BOCKARIE Solomon

Netherlands
Athletics
18 May 1987
34
Male
MAKENI
 
Sierra Leone
THE HAGUE
 
Netherlands

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's 4 x 100m Relay
NED
Netherlands
  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 - Heat 1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
YearLocation100m200m4 x 100m
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRARound 1 (10.36)Round 1 (20.42)Round 1 (38.53)
2008Beijing, CHN-Heats (22.16)-

World Athletics Championships
YearLocation4 x 100m
2015Beijing, CHNHeats (38.41)

World Relays
YearLocation4 x 100m
2017Nassau, BAH6th (DNF)

European Championships
YearLocation200m
2018Berlin, GER8th (20.39)

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
52021200mWorld Athletics Continental TourHengelo, NED21.15

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
62017200mWorld ChallengeHengelo, NED20.87
82018200mWorld ChallengeOstrava, CZE20.55
112017100mWorld ChallengeTurku, FIN10.55


Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
:
Solomon Bayoh
:
Athlete
:
Two children
:
Dutch, English
:
Haag Atletiek [Netherlands]
:
Paul Wernert
:
In 2017 he had to end his outdoor season early, in July, after contracting the Epstein-Barr virus. (omroepwest.nl, 04 Jul 2017)
:
He took up athletics in Sierra Leone in his early teenage years. (ad.nl, 09 Nov 2020; rijswijksdagblad.nl, 01 Sep 2020; fhm.nl, 12 Sep 2020)
:
As a child he was initially more interested in football, and dreamed of moving to England to become a professional football player. But in 2004 he was inspired to focus on athletics by the performance of his friend's brother, Lamin Tucker, who represented Sierra Leone in the 100m at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. "I had never heard of the Olympics. It was the first time I watched athletics on television. I didn't get it, all those people running around a running track for fun, but I loved seeing Solomon Tucker [his friend] and his family look so excited. I thought, 'If Lamin can go to the Olympics, I can too. Just pay attention, I'll be there in four years'." (fhm.nl, 12 Sep 2020)
:
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook page, 21 Nov 2020)
:
He was the flag bearer for Sierra Leone at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (european-athletics.org, 19 Jun 2016)

General Interest

General
TOUGH BEGINNINGS
He grew up in Sierra Leone during the country's civil war in the 1990s. When he was age 10 his father was shot dead in front of him by rebels, and he believed his mother had been killed too after he was separated from her when fleeing. Years later he received a phone call from his mother, who had been living in Zwolle, Netherlands, as a refugee. The two were then reunited. (ad.nl, 09 Nov 2020; rijswijksdagblad.nl, 01 Sep 2020)

REPRESENTING THE NETHERLANDS
He previously competed for Sierra Leone, including at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He gained Dutch citizenship in May 2015, after three years as a resident in the Netherlands, and was cleared by the International Association of Athletics Federations [IAAF] to represent the Netherlands from 15 June 2015. He made his debut for the Dutch national team at the 2015 European Team Championships [First League] in Heraklion, Greece, the same month. (slconcordtimes.com, 01 Jun 2015; allafrica.com, 19 Jun 2015; european-athletics.org, 19 Jun 2016)

Legend
:
Gold Medal Event
:
Silver Medal Event
:
Bronze Medal Event
Content 1 (removed through CDN)
Content 2 (removed through CDN).
Timing and scoring provided by OMEGA. Results powered by Atos