Sean Michael Baldock (born 3 December 1976) is a male

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former sprinter who competed in the

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and in the

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Athletics career

He was born in

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. 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

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and won a

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in the 4 x 400 metres event, at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

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. The other team members consisted of

Solomon Wariso Iju Solomon Christopher Wariso (born 11 November 1966 in Portsmouth) is a male retired English sprinter who competed primarily in the 200 and 400 metres. Personal life Born to Nigerian parents in Portsmouth where his father was stationed with ...

, Mark Richardson,

Jared Deacon Jared Mark Deacon (born 15 October 1975) is a male British former sprint athlete who specialised in the 400 metres. He was born in South Shields and competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Athletics career He was a regular feature in the intern ...

, Paul Slythe and Mark Hylton. Four years later at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

in Manchester he was part of the gold medal-winning team in the 4 x 400 metres relay that consisted of

Chris Rawlinson Christopher "Chris" Lee Rawlinson (born 19 May 1972) is a former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metre hurdles. He also appeared in Gladiators (UK series 4), the 1995 series of the TV series ''Gladiators (1992 British TV series) ...

Cori Henry Cori Henry (born 9 December 1976) is a British sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2003 World Indoor Championships in Barcelona, along with Jamie Baulch, Timothy Benjamin, a ...

Daniel Caines Daniel Stephen Caines (born 15 May 1979) is an English former athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. Early life Caines was born in Solihull. He was educated at Solihull School, a British independent school in the affluent West Midlands t ...

, 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

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* 1976 births Living people British male sprinters English male sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Hastings European Athletics Championships medalists Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for Great Britain World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games {{UK-athletics-bio-stub