Steven Solomon
Steven Solomon (right) accepting the Maccabi NSW Sportsman of the Year award and Lou Rose Trophy from Maccabi World Union vice-president Tom Goldman on March 31. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
April 4, 2019, 12:00 am
Celebrating our sporting stars
JEWISH athletes from NSW and Victoria evenly shared the spoils on the 2018 Maccabi Australia Sports Awards winners' list unveiled last weekend.
By Shane Desiatnik
Steven Solomon is back on our shores after spending the last six years in the USA.
November 22, 2018, 5:12 pm
Solomon’s home run
Based in the USA since 2012, Australian 400m runner Steven Solomon has returned to live in his home city of Sydney - and he couldn't be happier.
By Shane Desiatnik
Steven Solomon running in heat 2 of the men's 4x400m relay at the Commonwealth Games. Photo: AAP
April 19, 2018, 3:14 pm
Heartbreak for Solomon, Mizrachi game but outclassed
Triumph turned to tragedy in less than 30 minutes for Steven Solomon and his three Australian teammates in a dramatic second heat of the men's 4x400m relay at the Commonwealth Games last Friday.
By Shane Desiatnik
Rhythmic gymnast Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva. Photo: Gymnastics Australia
March 8, 2018, 11:40 am
Fantastic five picked for Commonwealth Games
It's official – five Jewish athletes have made Australia's team for next month's Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
By Shane Desiatnik
Steven Solomon on his way to breaking an Australian men's 400m indoor record in the heats of the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships last week. Photo: Cheryl Treworgy Photography
March 1, 2018, 6:14 pm
Solomon’s sizzling time ahead of Games
US-based Australian Olympian 400m runner Steven Solomon smashed a stack of men's indoor 400m records last week at the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.
By Shane Desiatnik
Steven Solomon made his return to World Championships athletics on August 5 in the men’s 400m in London, and is now turning his attention to the Commonwealth Games and US college athletics. Photo: Duke University
August 11, 2017, 2:19 pm
Solomon returns to world stage
Taking his mark for Australia in the men’s 400m heats at the World Athletics Championships in London on August 5 was a milestone moment in the context of Steven Solomon’s running career.
By Shane Desiatnik
Steven Solomon has booked his placed for the Athletics World Championships in August/
July 6, 2017, 9:58 am
Solomon secures spot at world championships
WITH time ticking away to qualify for next month’s Athletics World Championships in London, Australia’s Steven Solomon secured his selection last week by running his fastest 400m race since the 2012 Olympic Games final.
By Shane Desiatnik
Steven Solomon on his way to victory in the men's 400m open final at the 2017 National Athletics Championships in Sydney on April 1. Photo: Athletics Australia / Getty Images
April 7, 2017, 9:29 am
Fifth national title for studious Solomon
Steven Solomon won gold in the men’s open 400m final at Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday night, with a time of in 46.66 seconds.
Steve Solomon at the 2014 Australian Athletic Championships. Photo: Peter Haskin
July 31, 2015, 9:00 am
Raring to run at Rio
Amy Meyer (right) pictured with fellow judo medal-winners in the women’s under-48kg category in Glasgow, Scotland. Photo: AP Photo/Frank Augstein
August 6, 2014, 9:29 am
The agony and the ecstasy
FORMER Emanuel School student Amy Meyer captured a bronze medal for judo last Thursday at Glasgow’s 2014 Commonwealth Games, but there was heartbreak for Olympic hero Steven Solomon, who tore a hamstring in the 400-metre semifinal on Tuesday night.
May 13, 2014, 4:03 pm
Montag’s international success
JUNIOR race walker Jemima Montag has achieved more success at international level, playing an integral role in Australia’s junior team that won the bronze medal at last week’s IAAF World Race Walking Cup in China.
April 14, 2014, 12:00 pm
Sublime Solomon sprints to third title
STAR speedster Steven Solomon made a successful return to Aussie soil on the weekend, when he took out his third 400m title at the Australian Athletics Championships in Melbourne.
December 18, 2013, 9:00 am
MAI awards top sports stars
MACCABI Australia (MAI) has honoured the best Jewish sporting talent in the country at its recent AGM, which also saw a changing of the guard for the board.
August 27, 2013, 10:00 am
Solomon, Israelis on show at world champs
AUSTRALIAN sprint sensation Steven Solomon is nearing top form, after helping the 4x400m relay team place eighth in the final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow.
July 29, 2013, 9:00 am
Kellerman claims dual Maccabiah gold
WHEELCHAIR tennis ace Adam Kellerman has claimed Australia’s first two gold medals of the 19th Maccabiah Games, which kicked off last week with an extravagant opening ceremony at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.
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