Stefano Baldini retires from the international marathonscene

August 28, 2008

Italian marathon runner and Olympic Champion 2004, Stefano Baldini, announced that he will not run in big Championship-marathons any more after not being able to defend his Olympic title in this years Olympic marathon and taking “only” 12th place in the Beijing Olympic marathon.
Baldini’s accomplishments also include 2 European Marathon titles (1998 and 2006), 2 bronce medals in World Championships (2001 and 2003) and the Italian Marathon record, which he set in London two years ago with a time of 2:07:22h.
The Italian still wants to compete in smaller competitions, especially in Italy but is looking forward to spend more time with his family and to avoid the stress of major championships.