Chris Baker (high jumper)
British high jumper
1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
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Medal record
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Chris Baker (born 2 February 1991) is an English athlete specialising in the high jump.[2] He won a bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships. In addition, he represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics without advancing to the final.
His personal bests in the event are 2.29 metres outdoors (Amsterdam 2016) and 2.36 metres indoors (Hustopece 2016).
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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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
- ^ Power of 10 profile
- ^ Chris Baker at World Athletics
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British Athletics Championships men's high jump champions
- 2007: Martyn Bernard
- 2008: Tom Parsons
- 2009: Germaine Mason
- 2010: Martyn Bernard
- 2011: Tom Parsons
- 2012–13: Robbie Grabarz
- 2014: Allan Smith
- 2015–17: Robbie Grabarz
- 2018: Chris Baker
- 2019: Allan Smith
- 2020: Joel Clarke-Khan
- 2021: Tom Gale
- 2022-23: Joel Clarke-Khan
- 2024: William Grimsey
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