| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Keshia Kirtz |
| Born | Keshia Chantay Baker (1988-01-30) January 30, 1988 Fairfield, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
| Weight | 137 lb (62 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 4 × 400 m Relay |
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Keshia Chantay Baker (born January 30, 1988, in Fairfield, California),[1] also known as Keshia Kirtz, is an American track and field athlete. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 400 m relay event, running in the heats and winning a gold medal.[2]
While running for her home town Fairfield High School, she finished third in the 400 meters at the 2006 CIF California State Meet.[3] She had been a finalist the previous two years. Then she ran for the University of Oregon. At the 2010 NCAA Championships, she anchored Oregon's winning 4 × 400 relay team to victory, while finishing fourth in the open 400 meters. Earlier in the season, she was runner up in 400 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships,[4] both times behind future Olympic teammate Francena McCorory.
References
- ^ "Keshia Baker". NBCOlympics.com. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Keshia Baker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016.
Full name: Keshia Chantay Baker (-Kirtz)
- ^ "State Finals - 2006". lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com.
- ^ "Keisha Baker 400 runner-up, 4x4 champ 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships". flotrack.org.
External links
- Keshia Kirtz at World Athletics
- Keshia Kirtz at Diamond League
- Keshia Baker at TFRRS
- Keshia Baker at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Keshia Baker at Team USA (archive)
- Keshia Baker at Olympics.com
- Keshia Baker at Olympedia
- Keshia Baker at InterSportStats
- Keshia Kirtz on Instagram
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