Shalonda Solomon

Shalonda Solomon

Solomon during the 2010 USATF Championships
Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1985-12-19) December 19, 1985 (age 31) Los Angeles, California
Residence	Orlando, Florida
Height	5 ft 6 1⁄2 in (1.69 m)
Weight	125 lb (57 kg)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  United States World Championships 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay World Relay Championships 2014 Nassau 4×200 m relay Continental Cup 2010 Split 4×100 m relay 2010 Split 100 m World Junior Championships 2004 Grosseto 200 m 2004 Grosseto 4×100 m relay Pan American Junior Championships 2003 Bridgetown 100 m 2003 Bridgetown 200 m 2003 Bridgetown 4×100 m relay

Shalonda Solomon (born December 19, 1985) is an American track and field sprinter. Her greatest international accomplishment is a silver medal in the 100 m at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, while representing the Americas team. She qualified for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics by winning the 200 m at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Her 22.15 in winning that race was the world-leading time for 2011. While running in the World Championships, she ran far slower than at the National Championships, finishing a fourth-place in the 200 m behind Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown, and American teammates Carmelita Jeter and defending champion Allyson Felix. Later in those championships, she won a gold medal by serving on the American 4 × 100 m relay team in the preliminary rounds, being replaced by Felix in the final. She has a distinct head bob while running, something noticeable since high school.

While at Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California, Solomon was named the Gatorade Athlete of the Year for the school year 2003–2004. At the CIF California State Meet, as a freshman in 2001 she finished just 0.02 behind Allyson Felix in the 100 m (and third behind Felix in the 200 m). In 2002 as a sophomore, she finished second to Felix in the 100 m see the race and 200 m see the race, and ran on her team's dominant 4 × 100 m relay and 4 × 400 m relay victories, leading her team to the team title., a feat she and her team duplicated in 2003 and in 2004, except after the graduation of Felix, Soloman was beaten by Bishop Amat Memorial High School senior Jasmin Baldwin.