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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 December 1976 Hastings, East Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Belgrave Harriers, Wimbledon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sean Michael Baldock (born 3 December 1976) is a male British former sprinter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Hastings, East Sussex. [1] He only became a serious athlete in 1996 having joined Hastings Athletic Club as an under-11 athlete in 1987. [2] Prior to that he had played football, eventually playing for Hastings Town. When he reached 18, because he was always getting injured, he was forced to make a choice between football and athletics, world class athlete. [3]
He represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [4] The other team members consisted of Solomon Wariso, Mark Richardson, Jared Deacon, Paul Slythe and Mark Hylton. [5] [6] Four years later at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester he was part of the gold medal-winning team in the 4 x 400 metres relay that consisted of Chris Rawlinson, Cori Henry, Daniel Caines, Hylton and Deacon. [7]
Upon retirement, he became a sports teacher at Claremont School, East Sussex, a lecturer on sports injury at Sussex Coast College and a retained firefighter. [8] More recently, he was a sports coach at Buckswood School East Sussex.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain and  England | |||||
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 10th (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:14.55 |
| Universiade | Catania, Italy | 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:02.74 | |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 6th | 400 m | 50.05 |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:02.37 | |
| World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1st | 4x400 m relay | 2:59.71 | |
| Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:03.58 | |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 3rd (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:06.34 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 45th (h) | 400 m | 46.45 |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 45.71 |
| 1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:00.40 | |||
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 19th (h) | 400 m | 46.62 | |
| 1st (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:02.97 | |||
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 4x400 m relay | 3:01.00 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 5th | 4x400 m relay | 3:01.07 |
| Event | Result | Wind | Venue | Date |
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| 200 m [9] | 21.55 | -4.5 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 8 July 1999 |
| 200 m | 21.43 | +3.3 | London, UK | 5 May 2001 |
| 200 m (Indoors) | 21.50 | Glasgow, UK | 14 March 1999 | |
| 300 m | 32.88 | Cardiff, UK | 31 May 1997 | |
| 400 m | 45.20 | Birmingham, UK | 12 August 2000 | |
| 400 m (Indoors) | 46.11 | Birmingham, UK | 8 February 1998 | |
| 800 m | 1:53.08 | Birmingham, UK | 23 July 1999 | |
| 800 m (Indoors) | 1:54.25 | Birmingham, UK | 7 February 1998 | |
| 4x400 m relay | 3:01.00 | Paris, France | 31 August 2003 | |
| 4x400 m relay (Indoors) | 3:06.34 | Maebashi, Japan | 6 March 1999 |
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