Kevan Baker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kevan Baker

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1959

Place of Birth: Mtarfa, Malta

Profession: athlete

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Kevan Bernard Baker OBE (born 15 July 1959) is a former Paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in throwing events.
He won two Paralympic bronze medals in the Discus Throw and also broke the world record on 3 separate occasions during his career.
When he was 19, Baker became disabled after breaking his back in a road traffic accident and was introduced to athletics for disabled people while rehabilitating at Pinderfields Spinal Unit, Wakefield.
Baker competed in 4 Paralympic Games; 1984 (Stoke Mandeville 7th), 1988 (Seoul South Korea 4th, 1992 (Barcelona Bronze) and 1996 (Atlanta Bronze).
He also won Gold on 3 occasions at International Wheelchair Games at Stoke Mandeville. In 2011, as Chairman of WheelPower, Baker was awarded the OBE in the 2011 New Year Honours, for voluntary service to Disability Sports.Baker was inducted into the WheelPower Stoke Mandeville Hall of Fame in April 2018.