Sean Baldock

Sean Baldock
Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for  Great Britain
European Championships
2002 Munich 4x400 m relay

Sean Baldock (born 3 December 1976) is a British former sprinter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was born in Hastings, East Sussex.[1] 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.[2] More recently, he was a sports coach at Buckswood School East Sussex.[3]

He only became a serious athlete in 1996 having joined Hastings Athletic Club as an under-11 athlete in 1987.[4] 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.[5]

Competition record

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

Personal Bests

Event Result Wind Venue Date
200 m[6] 21.55 -4.5 Palma de Mallorca, Spain July 08, 1999
200 m 21.43 +3.3 London, UK May 05, 2001
200 m (Indoors) 21.50 Glasgow, UK March 14, 1999
300 m 32.88 Cardiff, UK May 31, 1997
400 m 45.20 Birmingham, UK August 12, 2000
400 m (Indoors) 46.11 Birmingham, UK February 08, 1998
800 m 1:53.08 Birmingham, UK July 23, 1999
800 m (Indoors) 1:54.25 Birmingham, UK February 07, 1998
4x400 m relay 3:01.00 Paris, France August 31, 2003
4x400 m relay (Indoors) 3:06.34 Maebashi, Japan March 06, 1999

References

  1. "Sean Baldock". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  2. "Olympic talent moves into coaching". Hastings and St. Leonards Observer. August 19, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  3. "Mr. Sean Baldock". Zoominfo. July 18, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  4. "Olympic talent moves into coaching". Hastings and St. Leonards Observer. August 19, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  5. "An Olympic tyre-fitter". BBC. August 22, 2000. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  6. "Sean BALDOCK". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved March 27, 2016.

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