{{Short description|British middle-distance runner}} {{distinguish|Elly Baker}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Ellie Baker | full_name = Ellie Natasha Baker | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|6|3|df=yes}} | birth_place = Borehamwood, England | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | country = Great Britain<br>England | sport = Athletics | event = 800 metres, 1500 m | club = Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers | coach = John Bigg |show-medals = yes |medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{GBR2}}}} {{Medal|Competition|European U23 Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2019 Gävle|800 m}} {{Medal|Competition|European U20 Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2017 Grosseto|800 m}} }}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/15433141.amp/ |title=Boreham Wood's Ellie Baker wins 800m silver at European Under-20 Athletics Championships |work=Bournemouth Echo |access-date=7 March 2021}}</ref>
Baker competed for Great Britain in the 800 m at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://liveresults.european-athletics.com/resEICH21-/pdf/EICH21-/ATH/EICH21-_ATH_C74A_ATHW800M--------------RND1--------.pdf |title=Heats results |access-date=7 March 2021 |archive-date=5 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305112036/https://liveresults.european-athletics.com/resEICH21-/pdf/EICH21-/ATH/EICH21-_ATH_C74A_ATHW800M--------------RND1--------.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 February 2023 |title=Baker breaks championship record to win 1500m gold |language=en |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/64698205 |access-date=19 February 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life== Ellie Baker was raised in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. She has two siblings and attended Townsend Church of England School<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baker claims third at English Championships |url=https://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/sport/10535083.townsend-athlete-ellie-baker-finishes-third-at-english-championships/ |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=St Albans & Harpenden Review |language=en}}</ref> in St. Albans. Baker first started running competitively for Herts Phoenix Athletic Club before joining Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=27 July 2017 |title=Ellie Baker |url=http://sbharriers.co.uk/27-07-17-newsletter-1st-draft/ellie-baker-2/ |access-date=19 February 2023 |website=Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers |language=en}}</ref> 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== * {{British Athletics|ellie-baker}} * {{Power of 10|83471}} * {{European Athletics|14484278}} * {{World Athletics}} * {{Instagram|ellienatashabaker}} {{British Indoor Athletics Championships women's 1500 metres champions}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Ellie}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:English women middle-distance runners Category:British women middle-distance runners Category:European Games competitors for Great Britain Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games Category:People from Borehamwood Category:Sportspeople from Hertfordshire Category:21st-century English sportswomen
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