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Athletics · Marathon · Italy

Stefano Baldini

1993–2009 · Olympic marathon champion in Athens 2004 and a two-time European champion.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
84.3
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 75.8
Olympic gold medals
1
European titles
2
World Championship medals
2
Marathon personal best in hours
2.1
Career marathons
26

Category profile

Dominance
82
Peak
90
Longevity
84
Honours
82
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Major golds per season

SeasonMajor golds per seasonShare of career
19930
19941
19951
19962
19971
19982
19991
20001
20012
20021
20031
20043
20051
20061
20071
20080
20090

Data sources

  • World Athletics
  • Olympedia
  • IOC results

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Stefano Baldini ranks #134 in Athletics

Stefano Baldini ranks 134th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 848th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 84, Honours 82, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 313 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1993–2009 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2004, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 1, european titles 2, world championship medals 2, marathon personal best in hours 2.07.

Immediately ahead sits Cathy Freeman on 82.6, a gap of -1.7 points. Directly behind is Tegla Loroupe on 84.1. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Stefano Baldini GOAT Score explained

Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Baldini stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2004. Scored 90/100.
Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

Stefano Baldini — frequently asked

Is Stefano Baldini the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Stefano Baldini ranks 134th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 84.3, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
What is Stefano Baldini's GOAT Score?
84.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Stefano Baldini rank all time?
848th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 134th within Athletics.
Stefano Baldini vs Cathy Freeman: who ranks higher?
Stefano Baldini, on 84.3 against Cathy Freeman's 82.6 — a margin of 1.7 points.
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