Sam Baines
{{short description|Australian hurdler}}
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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.{{cite web | url=http://www.athletics.com.au/news/news/2010/july/baines_bags | title=Baines bags new national record en route to world junior titles | publisher=Athletics Australia | date=11 July 2010 | accessdate=7 September 2012}}
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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.
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He competed at the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics and placed 4th in the Final.{{cite web | url=http://www.runnerstribe.com/article/post/show/id/751-RT-Interviews-Sam-Baines | title=RT Interviews: Sam Baines | publisher=The Runners Tribe | date=3 April 2010 | access-date=7 September 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105205443/http://www.runnerstribe.com/article/post/show/id/751-RT-Interviews-Sam-Baines | archive-date=5 November 2012 | df=dmy-all }}
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|+ Personal bests ! Event !! Venue !! Time | ||
| 100m | Melbourne | 10.75 |
| 110mH(91 cm) | Canberra | 13.28 |
| 110mH(99 cm) | Brisbane | 13.53 |
| 110mH(106 cm) | Brisbane | 13.54 |
| 400m | Canberra | 48.87 |
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- [https://athletics.possumbility.com/athletes/athlete5659.htm Sam Baines] at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- {{Commonwealth Games Australia|sam-baines}}
- {{Commonwealth Games Federation}}
- {{2014 Commonwealth Games profile|athletics/1029876/sam_baines}}
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Category:Australian male hurdlers
Category:Athletes from Melbourne
Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Australia
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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