Andre Cason
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 20, 1969 Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Texas A&M Aggies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andre Cason (born January 20, 1969) is an American former sprinter and a convicted fraudster. He was a member of the US 4 × 100 meters relay team that won the gold medal at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo with a world record time of 37.50 seconds. A few weeks after this event Cason, ran his first sub-10-second 100 meters race when winning in Koblenz in 9.99 seconds. In 1999 he was sentenced to six months in a US Federal prison for passing a bogus $100,000 check.[1] After time working as a trainer in Hong Kong,[2] he currently works as trainer to the Thailand Olympic team.[3]
Cason attended Texas A&M University, where he was a two-time NCAA champion for the Aggies.[4]
The 1992 season started very promisingly for Cason as he set a new 60 meters world indoor record with 6.41 s and kept his excellent form until the early summer. However, at the 1992 US Olympic Trials he injured himself and was out for the rest of the season.[5]
In 1993 Cason won the 100 m at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon and won a silver medal over 100 m at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart, running in 9.92 s. In the 4×100 m relay he was a member of the US team that tied the world record at 37.40 s in the semi-finals, and won the gold in the final with 37.48 s.
Personal bests
| Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date |
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| 50 meters | 5.62 | Los Angeles, California, United States | February 15, 1992 |
| 60 meters | 6.41  (1992–1998) |
Madrid, Spain | February 14, 1992 |
| 100 meters | 9.92 | Stuttgart, Germany | August 15, 1993 |
References
- ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-68428736.html
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/epicmmaclub/posts/668852169799847
- ↑ http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/455396/former-world-champion-cason-to-train-thai-stars
- ↑ http://www.aggielettermen.org/andre-cason-90-track/
- ↑ Litsky, Frank (1992-06-20). OLYMPICS; Not So Young, but Lewis Is Still Fast. New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-03-19.
External links
- Andre Cason profile at IAAF
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