Stefano Baldini
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| Born | 25 May 1971 Castelnovo di Sotto, Italy |
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| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy |
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| 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
References
- ↑ Official results of the Beijing 2008 Olympics: Marathon
- ↑ 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
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| Preceded by | Italian Sportsman of the Year 2004 |
Succeeded by Filippo Magnini |
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- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from the Province of Reggio Emilia
- Italian male athletes
- Italian male long-distance runners
- Italian male marathon runners
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Italy
- IAAF World Half Marathon Championships winners
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- European champions for Italy
