Keshia Baker

Keshia Chantay Baker (born January 30, 1988, in Fairfield, California)^[1] is an American track and field athlete. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 400 m relay event, running in the heats and winning a gold medal.^[2]

Keshia Baker

Personal information
Born	(1988-01-30) January 30, 1988 (age 37) Fairfield, California
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country	USA
Sport	Athletics
Event	4 × 400 m Relay
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London 4 × 400 m relay World Championships 2011 Daegu 4 × 400 m relay

While running for her home town Fairfield High School, she finished third in the 400 meters at the 2006 CIF California State Meet.^[3] She had been a finalist the previous two years. Then she ran for the University of Oregon. At the 2010 NCAA Championships, she anchored Oregon's winning 4 × 400 relay team to victory, while finishing fourth in the open 400 meters. Earlier in the season, she was runner up in 400 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships,^[4] both times behind future Olympic teammate Francena McCorory.