Mike Solomon

Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Solomon later moved to the United States where he attended George W. Wingate High School and then the University of New Mexico.^[1] He specialized in the 600-yard run and won the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) championship in the discipline with a conference and school record mark in 1974 and 1975.^[2][3] He won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship in the indoor 600-yard run in 1977 and was twice selected an All-American at New Mexico, having set some records at the school that remained decades later.^[4][5] He later won titles in the 600-yard run at the US championships in 1979 and 1981.

Internationally, Solomon represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics and competed in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, reaching the semifinals in the former while helping his team place sixth in the latter.^[6][7] He competed at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games and won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay.^[8] He also competed in two events at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and in two events at the 1979 Pan American Games.^[1] He made a return to the Summer Olympics in 1980 and placed sixth in both the 400 metres and the 4 x 400 metres relay.^[6] He later reached the 400 metres semifinal at the 1983 World Championships.^[1]

Solomon finished third behind Tom Andrews in the 400 metres event at the British 1977 AAA Championships.^[9][10]

Solomon's son, Jarrin Solomon, also became a sprinter and won an Olympic medal.^[11][12]