Ronnie Baker (athlete)
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Born | Louisville, Kentucky[1] | October 15, 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employer(s) | Adidas, Performance Kitchen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | TCU Horned Frogs (2013–2016)[1][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Darryl Anderson[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronnie Baker (born October 15, 1993) is an American professional
Early life
When Baker first started with school he ran cross country. Once in middle school he switched to running the
Track career
Baker ran for the
In 2017, Baker became national indoor champion over 60 m.
In 2018, Baker won third in the World Indoor Championships.[14][15]
He set his 100 m then-personal best (9.87, wind −0.1 m/s) on August 22, 2018, at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Chorzów.[16][17]
In his first 100 m race of 2021 at the Texas Relays on March 27, Baker won in a world leading 9.94 s and also broke the 1992 meet record of 9.97 s set by Olapade Adeniken.[18]
He qualified for the Tokyo Olympics by running, at the time, a personal best of 9.85 in the 100m, while finishing 2nd at the
Baker's Tokyo Olympic semifinal personal best time of 9.83 makes him the 6th fastest man and ties him for the 9th fastest time in Olympic 100m history; it also qualifies him as the third-fastest American in Olympic 100m history.[20][circular reference]
Accolades and awards
While in high school, Baker was named in 2011 and 2012 the Gatorade state boys track and field athlete of the year.[21][22][2] He received enough powdered Gatorade that he and his mother were able to stock Ballard High with the product for a time.[6]
Personal life
A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Baker attended Ballard High School. He also lived in Anchorage, Alaska for seven years in his youth.[23] Baker is a distant relative of Tyson Gay.[7] He married the former Mikaela Harrison on March 7, 2020, in Fort Worth, Texas.[6]
Statistics
Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[4]
Personal bests
Event | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Date | Notes |
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60 m |
6.40 A | — | Albuquerque, New Mexico, US | February 18, 2018 | Altitude-assisted |
100 m |
9.83 | +0.9 | Tokyo, Japan | August 1, 2021 | |
9.78 w | +2.4 | Eugene, Oregon, US | May 26, 2018 | Wind-assisted | |
200 m |
20.55 | +1.6 | Austin, Texas, US | March 31, 2018 | |
20.06 w | +4.3 | Austin, Texas, US | April 29, 2017 | Wind-assisted | |
200 m indoor | 20.60 A | — | Albuquerque, New Mexico, US | January 30, 2016 | Altitude-assisted |
4×100 m relay |
38.09 | — | Knoxville, Tennessee, US | April 14, 2018 |
International championship results
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 4th | 100 m | 10.17 (0.0 m/s wind) |
DNF (semi 2) | 4×100 m relay | Did not finish | |||
DQ | 4×400 m relay | ||||
2017 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 4×100 m relay | 38.43 |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 3rd | 60 m | 6.44 |
Circuit wins
- Diamond League (100 m)
- World Athletics Indoor Tour (60 m)
- Overall winner: 2020
- Toruń: 2017
- Birmingham: 2017
- Glasgow: 2020
- Liévin: 2020
- Madrid: 2020
National championship results
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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2012 | USATF Junior Championships |
Bloomington, Indiana | 15th | 400 m | 48.28 | [24] |
2013 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 7th | 4×100 m relay | 39.87 | |
7th | 4×400 m relay | 3:05.37 | ||||
2014 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 10th | 4×400 m relay | 3:12:41 | |
NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 23rd | 100 m | 10.74 | (+0.6 m/s wind) | |
10th | 4×100 m relay | 39.52 | SB | |||
2015 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 1st | 60 m | 6.52 | PB |
5th | 4×400 m relay | 3:07.03 | ||||
NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 10th | 4×400 m relay | 3:06.25 | ||
2nd | 4×100 m relay | 38.59 | PB | |||
USATF Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 7th | 100 m | 10.19 | (0.0 m/s wind)[25] | |
2016 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | Birmingham, Alabama | 1st | 60 m | 6.47 | WL, CR, PB[26][27] |
NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 9th | 100 m | 10.09 | (+1.6 m/s wind) SB | |
6th | 4×100 m relay | 38.72 | SB | |||
US Olympic Trials |
Eugene, Oregon | 12th | 100 m | 10.10 | (+2.0 m/s wind)[28] | |
2017 | USATF Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1st | 60 m | 6.45 | WL, PB[29][10][12] |
USATF Championships | Sacramento, California | 12th | 100 m | 10.26 | (−1.4 m/s wind)[30] | |
2018 | USATF Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 2nd | 60 m | 6.40 | PB[31][32][33] |
USATF Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 2nd | 100 m | 9.90 | (+1.1 m/s wind) PB[34] | |
2019 | USATF Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 5th | 100 m | 10.20 | (−1.0 m/s wind) |
2021 | US Olympic Trials |
Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | 100 m | 9.85 | (+0.8 m/s wind) PB |
- NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.[35]
Seasonal bests
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See also
References
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Ben Rohrbach (June 20, 2012). "Kentucky Boys Track AOY: Ronnie Baker". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ Jonathan Grooms (February 2, 2012). "Ronnie Baker Signs with Texas Christian University". milesplit.com. MileSplit. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ a b "ATHLETE PROFILE Ronnie BAKER". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "100 metres at the Olympics".
- ^ Southeast Christian Church. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Mike Rowbottom (June 2, 2018). "After Back-to-Back High Profile Victories, Baker is beginning to cook up a storm". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "Ronnie Baker". gofrogs.com. TCU Horned Frogs. 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ Samantha Calimbahin (March 14, 2016). "Ronnie Baker runs world's fastest 60-meter time, becomes NCAA champion". frogsowar.com. SB Nation. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "Baker Wins National 60M Title At 6.45". gofrogs.com. TCU Horned Frogs. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ a b Gene Cherry; Andrew Both (March 5, 2017). "Harrison and Baker speed to yearly bests in U.S. champs". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "No Jamaica and no Canada leads to easy U.S. victory; The Bahamas third in 'B' final". thenassauguardian.com. The Nassau Guardian. April 24, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ Andy Bull (March 3, 2018). "Christian Coleman stakes claim as new sprint king with world indoors 60m gold". The Guardian. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- IAAF. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "Ronnie Baker: American sprinter sets fastest 100m time of season". bbc.com. BBC. August 22, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- IAAF. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ Steve Campbell (March 27, 2021). "Ronnie Baker Runs World-Leading 9.94 At Texas Relays". World-Track. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Louisville native Ronnie Baker qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in 100 meters".
- ^ "100 metres at the Olympics".
- ^ Jonathan Grooms (June 27, 2011). "Baker and Brink Named Gatorade Athletes of the Year". milesplit.com. MileSplit. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ Jonathan Grooms (June 21, 2012). "Baker & Adair Named Gatorade Athletes of the Year". milesplit.com. MileSplit. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "Ronnie Baker's Top Tips". iaaf.org. SPIKES. June 8, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- USATF. June 17, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- USATF. June 28, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ Lincoln Shryack (March 12, 2016). "TCU's Baker Shatters NCAA Champs 60m Record With 6.47". flotrack.org. FloTrack. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "TCU's Baker breaks NCAA 60-meter record; TCU basketball coach, players stay committed". star-telegram.com. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- USATF. July 10, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- USATF. March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- USATF. June 25, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- USATF. February 19, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "Christian Coleman breaks world indoor record in 60 meters". espn.com. ESPN. Associated Press. February 18, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ Jonathan Gault (February 18, 2018). "Christian Coleman Breaks 60m World Record For Real This Time With 6.34 at 2018 USATF Indoors". letsrun.com. LetsRun.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- USATF. June 24, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "RONNIE BAKER TCU". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
External links
- Ronnie Baker's profile at Performance Kitchen Crafted
- Ronnie Baker at World Athletics
- Ronnie Baker profile at TFRRS
- Ronnie Baker bio at TCU Horned Frogs
Videos
- Ronnie Baker wins the Prefontaine Classic men's 100 meters in a wind-assisted 9.78 seconds via IAAF Diamond League on YouTube
- Tokyo 100m final preview? Baker, Simbine, Bromell, battle to wire in Monaco via IAAF Diamond League on YouTube