the half marathon, taking the title in Palma de Mallorca in 1996. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, Baldini finished first in the men's marathon, winning a gold medal. He finished ahead of Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima, who was leading the marathon until being pushed off the course by protester Neil Horan.

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 Summer Olympics, finishing 12th. [2]

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. [3]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 6th5000m 13:54.38
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th10,000m 28:41.82
1996 World Half Marathon Championships Palma de Mallorca, Spain1stHalf marathon1:01:17
1997 London Marathon London, United Kingdom2ndMarathon2:07:57
New York City Marathon New York City, United States3rdMarathon2:09:31
1998 Rome Marathon Rome, Italy1stMarathon2:09:33
European Championships Budapest, Hungary1st Marathon 2:12:01
2000 London Marathon London, United Kingdom6thMarathon2:09:45
2001 Turin Marathon Turin, Italy2ndMarathon2:08:51
World Championships Edmonton, Canada3rd Marathon 2:13:18
Madrid Millenium Marathon Madrid, Spain1stMarathon2:09:59
2002 London Marathon London, United Kingdom6thMarathon2:07:29
New York City Marathon New York City, United States5thMarathon2:09:12
2003 London Marathon London, United Kingdom2ndMarathon2:07:56
World Championships Paris, France3rd Marathon 2:09:14
2004 London Marathon London, United Kingdom4thMarathon2:08:37
Olympic Games Athens, Greece1st Marathon 2:10:55
2005 London Marathon London, United Kingdom5thMarathon2:09:25
2006 London Marathon London, United Kingdom5thMarathon2:07:22
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden1st Marathon 2:11:32
New York City Marathon New York City, United States6thMarathon2:11:33
2007 New York City Marathon New York City, United States4thMarathon2:11:58
2008 London Marathon London, United Kingdom12thMarathon2:13:06
Olympic Games Beijing, China12th Marathon 2:13:25

National titles

He won 13 national championships. [4]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ The ranking coincided with the ranking of the 1998 European Championships marathon race.
  2. ↑ Official results of the Beijing 2008 Olympics: Marathon
  3. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (2010-10-11). Baldini, Italian Marathon legend, retires – A look back. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-16.
  4. ↑ "2 titoli italiani per la Corradini con Stefano Baldini e Elena Rango" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 2 September 2018. Quello di Baldini è il suo 13° titolo nazionale assoluto: proviamo a contarli, sperando di non dimenticarne nessuno. Sono 6 sui 10000 metri (1993-1994-1995-1996-2001-2002), 6 sulla mezza maratona (1995-1998-2001-2004-2006-2009) e 1 sui 10 km su strada assegnato per la prima volta quest'anno.
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