Heath Baldwin

Heath Baldwin
Baldwin at the 2024 United States Olympic trials
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2001-02-08) February 8, 2001
Home townKalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Decathlon: 8,625 (Eugene 2024)
Heptathlon: 6,238 (Boston 2024)

Heath Baldwin (born February 8, 2001) is an American decathlete.[1]

Early life

Baldwin is from Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he attended Hackett Catholic Prep High School.[2] The youngest of four siblings, he was a keen baseball player before focusing on track and field after being persuaded to try it by his strength and conditioning coach.[3] He also played American football and basketball to all-state standard.[4] He initially competed for the Michigan Wolverines track and field team before later transferring to Michigan State University.[5][6]

Career

Baldwin was runner up to Leo Neugebauer at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships heptathlon in March 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.[7] In the outdoor season in 2024, Baldwin skipped the regional and national collegiate trials to focus on the Olympic trials.[8] In June 2024, he won the decathlon at the 2024 United States Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, having also led overnight following the first day of competition.[9][10] In winning the title he scored a personal best 8,625 points.[11]

He competed in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the decathlon, finishing in tenth place overall with a score of 8,422 points.[12] He finished third overall in the 2024 World Athletics Combined Events Tour.[13]

He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, where he was in second place after the first day before eventually finishing fourth overall.[14][15]

He finished eighth at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis on 1 June 2025 with a tally of 8,430 points.[16]

Personal bests

Outdoor

Event Performance Location Date Points
Decathlon — Eugene June 22, 2024 8,625 points
100 meters 10.77 (+0.7 m/s) Götzis May 31, 2025 912 points
Long jump 7.59 m (24 ft 10+3⁄4 in) (+0.9 m/s) Ann Arbor May 11, 2024 957 points
7.67 m (25 ft 1+3⁄4 in) (+3.1 m/s) Walnut April 17, 2024 —
Shot put 16.52 m (54 ft 2+1⁄4 in) Eugene June 21, 2024 883 points
High jump 2.17 m (7 ft 1+1⁄4 in) Saint-Denis August 2, 2024 963 points
400 meters 48.58 Eugene June 21, 2024 881 points
110 meters hurdles 13.71 (+0.1 m/s) Lexington May 24, 2024 1,012 points
Discus throw 43.67 m (143 ft 3+1⁄4 in) Eugene June 22, 2024 740 points
Pole vault 4.82 m (15 ft 9+3⁄4 in) Champaign May 2, 2025 856 points
Javelin throw 71.02 m (233 ft 0 in) Walnut April 18, 2024 905 points
1500 meters 4:36.83 Götzis June 21, 2025 700 points
Virtual Best Performance 8,809 points

Indoor

Event Performance Location Date Points
Decathlon — Boston March 9, 2024 6,238 points
60 metres 7.02 Boston March 8, 2024 875 points
Long jump 7.29 m (23 ft 11 in) Albuquerque March 10, 2023 883 points
Shot put 16.00 m (52 ft 5+3⁄4 in) Nanjing March 22, 2025 851 points
High jump 2.15 m (7 ft 1⁄2 in) Geneva, Ohio February 24, 2023 944 points
60 metres hurdles 7.81 Geneva, Ohio February 24, 2024 1,030 points
Pole vault 4.86 m (15 ft 11+1⁄4 in) Boston March 4, 2024 868 points
1000 metres 2:41.95 Nanjing March 23, 2025 852 points
Virtual Best Performance 6,303 points

References

  1. ^ "Heath Baldwin". World Athletics. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Arney, Michael (June 21, 2024). "Kalamazoo decathlete to try to make USA Olympic team". wkzo. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Ehler, Mathew (March 23, 2023). "A triumphant track record: Kalamazoo Hackett grad Health Baldwin earns All-American honors at MSU". mlive. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Presenting Kalamazoo Hackett's 5 greatest athletes since 2000". mlive. May 20, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Heath Baldwin - Men's Track & Field". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Lintner, Jack (June 21, 2024). "Michigan State Track Star to Compete for Spot on Team USA". Sports Illistrated. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". World Athletics. March 7, 2024. Archived from the original on June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  8. ^ Pfeiffer, PJ (May 24, 2024). "MSU Track and Field athletes to participate at regionals, Heath Baldwin straight to Olympic Trials". State News. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  9. ^ Oszust, Owen (June 22, 2024). "MSU's Heath Baldwin will represent Team USA at the Olympics in the Decathlon". wilx.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  10. ^ "HEATH BALDWIN FIRST DAY LEADER MEN'S DECATHLON - U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS 2024". dyestat. June 21, 2024. Archived from the original on June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  11. ^ Henderson, Jason (June 23, 2024). "Sha'Carri Richardson wins US Olympic trials 100m in 10.71". Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  12. ^ "Men's Decathlon es Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 9, 2024. Archived from the original on August 30, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  13. ^ "Atherley and Erm win World Athletics Combined Events Tour". World Athletics. September 17, 2024. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  14. ^ Hall, Dan (March 14, 2025). "USATF Announces 56 Athletes For Team USA At 2025 World Indoor Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  15. ^ "Skotheim claims heptathlon gold in Nanjing". World Athletics. March 23, 2025. Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  16. ^ "ANNA HALL'S FOUR PRS RESULT IN NO. 2 ALL-TIME HEPTATHLON SCORE AT 50TH HYPO-MEETING AT GOTZIS". Runnerspace. June 1, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
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