# Ellie Baker

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{{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](/source/Borehamwood), England
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| height = 
| weight = 
| country = [Great Britain](/source/United_Kingdom)<br>[England](/source/England)
| sport = [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)
| event = [800 metres](/source/800_metres), [1500&nbsp;m](/source/1500_metres)
| club = Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
| coach = John Bigg
|show-medals     = yes
|medaltemplates  = 
{{Medal|Sport|Women's [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)}}
{{Medal|Country|{{GBR2}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[European U23 Championships](/source/European_Athletics_U23_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Silver|[2019 Gävle](/source/2019_European_Athletics_U23_Championships)|[800&nbsp;m](/source/2019_European_Athletics_U23_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_800_metres)}}
{{Medal|Competition|[European U20 Championships](/source/European_Athletics_U20_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Silver|[2017 Grosseto](/source/2017_European_Athletics_U20_Championships)|[800&nbsp;m](/source/2017_European_Athletics_U20_Championships)}}
}}

'''Ellie Baker''' (born 3 June 1998) is a British [athlete](/source/Sport_of_athletics) specialising in the [800 metres](/source/800_metres) and [1500 metres](/source/1500_metres). She won silver medals in the 800&nbsp;m at the [2019 European Under-23 Championships](/source/2019_European_Athletics_U23_Championships) and [2017 European U20 Championships](/source/2017_European_Athletics_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&nbsp;m at the [2021 European Indoor Championships](/source/2021_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships) in [Toruń](/source/Toru%C5%84), 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](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) held in [Eugene, Oregon](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon).

In February 2023, the 24-year-old claimed a maiden national title, winning the 1500&nbsp;m at the [British Indoor Championships](/source/2023_British_Indoor_Athletics_Championships) with a time of 4:06.73 and breaking [Zola Budd](/source/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](/source/BBC_Sport) |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/64698205 |access-date=19 February 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Ellie Baker was raised in [Borehamwood](/source/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](/source/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)](/source/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.

==References==
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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}}
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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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