Chris Baker (high jumper)

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

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

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

References

1. Power of 10 profile
2. Chris Baker at World Athletics
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.