Stefano Baldini

Stefano Baldini
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1971-05-25) 25 May 1971 (age 53)
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 place 2001 Edmonton Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Paris Marathon
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Budapest Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2006 Gothenburg Marathon
Half Marathon World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Palma de Mallorca Half marathon
World Marathon Cup
Silver medal – second place 2003 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Edmonton Team
European Marathon Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Budapest Individual[1]
Gold medal – first place 1998 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 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 in 2004 and was twice European champion (1998 and 2006).

  1. ^ The ranking coincided with the ranking of the 1998 European Championships marathon race.