Stefano Baldini, 2004 Olympic Games gold medalist, announced Thursday that he will run in the November 4, 2007 event.
At the Athens Olympic race, Baldini pulled away from American Meb Keflezighi at the end of the race to win the gold. He’s also won two bronze medals at the World Championships Marathon (2001, 2003) and two gold medals at the European Championships (1998,2006).He’s also been very successful at New York, with two top-five finishes in his five previous appearances.
Baldini joins several other former NYC marathon winners, last year’s surprise winner Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil (2006), Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa (2004), and Kenyans Martin Lel (2003) and Rodgers Rop (2002).
