27 Facts About Steven Solomon

Steven Solomon was born on 16 May 1993 and is an Australian Olympic sprinter.

Steven Solomon is a six-time defending Australian 400 metres champion.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London at the age of 19, Solomon competed in the finals of the men's 400m race, placing eighth with a time of 45.14 after running a time of 44.97 in the semifinals.

Steven Solomon was the first Australian man in 24 years to reach the 400m Olympic final, and became the first Australian since Cathy Freeman to make the final of the 400m at the Olympic Games for Australia.

At the 2013 Maccabiah Games, Steven Solomon won a silver medal in the 400m race.

Steven Solomon was born in the Sydney suburb of Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia, and is Jewish.

Steven Solomon's father, Michael, is a South African-born orthopedic surgeon, and his mother is Lucille Solomon.

Steven Solomon was raised in East Lindfield and attended Lindfield East Public School and Cranbrook School, Sydney.

Steven Solomon planned to follow his father into medicine after accepting an athletic scholarship in track at Stanford University.

Steven Solomon first began formal track training in 2009, and that year he won the Under-17 All-Schools Championship in the 400m.

Steven Solomon competed for Australia in the Maccabiah Games, the "Jewish Olympics", as captain of the junior soccer team at the 2009 Maccabiah Games.

Steven Solomon was named the 2009 Maccabi New South Wales Junior Sportsman of the Year.

Steven Solomon won the 2011 Australia National Championship in the 400m at 17 years of age.

Steven Solomon was named the Maccabi New South Wales Sportsman of the Year in 2011.

Two and a half years prior, Steven Solomon had never run a 400m race.

Steven Solomon was the first Australian man in 24 years to reach the 400m final at the Olympics.

Steven Solomon ran on Australia's 4x400 relay team that ran 3:03.17 in the first round, and did not advance to the final.

Steven Solomon won the 2012 Australia National Championship in the 400m in a time of 45.54, despite his hamstring injury.

Steven Solomon was awarded the 2012 Richard Coombes Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Male Athlete.

Steven Solomon competed for Australia again as captain of the junior soccer team at the 2013 Maccabiah Games.

Steven Solomon was named the top junior sprinter for 2013 at the NSW Athletics' awards, and the Maccabi Australia Outstanding Jewish Sportsman of the Year.

Steven Solomon then had a period of injury as a back problem turned into a chronic hamstring injury.

Steven Solomon just missed the qualifying time to represent Australia at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Steven Solomon finished the season as first team All-ACC, and a second team All-American.

Steven Solomon competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, making the final of the 400m.

Steven Solomon competed in the 400m at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in early August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, setting a PB of 44.94 in his heat in making the semi-finals wherein he finished fourth in his heat in 45.15.

Steven Solomon competed in the 400m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in July at the Hayward Field in Eugene, USA but didn't advance from the heats.