NYC MARATHON 2007:
Elite Athlete Profile:
STEFANO BALDINI
Posted November 4th, 2007 at 8:15 AM by thefinalsprint.com
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics
One of the all-time greats, Stefano Baldini’s record indicates he is perhaps the best ever at peaking for the big championship races. The Italian won the 1996 World Half-Marathon Championships gold, the 2001 and 2003 World Championships Marathon bronze, the European Marathon Championships gold in 1998 and 2006, and Olympic marathon gold in 2004.
The winner of the 2004 Abebe Bikila Award, presented by New York Road Runners, Baldini is coached by Lucio Gigliotti, who guided Gelindo Bordin to Olympic gold in 1988. He holds the Italian national marathon record (2:07:22).
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