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Chris Baker
Baker in 2019
Personal information
Born (1991-02-02) 2 February 1991 (age 34)
Norwich, England
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubSale Harriers[1]
Coached byGareth Walton & Graham Ravenscroft
Medal record
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place Amsterdam 2016 High jump

Christopher Edwin Baker (born 2 February 1991) is an English athlete specialising in the high jump.[2] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Biography

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Baker represented England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow[4] and won a bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships. His personal bests in the event are 2.29 metres outdoors (Amsterdam 2016) and 2.36 metres indoors (Hustopece 2016).[citation needed]

At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he represented Great Britain in the high jump event.[5]

Baker became the British high jump champion after winning the 2018 British Athletics Championships.[6][7] A second Commonwealth Games appearance ensued when he represented England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[8]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
2008 Commonwealth Youth Games Pune, India 4th 2.06 m
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 7th 2.21 m
2014 European Team Championships Braunschweig, Germany 5th 2.19 m
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 4th 2.25 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 11th 2.21 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 8th 2.29 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd 2.29 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 16th (q) 2.26 m
2017 European Team Championships Lille, France 8th 2.12 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 9th 2.21 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 16th (q) 2.21 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 4th 2.22 m

References

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  1. ^ Power of 10 profile
  2. ^ Chris Baker at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Glasgow 2014 Team". Team England. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  6. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  7. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Gold Coast 2018 Team". Team England. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
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