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Sam Baines

Sam Baines

Australian hurdler

Sam Baines (born 8 February 1991 in Melbourne) is an Australian track and field athlete, specialising in the 110 m Hurdles.

Biography

Baines was born in Melbourne. He holds the Australian U/18 Record for the 110m Hurdles and also holds the Commonwealth Youth Record. He is coached by James Karageorgiou and competes for the Old Melburnians Athletics Club.[1]

2008

At the III Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India he placed 1st in a Commonwealth Youth record time of 13.77s.

He was ranked number 1 in the world for U/18 110m Hurdles.

2010

He competed at the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics and placed 4th in the Final.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Baines bags new national record en route to world junior titles". Athletics Australia. 11 July 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. [2]
    "RT Interviews: Sam Baines". The Runners Tribe. 3 April 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.


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