Stefano Baldini
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1971-05-25) 25 May 1971
Castelnovo di Sotto, Italy
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
Coached byLuciano Gigliotti
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Marathon: 2:07:22 (2006)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Marathon
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2001 EdmontonMarathon
Bronze medal – third place2003 ParisMarathon
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 BudapestMarathon
Gold medal – first place2006 GothenburgMarathon
Half Marathon World Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 Palma de MallorcaHalf marathon
World Marathon Cup
Silver medal – second place2003 ParisTeam
Bronze medal – third place2001 EdmontonTeam
European Marathon Cup
Gold medal – first place1998 BudapestIndividual[1]
Gold medal – first place1998 BudapestTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 GothenburgTeam

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).

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  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
1997 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 2nd Marathon 2:07:57
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 3rd Marathon 2:09:31
1998 Rome Marathon Rome, Italy 1st Marathon 2:09:33
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Marathon 2:12:01
2000 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 6th Marathon 2:09:45
2001 Turin Marathon Turin, Italy 2nd Marathon 2:08:51
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rd Marathon 2:13:18
Madrid Millenium Marathon Madrid, Spain 1st Marathon 2:09:59
2002 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 6th Marathon 2:07:29
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 5th Marathon 2:09:12
2003 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 2nd Marathon 2:07:56
World Championships Paris, France 3rd Marathon 2:09:14
2004 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 4th Marathon 2:08:37
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 1st Marathon 2:10:55
2005 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 5th Marathon 2:09:25
2006 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 5th Marathon 2:07:22
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st Marathon 2:11:32
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 6th Marathon 2:11:33
2007 New York City Marathon New York City, United States 4th Marathon 2:11:58
2008 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 12th Marathon 2:13:06
Olympic Games Beijing, China 12th Marathon 2:13:25

National titles

He won 13 national championships.[4]

  • Italian Athletics Championships
    • 10,000 metres: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002 (6)
    • 10 km road: 2010
    • Half marathon: 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2009 (6)

See also

References

  1. ↑ The ranking coincided with the ranking of the 1998 European Championships marathon race.
  2. ↑ "Athletics Men's Marathon Results". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008.
  3. ↑ Sampaolo, Diego (11 October 2010). Baldini, Italian Marathon legend, retires – A look back. IAAF. Retrieved on 16 October 2010.
  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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