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Stefano Baldini

Stefano Baldini

Italian marathon runner (born 1971)

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

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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. [1]
    The ranking coincided with the ranking of the 1998 European Championships marathon race.
  2. [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. [3]
    Sampaolo, Diego (11 October 2010). Baldini, Italian Marathon legend, retires – A look back. IAAF. Retrieved on 16 October 2010.
  4. [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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