# Sean Baldock

Sean Michael Baldock (born 3 December 1976) is a male British former sprinter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

## Athletics career

He was born in Hastings, East Sussex. He only became a serious athlete in 1996 having joined Hastings Athletic Club as an under-11 athlete in 1987. Prior to that he had played football, eventually playing for Hastings Town. When he reached 18, because he was always getting injured, he was forced to make a choice between football and athletics, world class athlete.
He represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The other team members consisted of Solomon Wariso, Mark Richardson, Jared Deacon, Paul Slythe and Mark Hylton. Four years later at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester he was part of the gold medal-winning team in the 4 x 400 metres relay that consisted of Chris Rawlinson, Cori Henry, Daniel Caines, Hylton and Deacon.

## Personal life

Upon retirement, he became a sports teacher at Claremont School, East Sussex, a lecturer on sports injury at Sussex Coast College and a retained firefighter. More recently, he was a sports coach at Buckswood School East Sussex.

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Great Britain and England ||||||
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 10th (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:14.55 |
| 1997 | Universiade | Catania, Italy | 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:02.74 |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 6th | 400 m | 50.05 |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:02.37 |
| 1998 | World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1st | 4x400 m relay | 2:59.71 |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:03.58 |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 3rd (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:06.34 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 45th (h) | 400 m | 46.45 |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 45.71 |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:00.40 |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 19th (h) | 400 m | 46.62 |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:02.97 |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 4x400 m relay | 3:01.00 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 5th | 4x400 m relay | 3:01.07 |

## Personal Bests

| Event | Result | Wind | Venue | Date |
| 200 m | 21.55 | -4.5 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 8 July 1999 |
| 200 m | 21.43 | +3.3 | London, UK | 5 May 2001 |
| 200 m (Indoors) | 21.50 | | Glasgow, UK | 14 March 1999 |
| 300 m | 32.88 | | Cardiff, UK | 31 May 1997 |
| 400 m | 45.20 | | Birmingham, UK | 12 August 2000 |
| 400 m (Indoors) | 46.11 | | Birmingham, UK | 8 February 1998 |
| 800 m | 1:53.08 | | Birmingham, UK | 23 July 1999 |
| 800 m (Indoors) | 1:54.25 | | Birmingham, UK | 7 February 1998 |
| 4x400 m relay | 3:01.00 | | Paris, France | 31 August 2003 |
| 4x400 m relay (Indoors) | 3:06.34 | | Maebashi, Japan | 6 March 1999 |