Gelindo Bordin - Citizendia

Medal record
Men's athletics
Olympic Games
Gold	1988 Seoul	Marathon
World Championships
Bronze	1987 Rome	Marathon
European Championships
Gold	1986 Stuttgart	Marathon
Gold	1990 Split	Marathon

Gelindo Bordin (born April 2, 1959) is an Italian former athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event staged in 1988 in The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Olympic Stadium in The European Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. The 14th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 29 to September 3, 1986 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart The 15th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 26 to September 2, 1990 in Split, a city in Croatia Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event staged in 1988 in Born at Vicenza, Bordin made his first breakthrough at the 1986 European Championships where he won a gold medal. Vicenza, a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region at the northern base of the Monte Berico The 14th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 29 to September 3, 1986 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart

His next international competition was at the 1987 World Championships in Rome. The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Olympic Stadium in Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The marathon race was held on a very hot and humid day, and Bordin wisely held back from the leaders in the early stages. He caught up the leaders after the 35 km mark and finally settled to third place. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand

At the Olympic marathon in Seoul, Bordin stayed with the leaders from the start, and after 25 km the leading pack started losing contact one by one, and with 5 km remaining, only three runners remained, Bordin, Douglas Wakiihuri from Kenya, and Ahmed Salah from Djibouti. Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. Douglas Wakiihuri (born September 26, 1963 in Mombasa) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who won the gold medal in the marathon at The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Hussein Ahmed Salah ( حسين أحمد صلاح, born December 31, 1956 in Xarrirad, Awdal Region) is a former long-distance Djibouti ( جيبوتي Jībūtī, Somali: Jabuuti) officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the With 3 km to go, the latter two sprinted forward, but just a kilometre to run, Bordin swept past them to win a gold.

Bordin successfully defended his European marathon title in 1990, becoming the first man to win the title twice, but at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, he finished in a disappointing eighth place. The 14th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 29 to September 3, 1986 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Bordin attempted to defend his Olympic title at 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, but he strained a groin muscle jumping over a fallen runner just after the halfway mark, and failed to finish. The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Barcelona, Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Shortly after the Olympics Bordin decided to retire.

Bordin is the only male to ever win both the Boston Marathon and an Olympic gold medal in the marathon. The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts He won the Boston Marathon in 1990. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

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IAAF profile for Gelindo Bordin

European Champions in Men's Marathon

Sporting positions
Preceded by Abebe Mekonnen	Boston Men's Marathon Winner 1990	Succeeded by Ibrahim Hussein

This page lists the winners of the Boston Marathon, which has been running continuously since 1897 and is the oldest annual Marathon in the world The International Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. The European Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. Armas Adam Toivonen ( January 20, 1899 &ndash September 12, 1973) was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon John ("Jack" Thomas Holden ( March 13, 1907 – March 7, 2004) was a Long-distance runner from England Veikko Leo Karvonen ( 5 January, 1926 &ndash 1 August, 2007) was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the marathon Sergey Popov (born September 21, 1930 in Irkutsk) is a retired Marathon runner from the Soviet Union, who won the Brian Leonard Kilby (born February 26, 1938 in Coventry, England) is a retired marathon runner from Great Britain James ("Jim" Joseph Hogan (born 28 May, 1933 in Croom County Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish former distance runner who competed Ronald ("Ron" Hill, MBE, BSc PhD (b September 25, 1938 in Accrington, Lancashire, England is the founder of Ronhill Karel Lismont (born March 8, 1949 in Borgloon) was a Belgian athlete, who competed mostly in the marathon. Leonid Nikolaevich Moseyev (Леонид Николаевич Мосеев born October 21, 1952) is a retired Long-distance runner from Gerard Nijboer (born 18 August, 1955 in Hasselt) was a Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon Martín Fiz Martín (born March 3, 1963 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava) is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who won the Stefano Baldini (born May 25, 1971 in Castelnovo di Sotto, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) is an Italian athlete Janne Sven-Åke Holmén (born 26 September 1977 in Jomala, Åland) is a Finnish long distance runner Stefano Baldini (born May 25, 1971 in Castelnovo di Sotto, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) is an Italian athlete Abebe Mekonnen (born 16 October 1964) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1990 in athletics (track and field Marathon International Ibrahim Hussein (born June 3, 1958) is a retired Long-distance runner from Kenya, who was a three time winner of the Boston Marathon

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