Andre Cason

Andre Cason

Personal information
Born	January 20, 1969
Medal record Men’s Athletics Competitor for the  United States World Championships Gold 1991 Tokyo 4x100 m relay Gold 1993 Stuttgart 4x100 m relay Silver 1993 Stuttgart 100 m World Indoor Championships Gold 1991 Sevilla 60 m Pan American Games Silver 1991 Havana 100 m Universiade Gold 1989 Duisburg 100 m World Junior Championships Gold 1988 Sudbury 100 m

Andre Cason (born January 20, 1969, in Virginia Beach, Virginia) is an American former sprinter. He was a member of the US 4 x 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.

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.^[1]

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 x 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
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

External links

• IAAF profile for Andre Cason

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