Gelindo Bordin

Gelindo Bordin
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1959-04-02) 2 April 1959
Vicenza, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
ClubAtalanta Paf Alitrans Verona
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Marathon: 2:08:19 (1990)
Medal record
Olympic Games
1988 SeoulMarathon
World Championships
1987 RomeMarathon
European Championships
1986 StuttgartMarathon
1990 SplitMarathon
European Marathon Cup
1985 RomeTeam 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.