Chris Baker (high jumper)

Chris Baker (born 2 February 1991) is an English athlete specialising in the high jump. He won a bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships. In addition, he represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics without advancing to the final.

Chris Baker

Baker in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1991-02-02) 2 February 1991
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Club	Sale Harriers
Coached by	Gareth Walton & Graham Ravenscroft
Medal record European Championships Amsterdam 2016 High jump

His personal bests in the event are 2.29 metres outdoors (Amsterdam 2016) and 2.36 metres indoors (Hustopece 2016).

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Great Britain and England
2008	Commonwealth Youth Games	Pune, India	4th	2.06 m
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	7th	2.21 m
2014	European Team Championships	Braunschweig, Germany	5th	2.19 m
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	4th	2.25 m
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	11th	2.21 m
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	8th	2.29 m
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3rd	2.29 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	16th (q)	2.26 m
2017	European Team Championships	Lille, France	8th	2.12 m
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	9th	2.21 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	16th (q)	2.21 m
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	4th	2.22 m