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.
Biography 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.
Baldock made the podium of the AAA Championships on three occasions in 2000, 2002 and 2004.
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 Representing and 1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 10th (h) 4x400 m relay 3:14.55 Universiade Catania, Italy 3rd 4x400 m relay 3:02.74 1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 6th 400 m 50.05 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st (h) 4x400 m relay 3:02.37 World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 1st 4x400 m relay 2:59.71 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 1st 4x400 m relay 3:00.40 European Championships Munich, Germany 19th (h) 400 m 46.62 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 EventResultWindVenueDate200 m21.55 -4.5Palma de Mallorca, Spain8 July 1999200 m21.43 +3.3London, UK5 May 2001200 m (Indoors)21.50Glasgow, UK14 March 1999300 m32.88Cardiff, UK31 May 1997400 m45.20Birmingham, UK12 August 2000400 m (Indoors)46.11Birmingham, UK8 February 1998800 m1:53.08Birmingham, UK23 July 1999800 m (Indoors)1:54.25Birmingham, UK7 February 19984x400 m relay3:01.00Paris, France31 August 20034x400 m relay (Indoors)3:06.34Maebashi, Japan6 March 1999
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