Solomon Bockarie

Solomon Bockarie
Personal information
Born (1987-05-18) 18 May 1987
Makeni, Sierra Leone
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportTrack and field
Event
sprinter

Solomon Bockarie (born 18 May 1987), sometimes Solomon Bayoh (born 18 May 1990),[1] is a male Dutch sprinter. He competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[2] He competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

He was born in Makeni, Sierra Leone and is a naturalised Dutch citizen.

Bayoh represented Sierra Leone at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 200 metres and placed eighth in his first round heat in a time of 22.16 seconds, which was not enough to advance to the second round.[1] He was one of three competitors at the Olympics competing for Sierra Leone. Michaela Kargbo and Saidu Kargbo were the others.[4] He again represented his birth nation at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[5]

In 2015, Bockarie transferred his country of allegiance from to the Netherlands.

In July 2022, Bockarie tested positive for the growth hormone GHRP-2 and was subsequently issued for a four-year ban set to expire in August 2026.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete Biography: BAYOH Solomon". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  2. ↑ "WK atletiek: geen estafettefinale Solomon Bockarie". Omroep West (in Dutch).
  3. ↑ "BOCKARIE Solomon". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Sierra Leone sportsillustrated.com 2008 Summer Olympics
  5. ↑ "Solomon Bockarie". Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dutch athlete blames positive doping test on cheap chicken". NL Times. 30 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Latest sanctions for doping and non-doping violations - October 2024" (PDF). Athletics Integrity Unit. October 2024.
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