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Andre Cason (born January 20, 1969) is an American former sprinter. 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.
Cason attended Texas A&M University , where he was a 2 times NCAA champion, and 7 times All-American for the Aggies .[ 1]
The 1992 season started very promisingly for Cason as he set the world indoor record for 60 metres on three different occasions, leaving a standing World Record time of 6.41, and equaling the World Indoor Record for 50 metres 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.[ 2]
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.
Cason coached the Liaoning (China) Province Team Sprinters, and assisted in building and cultivating the Chinese National Sprint Team from 2010-2013. 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.[ 3]
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1983 : Emmit King , Willie Gault , Calvin Smith , Carl Lewis (USA)
1987 : Lee McRae , Lee Vernon McNeill , Harvey Glance , Carl Lewis (USA)
1991 : Andre Cason , Leroy Burrell , Dennis Mitchell , Carl Lewis (USA)
1993 : Jon Drummond , Andre Cason , Dennis Mitchell , Leroy Burrell , Calvin Smith (USA)
1995 : Donovan Bailey , Robert Esmie , Glenroy Gilbert , Bruny Surin (CAN)
1997 : Robert Esmie , Glenroy Gilbert , Bruny Surin , Donovan Bailey , Carlton Chambers (CAN)
1999 : Jon Drummond , Tim Montgomery , Brian Lewis , Maurice Greene (USA)
2001 : Morné Nagel , Corné du Plessis , Lee-Roy Newton , Matthew Quinn (RSA)
2003 : John Capel , Bernard Williams , Darvis Patton , Joshua J. Johnson (USA)
2005 : Ladji Doucouré , Ronald Pognon , Eddy De Lépine , Lueyi Dovy , Oudéré Kankarafou (FRA)
2007 : Darvis Patton , Wallace Spearmon , Tyson Gay , Leroy Dixon , Rodney Martin (USA)
2009 : Steve Mullings , Michael Frater , Usain Bolt , Asafa Powell , Dwight Thomas , Lerone Clarke (JAM)
2011 : Nesta Carter , Michael Frater , Yohan Blake , Usain Bolt , Dexter Lee (JAM)
2013 : Nesta Carter , Kemar Bailey-Cole , Nickel Ashmeade , Usain Bolt , Warren Weir , Oshane Bailey (JAM)
2015 : Nesta Carter , Asafa Powell , Nickel Ashmeade , Usain Bolt , Rasheed Dwyer (JAM)
2017 : CJ Ujah , Adam Gemili , Danny Talbot , Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (GBR)
2019 : Christian Coleman , Justin Gatlin , Mike Rodgers , Noah Lyles , Cravon Gillespie (USA)
2022 : Aaron Brown , Jerome Blake , Brendon Rodney , Andre De Grasse (CAN)
2023 : Christian Coleman , Fred Kerley , Brandon Carnes , Noah Lyles , J.T. Smith (USA)
1959: Italy (De Murtas , Giannone , Mazza , Berruti )
1961: Soviet Union (Mikhailov , Ozolin , Bartenev , Chistyakov )
1963: Hungary (Csutorás , Rábai , Gyulai , Mihályfi )
1965: West Germany (Obersiebrasse , Metz , Felsen , Sundermann )
1967: Italy (Giani , Preatoni , Roscio , Berruti )
1970: Poland (Wagner , Werner , Gramse , Nowosz )
1973: United States (Brown , Riddick , Whatley , Gilbreath )
1975: Soviet Union (Zhidkikh , Silovs , Kolesnikov , Vladimirtsev )
1977: Soviet Union (Kolesnikov , Aksinin , Silovs , Ignatenko )
1979: Italy (Caravani , Grazioli , Lazzer , Mennea )
1981: United States (Lattany , Ketchum , Grimes , Smith )
1983: United States (Scott , Graddy , Robinson , Gault )
1985: Cuba (Querol , Simón , Chacón , Peñalver )
1987: United States (McRae , Heard , Daniel , Spearmon )
1989: United States (Watkins , Dees , Cason , Marsh )
1991: United States (Drummond , Goins , Bates , Trapp )
1993: United States (Bridgewater , Oaks , Miller , Jefferson )
1995: United States (Bowen , Oaks , Hargraves , Dopek )
1997: United States (Howard , Henderson , Carter , McCall )
1999: United States (Conwright , Trammell , Miller , Capel )
2001: Japan (Kawabata , Nara , Omae , Okusako )
2003: Japan (Ishikura , Takahira , Yoshino , Arai )
2005: Italy (Verdecchia , Rocco , Donati , Anceschi )
2007: Thailand (Autas , Sondee , Suwannarangsri , Suwonprateep )
2009: Russia (Mokrousov , Teplykh , Smirnov , Petryashov )
2011: South Africa (Dreyer , Magakwe , Sefanyetso , Mpuang )
2013: Ukraine (Perestiuk , Smelyk , Bodrov , Korzh )
2015: Japan (Ōseto , Nagata , Suwa , Taniguchi )
2017: Japan (Tanaka , Tada , Kitagawa , Yamashita )
2019: Japan (Miyamoto , Someya , Yamashita , Dede )
2021: China (Chen Jiapeng ,Chen Guanfeng ,Yan Haibin ,Deng Zhijian )
1977: United States (Collins , Riddick , Wiley , Williams )
1979: Americas (Lara , dos Santos , Leonard , de Araújo )
1981: Europe (Zwoliński , Licznerski , Dunecki , Woronin )
1985: United States (Glance , Baptiste , Smith , Evans )
1989: United States (Cason , Dees , Council , Watkins )
1992: United States (Bridgewater , Braunskill , Smith , Williams )
1994: Great Britain (Braithwaite , Jarrett , Regis , Christie )
1998: Great Britain (Condon , Devonish , Golding , Chambers )
2002: United States (Drummond , Smoots , Conwright , Miller )
2006: United States (Conwright , Spearmon , Gay , Smoots )
2010: Americas (Bailey , Spearmon , Gay , Martina )
2014: Americas (Collins , Rodgers , Carter , Thompson )
2018: Americas (Rodgers , Lyles , Blake , Tracey )
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1 : In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT : The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Distance : Until 1927 the event was over 100 yards, and again from 1929-31
ro : In 1886 the event was won after a run-off
* : Penalized one yard for false start
G1 : Race was won by Don Quarrie (Jamaica) competing as a guest
1906–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Held over 60 yards from 1906 to 1986, with the exception of 1933–39 (60 meters) and 1913–15 (75 meters). Held over 55 meters from 1987–90.