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JARRIN SOLOMON
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| DATE OF BIRTH: |
January 11, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: |
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA |
| EDUCATION: |
La Cueva High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
New Mexico University, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA |
| OLYMPIC EVENT: |
Athletics:
4 x 400 meters Relay
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CAREER: Solomon is the son of Michael Solomon who represented Trinidad & Tobago at the 1976 and 1980 olympics. His career includes the following significant accomplishments:
- 2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 4 x 400 meters Relay (4th, 3:03.60, with Ato Modibo, Renny Quow, and Zwede Hewitt)
- 2007 World Championships, Osaka, Japan - 4 x 400 meters Relay (3:02.92, with Ato Modibo, Renny Quow, and Jovon Toppin)
- 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, Mayaguez, Mexico - 4 x 400 meters Relay (3rd, 3:04.07, with Lalonde Gordon, Zwede Hewitt, and Gavyn Nero)
- 2010 World Indoor Championships, Doha, Qatar - 400 meters (48.37)
- 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships, Mayaguez, Mexico - 4 x 400 meters Relay (2nd, 3:01.65, with Lalonde Gordon, Deon Lendore and Renny Quow)
- 2011 World Championships, Daegu, South Korea - 4 x 400 meters Relay (3:02.47 with Zwede Hewitt, Renny Quow and Deon Lendore)
- 2011 World Indoor Championships, Istanbul - 4 x 400 meters Relay (3rd, 3:06.85, with Lalonde Gordon, Renny Quow, and Jereem Richards)
- 2012 Olympics, London, England - 4 x 400 meters Relay (3rd, 2:59.40, with Lalonde Gordon, Ade Alleyne-Forte, and Deon Lendore
- 2013 Central American and Caribbean Senior Athletics Championships, Morelia, Mexico - 400 meters (1st, 45.54); 4 x 400 meters Relay (1st, 3:02.19, with Emmanuel Mayers, Renny Quow, and Machel Cedenio)
- 2013 World Championships, Moscow, Russia - 400 meters (Semifinals, 45.43); 4 x 400 meters Relay (6th, 3:01.74, with Lalonde Gordon, Jehue Gordon, and Renny Quow)
- 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland - 400 metres (6th, 44.78); 4 x 400 meters Relay (3rd, 3:01.51, with Lalonde Gordon, Renny Quow, and Zwede Hewitt)
- 2015 IAAF World Relays, Nassau, Bahamas - 4 × 400 metres Relay (7th, 3:03.10, with Renny Quow, Machel Cedenio, and Lalonde Gordon
- 2015 Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada - 400 metres (5th, 45.20); 4 × 400 metres Relay (1st, 2:59.60, with Renny Quow, Emanuel Mayers, and Machel Cedenio
- 2015 IAAF World Championships, Beijing, China - (4 × 400 meters Relay (Semifinals only, 2:58.67, with Renny Quow, Lalonde Gordon, and Deon Lendore)
- 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Portland, Oregon, United States - 400 meters (6th, 47.62), 4 × 400 meters Relay (3rd, 3:05.51, with Lalonde Gordon, Ade Alleyne-Forte and Deon Lendore)
- 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 4 × 400 meters Relay (Disqualified, with Lalonde Gordon, Deon Lendore, and Machel Cedenio
- 2017 IAAF/BTC World Relays Championships, Nassau, Bahamas - 4 × 400 meters Relay (4th, 3:03.17, with Lalonde Gordon, Renny Quow, and Jereem Richards)
- 2017 World Championships, London, England - 4 × 400 meters Relay (1st, 2:58.12, with Machel Cedenio, Lalonde Gordon, and Jereem Richards)
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AWARDS:
- 2012 - Trinidad & Tobago Humming Bird Medal (Gold)
- 2017 - Trinidad & Tobago Chaconia Medal (Gold)
- 2017 - Best Male Athlete for the Americas, Association of National Olympic Committees (with Jereem Richards, Machel Cedenio, Lalonde Gordon, and Renny Quow)
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| Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit |
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