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Solomon Places 13th in 400m at Olympics
8/2/2021 10:43:00 AM | Track & Field
TOKYO – Duke track & field alumni Steven Solomon completed his run at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, taking 13th overall and finishing third in his semifinal of the 400m on Monday.
Solomon turned in a run of 45.15 seconds, placing third overall in the second of three semifinals behind American Michael Cherry and Jamaican Christopher Taylor. His run fell 0.24 seconds short of the second automatic qualifying spot, forcing him into qualification for the top-two remaining times. However, due to a first semifinal in which five runners broke 45 seconds, Solomon's mark fell just shy of qualification to the final.
It concludes a historic Olympic Games for Solomon, who not only set a personal best in the opening heat, but also secured the best finish by a Blue Devil man in the Olympic Games since Duke Sports Hall of Famer Bob Wheeler's 11th place finish in 1500m of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. It also marks Solomon's second top-15 finish in the Olympics, after placing eighth in the same event as a 19-year-old prior to attending Duke.
Volunteer assistant coach Maddy Price will wrap up Duke's stretch at the 2020 Games with the 4x400m relay for Canada on Thursday, Aug. 5.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils cross country, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeTFXC."
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Solomon turned in a run of 45.15 seconds, placing third overall in the second of three semifinals behind American Michael Cherry and Jamaican Christopher Taylor. His run fell 0.24 seconds short of the second automatic qualifying spot, forcing him into qualification for the top-two remaining times. However, due to a first semifinal in which five runners broke 45 seconds, Solomon's mark fell just shy of qualification to the final.
It concludes a historic Olympic Games for Solomon, who not only set a personal best in the opening heat, but also secured the best finish by a Blue Devil man in the Olympic Games since Duke Sports Hall of Famer Bob Wheeler's 11th place finish in 1500m of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. It also marks Solomon's second top-15 finish in the Olympics, after placing eighth in the same event as a 19-year-old prior to attending Duke.
Volunteer assistant coach Maddy Price will wrap up Duke's stretch at the 2020 Games with the 4x400m relay for Canada on Thursday, Aug. 5.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils cross country, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeTFXC."
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#GoDuke
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