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Thane Baker
Born: Oct 04, 1931
United States
100 y
Personal Best:   9.4  Kansas City  May 30, 1953
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1952 9.6 13 Manhattan, KS May 03
1953 9.4 2 Kansas City May 30
1956 9.5 20 Riverside Jun 8
International
None
National
Year Result Place
1953 (USA Champ.) 9.6 2
None
100 m
Personal Best:   10.2  Santa Ana  Oct 27, 1956
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1952 10.4 9 Wien Aug 6
1953 10.4 6 Malmö Aug 3
1956 10.2 5 Los Angeles Jun 29
International
Year Result Place
1956 (Olympic) 10.5 2
National
Year Result Place
1951 (USA Champ.) NA 6
1952 (Olympic Trial) 10.7 7
1952 (USA Champ.) 10.6 4
1956 (Olympic Trial) 10.4 3
1956 (USA Champ.) 10.52 3
World Records  
(• - Record was ratified)
  10.2* Los Angeles Jun 29, 1956
200 m
Personal Best:   20.6  Santa Ana  Oct 27, 1956
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1952 20.8 2 Helsinki Jul 23
1953 20.8 3 Kansas City May 30
1955 21.2 29 Karlsruhe Jul 17
1956 20.6 3 Riverside Jun 9
International
Year Result Place
1952 (Olympic) 20.8 2
1956 (Olympic) 20.9 3
National
Year Result Place
1951 (USA Champ.) NA 4
1952 (Olympic Trial) 20.9 2
1952 (USA Champ.) 21.7 4
1953 (USA Champ.) 21.4 3
1956 (Olympic Trial) 20.7 2
1956 (USA Champ.) 20.6 =WR 1
World Records  
(• - Record was ratified)
• 20.6* Bakersfield Jun 23, 1956
  20.6* Santa Ana Oct 27, 1956
400 m
  Personal Best:   46.8  Ames  May 22, 1953 USA Top 10
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1953 46.8 5 Ames May 22
1954 47.2 15 Compton Jun 04
International
None
National
None
None
4 x 100 m Relay
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
None
Year Result Place
1956 (Olympic) 39.5 1
World Records  
(• - Record was ratified)
• 39.5 Melbourne Dec 01, 1956