Ronnie Baker (athlete)

Ronnie Baker

Baker at the 2018 USATF Championships
Personal information
Born	(1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 (age 31) Louisville, Kentucky[1]
Employer(s)	Adidas, Performance Kitchen
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprints
College team	TCU Horned Frogs (2013–2016)[1][3]
Coached by	Darryl Anderson[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	60 m: 6.40 A (2018) 100 m: 9.83 (2021) 200 m: 20.55 (2018)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States World Indoor Championships 2018 Birmingham 60 m World Relays 2017 Nassau 4×100 m relay World Indoor Tour Winner 2020 60 m

Ronnie Baker (born October 15, 1993) is an American professional track and field athlete specializing in the sprints.^[4] Over 60 meters his personal best time of 6.40 seconds makes him the third-fastest man in the event in history. He was champion over 60 m at the USA Indoor Championships in 2017, a medalist over 60 m at the World Indoor Championships in 2018, and a gold medallist in the 4 × 100 m relay at the World Relays in 2017. Baker was a dominant competitor over 100 m in the Diamond League circuit in 2018, winning four races and placing no worse than second, including in the final where he also placed second. He was the fastest man in the world in 2017 over 60 m, and the second fastest in 2018 over both 60 m and 100 m. In college he competed for the TCU Horned Frogs, where he was champion over 60 m at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships in both 2015 and 2016. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Ronnie Baker ran the personal best of 9.83 in the men's 100m semi-finals, which made him the 6th fastest man in the history of Olympics 100m event.^{[5][circular reference]}