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Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
Born | Portsmouth, England | 11 November 1966||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
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Iju Solomon Christopher Wariso (born 11 November 1966) is an English male retired sprinter who competed primarily in the 200 and 400 metres. [1]
Born to Nigerian parents in Portsmouth where his father was stationed with the navy, Wariso's family moved to London in 1971. [2]
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. Wariso became the British 400 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1994 AAA Championships. [3] [4]
He represented England in the 400 metres and won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [5] [6] [7]
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. [8]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 [9] |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 20.58 | |
7th (sf) | 4 × 100 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 [10] | |
1st (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.37 | |||
Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 16th (sf) | 400 m | 47.80 | |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.82 | |||
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.20 |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 36th (h) | 400 m | 46.61 |
Outdoor
Indoor