Stefano Baldini (born May 25, 1971 in Castelnovo di Sotto , Emilia-Romagna Italy) is an Italian athlete. His main event is the marathon, for which he won a gold medal in August 29, 2004 at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and two bronze medals in 2001 and 2003, at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics celebrated in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and 2003 World Championships in Athletics at Saint-Denis, France.