Jim Baker is a former Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.

After finishing runner-up in the 1982 World Indoor Bowls Championship he went one better in 1984 clinching the World Indoor title.

[2] Baker was part of the Gold Medal-winning triples for the combined Irish team in the 1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and Gold Medal-winning fours in the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.

[3] In the 2004 World Championships he won a third gold medal for the combined Irish team, in the fours with Jonathan Ross, Noel Graham and Neil Booth[4] and a silver medal with Noel Graham in the pairs during the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.

[5] In addition Baker has won two Commonwealth Games medals.