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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Thane BAKER

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    United States United States
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    04 OCT 1931

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
100 Metres 10.2h * Los Angeles, CA (USA) 29 JUN 1956 1059
200 Metres 20.4h * NWI Lincoln, NE (USA) 19 JUN 1953 1091
4x100 Metres Relay 39.5h * Cricket Ground, Melbourne (AUS) 01 DEC 1956 1102

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 1956

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
100 Metres 10.2h Los Angeles, CA (USA) 29 JUN 1956 1059
200 Metres 20.6h Riverside, CA (USA) 09 JUN 1956 1091
4x100 Metres Relay 39.5h Cricket Ground, Melbourne (AUS) 01 DEC 1956 1102

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 4x100 Metres Relay 39.5h Cricket Ground, Melbourne (AUS) 01 DEC 1956
2. 100 Metres 10.5h -2.5 Cricket Ground, Melbourne (AUS) 24 NOV 1956
2. 200 Metres 20.8h +1.0 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (FIN) 23 JUL 1952
3. 200 Metres 20.9h Cricket Ground, Melbourne (AUS) 26 NOV 1956
Results in:

100 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result Wind
29 JUN 1956 Los Angeles US Olympic Trials, Los Angeles, CA USAUSA F H1 2. 10.2h
27 OCT 1956 Santa Ana, CA USAUSA F F 2. 10.2h +0.9
23 NOV 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, Cricket Ground, Melbourne AUSAUS OW H9 1. 10.7h
23 NOV 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, Cricket Ground, Melbourne AUSAUS OW QF4 1. 10.4h
24 NOV 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, Cricket Ground, Melbourne AUSAUS OW SF2 2. 10.4h -1.1
24 NOV 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, Cricket Ground, Melbourne AUSAUS OW F 2. 10.5h -2.5

200 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result Wind
09 JUN 1956 Riverside, CA USAUSA F 1. 20.6h
23 JUN 1956 Bakersfield AAU Ch., Bakersfield, CA USAUSA OW F 1. 20.6h 0.0
26 NOV 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, Cricket Ground, Melbourne AUSAUS OW H7 1. 21.8h
26 NOV 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, Cricket Ground, Melbourne AUSAUS OW QF3 1. 21.2h
26 NOV 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, Cricket Ground, Melbourne AUSAUS OW F 3. 20.9h
27 NOV 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, Cricket Ground, Melbourne AUSAUS OW SF1 1. 21.1h

4x100 Metres Relay

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
30 NOV 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, Cricket Ground, Melbourne AUSAUS OW H1 1. 40.5h
01 DEC 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, Cricket Ground, Melbourne AUSAUS OW SF1 1. 40.3h
01 DEC 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, Cricket Ground, Melbourne AUSAUS OW F 1. 39.5h

4x200 Metres Relay

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
05 DEC 1956 Sydney USA-Commonwealth Int. Match, Sydney AUSAUS F F 1. 1:23.8h