Thane Baker

Thane Baker
Personal information
Full nameWalter Thane Baker
BornOctober 4, 1931 (1931-10-04) (age 93)
Elkhart, Kansas, U.S.
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki 200 metres
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne 100 metres
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne 200 metres

Walter Thane Baker (born October 4, 1931) is an American former sprinter and winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with a new world record of 39.5 seconds. At those Olympics Baker also won a silver medal in the 100-meter and a bronze in the 200-meter. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he won a silver medal in the 200-meter.[1]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thane Baker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.