Olivia Baker (born June 12, 1996) is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters.Olivia Baker profile Stanford Cardinal Raised in South Orange, New Jersey, Baker attended Columbia High School, Baker graduated from Stanford University.
High school career Baker was a stand out athlete at Columbia High School. During her time there she never lost a 400 to anyone from New Jersey and won 13 state titles. She also anchored Columbia to a state 4x400 record of 3:40.36 and ran on the sprint medley relay that recorded the No. 2 U.S. high school time ever. In 2013, she became the first to win four events the same year at the New Jersey Meet of Champions, capturing state titles in the 100, 200, 400, and anchoring the 4x400. That same season she also won the 2013 New Balance Outdoor Nationals title in the 400. She was a two-time New Jersey Gatorade Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.
While in high school Baker also got to compete for the United States. At the 2013 World U18 Championships she finished 2nd in the 400m and was on the winning Medley relay team. At the 2014 World U20 Championships she finished 3rd in the 400m and was part of the winning relay team.
Collegiate career Baker ran at Stanford and was a 11-Time All-American, the 2016 Pac-12 400 champion, and the 2016 West Region Track Athlete of Year. In 2015 she was on the winning team at the Pan Am U20 Championships.
Professional career Baker runs for the Atlanta Track Club where she also works as the coordinator for marketing and membership engagement. In May 2019 she was in the winning mixed team at the IAAF World Relays. In 2022 she ran the 800m at the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
Achievements 20222022 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon5th800 m1:58.6320222022 World Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, SerbiaH1 6th800 m2:02.3520222022 USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsSpokane, Washington2nd800 m2:02.142021United States Olympic trialsEugene, Oregon28th800 m2:03.33U.S. Olympic Team Trials 2021 Jun 18, 2021 Jun 27, 2021 Hayward Field Eugene, OR Hosted by USATF Timing/Results Flash Results, Inc. MileSplit.com20202020 USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico4th800 m2:03.56 20192019 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon4th800 m2:00.94 2019 USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsStaten Island, New York3rd600 m1:26.93 20182018 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa6th800 m2:00.08 2017United States World trialsSacramento, California18th800 m2:05.412016United States Olympic trialsEugene, Oregon10th800 m2:01.872015USATF U20 Outdoor ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon3rd400 m53.28 2014USATF U20 Outdoor ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon2nd400 m52.46 New Balance Nationals OutdoorGreensboro, North Carolina1st800 m2:06.0120132013 United States World Youth Trials (track and field)Edwardsville, Illinois6th800 m2:20.851st400 m54.41New Balance Nationals OutdoorGreensboro, North Carolina1st4x400 m3:40.361st4x800 m9:01.12New Balance Indoor NationalsNew York City1st4x400 m3:42.032012New Balance Nationals OutdoorGreensboro, North Carolina3rd400 m54.83New Balance Indoor NationalsNew York City2nd400 m54.6124th4x200 m1:48.102011New Balance Nationals OutdoorGreensboro, North Carolina4thSprint Medley Relay200-200-400-800 m4:02.364thSprint Medley Relay100-100-200-400 m1:45.608th4x200 m1:40.158th400 m55.13New Balance Indoor Nationals2011 New Balance Indoor Nationals Track and Field Results Athletic.netNew York City10th400 m56.354th4x200 m1:39.372010New Balance Indoor NationalsNew York City1st400 m57.01 Olivia Baker Columbia High School Season Results Athletic.net
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