Sean Baldock
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1976-12-03) 3 December 1976
Hastings, East Sussex
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubBelgrave Harriers, Wimbledon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4x400m relay
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 4x400m relay
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Munich 4x400 m relay

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.

Athletics career

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]

Personal life

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.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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[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

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sean Baldock". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Olympic talent moves into coaching". Hastings and St. Leonards Observer. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "An Olympic tyre-fitter". BBC. 22 August 2000. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ↑ "2002 team". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. ↑ "Olympic talent moves into coaching". Hastings and St. Leonards Observer. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Sean BALDOCK". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.


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