Steven Solomon
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| Nationality |  Australia |
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| Born | 16 May 1993 Vaucluse, New South Wales |
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| Residence | Stanford, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford Cardinal | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Randwick Botany Harriers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Fira Dvoskina | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400 m: 44.97 (London 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Steven Solomon (born 16 May 1993) is an Australian sprinter. He is a three-time defending Australian 400 metres champion.
Personal
Solomon attended Cranbrook School, Sydney. Solomon, who is Jewish, planned to follow his father, a South African-born orthopedic surgeon, into medicine after accepting an athletic scholarship at Stanford University.[1][2]
Career
After breaking the 30-year-old national junior record in the 400 metres in 2011, Solomon was part of the Australian squad in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.[3] He competed in the finals in the 2012 Summer Olympic, placing eight in the Men's 400 m race.
Solomon competed for Australia in the Maccabiah Games, the "Jewish Olympics", as captain of the junior soccer team in 2009 and 2013.[2][4]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2010 | Oceania Youth Championships | Sydney, Australia | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.10 |
| World Junior Championships | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | 11th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.19 | |
See also
References
External links
- Steven Solomon on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Steven Solomon profile at IAAF
- Stanford Cardinal bio
- Randwick Botany Harriers bio
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Australian athletes at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
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