Steven Solomon
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| Nationality |
 Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
16 May 1993 Vaucluse, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Steven Solomon (born 16 May 1993) is an Australian sprinter. He is a two-time defending Australian 400 metres champion. Solomon attended Cranbrook School, Sydney.
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.[1]
Solomon, who is Jewish, plans to follow his father Michael Solomon into medicine after accepting an athletic scholarship at Stanford University after the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
Achievements
Representing  Papua New Guinea | |||||
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| 2010 | Oceania Youth Championships | Sydney, Australia | 1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:20.10 |
See also
- List of select Jewish track and field athletes
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