Gelindo Bordin

Gelindo Bordin
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1959-04-02) 2 April 1959
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event
Marathon
ClubAtalanta Paf Alitrans Verona
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Marathon: 2:08:19 (1990)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Marathon
World Championships
1987 Rome Marathon
European Championships
1986 Stuttgart Marathon
1990 Split Marathon
European Marathon Cup
1985 Rome Team marathon

Gelindo Bordin (born 2 April 1959) is an Italian former Long Distance Runner, winner of the marathon race at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is the first Italian to have won an Olympic gold in the marathon and the only male to win both the Boston Marathon and the Olympic gold medal in this event.