Andre Cason (born January 20, 1969) is an American former

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sprinter. He was a member of the American 4 × 100 meters relay team that won the gold medal at the 1991 World Championships in

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with a

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time of 37.50 seconds. A few weeks after this event, Cason ran his first sub-10-second 100 meters race when winning in

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in 9.99 seconds. Cason attended

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, where he was a two-time NCAA champion, and seven-time All-American for the Aggies. The 1992 season started well for Cason as he set the world indoor record for the

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on three occasions, leaving a standing world record of 6.41, and equalled the world indoor record for the 50 meters with a time of 5.62. Cason kept his excellent form until the early summer. However, at the 1992 US Olympic Trials he suffered a career threatening injury with a torn Achilles tendon, and was out for the rest of the season. In 1993 Cason won the 100 m at the

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and won a silver medal over 100 m at the

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, 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. Cason coached the

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Province Team Sprinters, and assisted in building and cultivating the Chinese National Sprint Team from 2010 to 2013. In 2014, Cason oversaw the high performance training for professional MMA fighters in Hong Kong. Since late 2014, Cason has been the National Sprint Coach for the country of Thailand, and the Thailand Olympic team.http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/455396/former-world-champion-cason-to-train-thai-stars

Personal bests

National titles

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**60 m:

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**100 m:

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cason, Andre 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Virginia Beach, Virginia Texas A&M Aggies men's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from Virginia American male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships winners FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics African-American track and field athletes World record setters in athletics (track and field) USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners World Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners