Chris Baker (high jumper)

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]

Chris Baker

Baker in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1991-02-02) 2 February 1991 (age 34) Norwich, England
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Club	Sale Harriers[1]
Coached by	Gareth Walton & Graham Ravenscroft
Medal record European Championships Amsterdam 2016 High jump

Biography

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

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