Andre Cason, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American sprinter
Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1969
Place of Birth: Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Andre Cason
- Andre Cason (born January 20, 1969) is an American former track and field sprinter.
- He was a member of the American 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 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 60 meters on three different 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 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 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.
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