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MICHAEL   SOLOMON

DATE OF BIRTH: September 29, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH: Port of Spain, Trinidad
EDUCATION:
  • San Juan Government Secondary School
  • Wingate High School, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • OLYMPIC EVENTS: Athletics:
  • 400 meters
  • 4 x 400 meters Relay
  • CAREER:                           Solomon's career included the following significant accomplishments:
    • 1976 Olympics, Montreal, Canada - 400 meters (Semifinals, 46.20); 4 x 400 meters Relay (6th, 3:03.46, with Joseph Coombs, Charles Joseph, and Horace Tuitt)
    • 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games, Medellin, Columbia - 4 x 400 meters Relay (2nd, 3:05.01, with Joseph Coombs, Anthony Myers, and Michael Paul)
    • 1978 British Commonwealth Games, Edmonton, Canada - 400 meters (4th, 46.97); 4 x 400 meters Relay (5th, 3:06.73, with Ray Astor, Joseph Coombs, and Michael Paul)
    • 1979 Pan American Games, San Juan, Puerto Rico - 400 meters (Semifinals, 46.91); 4 x 400 meters Relay (6th, 3:11.6, with Willis Alexander, Joseph Coombs, and Rafer Mohammed)
    • 1980 Olympics, Moscow, Russia - 400 meters (6th, 45.55); 4 x 400 meters Relay (6th, 3:06.6, with Joseph Coombs, Charles Joseph, and Rafer Mohammed)
    • 1983 World Championships, Helsinki, Finland - 800 meters (Semifinals, 1:47.10)
    Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit