Sean Michael Baldock (born 3 December 1976) is a male British former sprinter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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Sean Baldock

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	(1976-12-03) 3 December 1976 (age 47) Hastings, East Sussex
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	Belgrave Harriers, Wimbledon
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4x400m relay 2002 Manchester 4x400m relay Representing  Great Britain European Championships 2002 Munich 4x400 m relay

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He was born in Hastings, East Sussex.^[1] He only became a serious athlete in 1996 having joined Hastings Athletic Club as an under-11 athlete in 1987.^[2] Prior to that he had played football, eventually playing for Hastings Town. When he reached 18, because he was always getting injured, he was forced to make a choice between football and athletics, world class athlete.^[3]

He represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[4] The other team members consisted of Solomon Wariso, Mark Richardson, Jared Deacon, Paul Slythe and Mark Hylton.^[5][6] Four years later at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester he was part of the gold medal-winning team in the 4 x 400 metres relay that consisted of Chris Rawlinson, Cori Henry, Daniel Caines, Hylton and Deacon.^[7]

Upon retirement, he became a sports teacher at Claremont School, East Sussex, a lecturer on sports injury at Sussex Coast College and a retained firefighter.^[8] More recently, he was a sports coach at Buckswood School East Sussex.^{[citation needed]}