Jamie Baulch

Jamie enjoyed a career spanning 15 years at the top of world class athletics. Since retiring in 2005, he has starred in several reality TV shows and directed several business ventures including the Jamie Baulch Academy and WRU Memorabilia, a range of Welsh rugby memorabilia. 

His talent for running was spotted by his Headmaster, Eric Atkins, on sports day at Henllys Junior School in Newport. He encouraged Jamie to join Newport Harriers and Jamie never looked back. Jamie developed into one of the big personalities of the British athletics team, recognised by his peroxide dreadlocks for many years, which led to a promotional campaign with Vidal Sassoon.

Jamie made his debut for the GB & NI team at a Junior International in Salamanca, Spain, in 1991. He burst onto the international scene, winning the 200m and breaking the Welsh record in that race.

In his first year competing over 400m, he was selected for the 1996 Olympic Games and won Silver as part of the 4x400m quartet. He became World Indoor Champion in 1999 and still holds the British Indoor record over 400m set in 1997. Jamie won 11 medals at Olympic Games, World and European Championships and Commonwealth Games.

He campaigned for his team’s World Championship Gold medals from 1997 to be presented to the 4x400m quartet including Iwan Thomas, Roger Black and Mark Richardson after a 13 year wait. This followed the disqualification of the USA team after Antonio Pettigrew admitted doping in 2007.

Media and Commercial highlights

Sponsorship deals with Yves Saint Laurent, Kangol, TAG Heuer, De Beers diamonds, Thomas Burberry, Reebok and Puma.

2012 - The Olympic Show -  Olympic Games alongside Ben Shepherd

2012 - ITV Dancing on Ice Goes Gold

2007 – Starred in the BBC TV programme, Safari School, filmed in a South African Game Reserve.

2006 – Contestant in the first series of Sky One TV programme, Cirque de Celebrité

2006 – Team attaché with Wales Commonwealth Games team in Melbourne, Australia; secured commercial deals with Crowe and Jester, Hush Puppies, L’Oreal and St David’s Hotel and Spa for the team.

2004 / 2005 – Starred in the BBC Super Stars TV programme -
third place in 2004, behind Du’aine Ladejo and Alan Baxter

2005 – Columnist for Western Mail

2004 - Presenter for Red Dragon FM

1997 / 1998 – Presenter of the children’s TV programme CITV Energize

1996 – Promotional campaign with Vidal Sassoon prior to the Olympic Games in Atlanta

Career History

1991 Debut for GB Juniors in Salamanca, Spain – GB v USA v Spain v France: won 200m, broke Welsh record

1991 European Junior 4x100m Gold

1992 World Junior 4x100m Gold, set a world junior record with team members, Allyn Condon, Darren Campbell and Jason Fergus

1994 World Cup – 4x400m Gold, Crystal Palace

1996 Olympic silver in 4x400m, Atlanta, USA - British, European and Commonwealth record for 4x400m: 2:56.57 - Team: Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson, Roger Black

1997 World Indoor Silver 400m, Paris

1997 British Indoor and Commonwealth Games record 400m – 45.39 World Indoor Trials, Birmingham. Sixth fastest 400m time in history.

1997 World Championships 4x400m Gold medallist, upgraded from Silver in 2008

1998 European Gold - 4x400m

1998 World Cup Silver – 4x400m

1998 Commonwealth Games - 4x400m Bronze

1999 World Indoor 400m Champion - 4x400m Bronze, Fuokoka, Japan

1999 World Championships finalist 400m - 8th - Michael Johnson broke the world record

2002 Commonwealth Games - 4x400m Silver

2002 European Championships - 4x400m Gold

2003 World Indoor Chamionships - 400m Bronze and 4x400m Bronze, Birmingham

2005 Retired from international athletics

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