Mike Solomon

Michael ("Mike") Solomon (born September 29, 1954 in Trinidad) is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay. He attended University of New Mexico, New Mexico, USA. His son, Jarrin Solomon, is also a 400 m sprinter.[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event
Representing Trinidad and Tobago
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	6th	4x400 m relay
1978	Central American and Caribbean Games	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	4x400 m relay
	Commonwealth Games	Edmonton, Canada	4th	400 m
	Commonwealth Games	Edmonton, Canada	5th	4x400 m relay
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	6th	4x400 m relay
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	6th	400 m
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	6th	4x400 m relay

References

Guerrero, Maria (July 6, 2012). "Albuquerque native to compete in the Olympics". KOB. Retrieved 16 August 2012.

US National Championship winners in men's indoor 600-yard dash
1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1906–7: E.B. Parsons 1908–9: Mel Sheppard 1910: Harry Gissing 1911: Abel Kiviat 1912: not held 1913: Abel Kiviat 1914–5: Tom Halpin 1916: Bill Bingham 1917: Earl Eby 1918: Marvin Gustavson 1919: Jack Sellars 1920: Earl Eby 1921: F. L. Murray 1922: Sid Leslie 1923: Earl Eby 1924: Walter Mulvihill 1925: Vincent Lally 1926: Horatio Fitch 1927: George Leness 1928–31: Phil Edwards (CAN) 1932: Alex Wilson (CAN) 1933–5: Milton Sandler 1936–7: Eddie O'Brien 1938: Jimmy Herbert 1939–40: Charles Belcher 1941: Jimmy Herbert 1942: Roy Cochran 1943: Lewis Smith 1944: Robert Ufer 1945–6: Elmore Harris 1947: George Guida 1948–9: Dave Bolen 1950–1: Hugo Maiocco 1952: Charles Moore 1953: Mal Whitfield 1954: Reggie Pearman 1955: Charles Jenkins 1956: Lou Jones 1957–8: Charles Jenkins 1959: Josh Culbreath 1960: Tom Murphy 1961: Eddie Southern 1962: Bill Crothers 1963: Jack Yerman 1964: Charles Buchta 1965: Jack Yerman 1966: Theron Lewis 1967: Jim Kemp 1968–70: Martin McGrady 1971: Andrzej Badenski 1972: Lee Evans 1973: Fred Newhouse 1974–5: Wes Williams 1976–7: Fred Sowerby (ANT) 1978: Stan Vinson 1979: Mike Solomon (TTO)
1981–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Mark Enyeart 1981: Mike Solomon (TTO) 1982: Fred Sowerby (ANT) 1983: Eugene Sanders 1984: Mark Rowe 1985–6: Elvis Forde (BAR) 1987: Ian Morris (TTO) 1988: Ken Lowery 1989: Mark Rowe 1990: David Patrick 1991: Andrew Valmon 1992: Mark Everett
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Mark Everett 1994-2014: not held 2015: Casimir Loxsom 2017: Erik Sowinski 2019: Donavan Brazier
Notes	*Distances have varied as follows: 600 yards (1906–1986), 500 meters (1987–1993) except 600 meters (odd numbered years since 2015)

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