BAKER Nicklas

Date of Birth: 9 Sep 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 4 x 400m Relay GBR Great Britain
	4 x 400m Relay Mixed GBR Great Britain	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 400m Relay Mixed Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 400m Relay Mixed Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Nico (Instagram profile, 24 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Health Care Professional, Model

Languages spoken:

Crawley Athletics Club [Great Britain]

Piotr Spas [personal], POL

He took up athletics while at Emanuel School in London, England. (emanuel.org.uk, 22 Apr 2021)

"I knew I wanted to be an athlete at the start of year 11 after making the semifinals for the 100m hurdles at English Schools [championships] the summer before. My athletics career started when I was discovered by Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo, who is now one of the top coaches in the UK. He saw me competing in the hurdles and high jump at a Wandsworth schools competition. He picked me up and I trained with him for a year in Battersea." (emanuel.org.uk, 22 Apr 2021)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 24 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
BREAK AND RETURN
He took a break from athletics after leaving school, saying he was no longer enjoying it. After two years away, he made the decision to return. "The two years after I left Emanuel [School], I left my coach and I fell out of love with all sports. I wanted to be able to not have to spend every evening and weekend training. I loved the freedom. This was coupled with making friends, many of whom weren't good influences, going to a new college and having a job. I just needed a break. I broke the U17 athletics club record for 400m hurdles in my first attempt at the event just before I left school and stopped training. I'd never run the 400m flat before, let alone 400m hurdles. This was something that played in the back of my mind during my two years away from athletics, which is how I ended up picking the 400m flat. In the summer of 2014, I finally stopped procrastinating and came back to the sport, with a hawk-eye focus on doing whatever is necessary to get to the top." (emanuel.org.uk, 22 Apr 2021)

OCCUPATION
He works part-time with the British National Health Service [NHS] in neurology and dialysis, and has also worked as a model. (emanuel.org.uk, 22 Apr 2021; hub.theathleteplace.com, 15 May 2021)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/niclasbaker

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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