Solomon Wariso

Solomon Wariso (born 11 November 1966 in Portsmouth) is a retired English sprinter who competed primarily in the 200 and 400 metres.^[1] He represented his country at two outdoor and three indoor World Championships and is the British record holder in the indoor 4 × 400 metres relay.

Born to Nigerian parents in Portsmouth where his father was stationed with the navy, Wariso's family moved to London in 1971.^[2]

He tested positive for an illegal stimulant, ephedrine, in 1994 and was banned from competing for three months, despite his claims that he took the substance unknowingly in a herbal supplement.^[3]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1991	Universiade	Sheffield, United Kingdom	8th	200 m	21.70
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	11th (sf)	200 m	21.31
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	8th (sf)	200 m	21.52
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	10th (h)	200 m	21.39[4]
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th (sf)	200 m	20.58
			7th (sf)	4x100 m relay	38.75
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	21st (h)	400 m	48.41
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	6th (sf)	400 m	45.59[5]
			1st (h)	4x400 m relay	3:02.37
	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	16th (sf)	400 m	47.80
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:00.82
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	3rd	4x400 m relay	3:03.20
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	36th (h)	400 m	46.61

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.33 (-2.3 m/s) (Geneva, 1994)
• 200 metres – 20.50 (+0.6 m/s) (Birmingham, 1995)
• 400 metres – 44.68 (Birmingham, 1998)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.85 (Stuttgart, 1998)
• 200 metres – 20.84 (Birmingham, 1995)
• 400 metres – 45.71 (Birmingham, 1998)

See also

• List of doping cases in athletics

References