Ellie Baker
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ellie Natasha Baker |
| Born | 3 June 1998 Borehamwood, England |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain England |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 m |
| Club | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers |
| Coached by | John Bigg |
Medal record | |
Ellie Baker (born 3 June 1998) is a British athlete specialising in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. She won silver medals in the 800 m at the 2019 European Under-23 Championships and 2017 European U20 Championships.[1]
Baker competed for Great Britain in the 800 m at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland,[2] and the 2022 World Championships held in Eugene, Oregon.
In February 2023, the 24-year-old claimed a maiden national title, winning the 1500 m at the British Indoor Championships with a time of 4:06.73 and breaking Zola Budd's 1986 championship record in the process.[3]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Ellie Baker was raised in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. She has two siblings and attended Townsend Church of England School[4] in St. Albans. Baker first started running competitively for Herts Phoenix Athletic Club before joining Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers.[5] Baker has been in a relationship with fellow Great Britain athlete Kyle Langford (runner) for a number of years. On January 21, 2025, the two of them announced their engagement in a post on their social media.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Ellie Baker at British Athletics
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- English women middle-distance runners
- British women middle-distance runners
- European Games competitors for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
- People from Borehamwood
- Sportspeople from Hertfordshire
- 21st-century English sportswomen
- English middle-distance runner stubs