 Baldwin at the 2024 United States Olympic trials | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | February 8, 2001 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Decathlon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Decathlon 8625 (Eugene, 2024) |
Heath Baldwin (born February 8, 2001) is an American decathlete. [1]
He is from Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he attended Hackett Catholic Prep High School. [2] The youngest of four siblings, he was a keen baseball player before focusing on track and field after being persuaded to try it by his strength and conditioning coach. [3] He also played American football and basketball to all-state standard. [4] He initially competed for the Michigan Wolverines track and field team before later transferring to Michigan State University. [5] [6]
He was runner up to Leo Neugebauer at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships heptathlon in March 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. [7] In the outdoor season in 2024, Baldwin skipped the regional and national collegiate trials to focus on the Olympic trials. [8] In June 2024, he won the decathlon at the 2024 United States Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, having also led overnight following the first day of competition. [9] [10] In winning the title he scored a personal best 8625 points. [11]
He competed in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the decathlon, finishing in tenth place overall. [12]
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