Ronnie Baker (athlete)

Ronnie Baker
Personal information
Born (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 (age 30)
Louisville, Kentucky[1]
Employer(s)Adidas, Performance Kitchen
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
College teamTCU Horned Frogs (2013–2016)[1][3]
Coached byDarryl 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
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Birmingham 60 m
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 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]

  1. ^ a b c Jon Mulkeen (February 22, 2017). "After indoor success, 'newbie' Baker is no longer an unknown". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Ben Rohrbach (June 20, 2012). "Kentucky Boys Track AOY: Ronnie Baker". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Jonathan Grooms (February 2, 2012). "Ronnie Baker Signs with Texas Christian University". milesplit.com. MileSplit. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference IAAF Profile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "100 metres at the Olympics".