Jarrin Solomon (born 11 January 1986) is a Trinidadian

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sprinter who specializes in the

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. He was part of the Trinidad and Tobago team that won the bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the

2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the 14th edition of the global-level indoor track and field competition and was held between March 9–11, 2012 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the first of fo ...

. Solomon also competed in the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, where his 4 × 400 m team again won the bronze medal. He was also part of Trinidad and Tobago's

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...

4 × 400 team, where they also won a bronze. His personal best on the 400 m track is 44.98 s, set in 2014. Solomon is a native of

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, United States, where he attended La Cueva High School and the

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. His father, Mike Solomon, is from Trinidad and was also a 400 m sprinter. In the summer of 2018, Solomon was a "flex" player for Godspeed, a

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team made mostly of former professional

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players that participated in the American Flag Football League (AFFL). The team were crowned the champions of participating pro teams but lost in the final match to the amateur champion team.

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* 1986 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago male sprinters 21st-century Trinidad and Tobago sportsmen Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Trinidad and Tobago Track and field athletes from Albuquerque, New Mexico Olympic bronze medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Trinidad and Tobago World Athletics Championships medalists Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Trinidad and Tobago Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists World Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games La Cueva High School alumni University of New Mexico alumni American Flag Football League players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics {{Trinidad-athletics-bio-stub