American former 400 meters runner (born 1965)
Andrew Valmon
Full name Andrew Orlando Valmon Born January 1, 1965 (1965-01 ) (age 59)Brooklyn , New York , U.S.
Andrew Orlando Valmon (born January 1, 1965) is an American former 400 meters runner.
Valmon was born in Brooklyn , New York , and raised in Manchester Township, New Jersey , where he attended Manchester Township High School .[ 1] He attended college at Seton Hall University and graduated in 1987 with a degree in communications.[ 2]
Valmon won the silver medal at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in 1991 in Seville. In 1992 he won a gold medal with the American 4 × 400 m relay team at the Olympic Games in Barcelona. The same year, Valmon set his personal best of 44.28 seconds.
He is now the track & field head coach at the University of Maryland , and coaches a summer camp at the university. He is married to Meredith Rainey , who is also an Olympic runner.[ 3] Valmon is a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.[ 4]
Georgetown University [ edit ] From 1999 to 2003 Valmon was an assistant track coach at Georgetown University .[ 5]
University of Maryland Track and Field [ edit ] Eleventh season as track coach. During his tenure as head coach, 50+ student-athletes have earned All-American honors for their athletic performances. Maryland track and field athletes consistently rank among the top of their peers with the cross country program earning the school's award for the highest team GPA three years in a row, in 2013, 2014, and 2015.[ 6]
2012 London Olympics [ edit ] Valmon named United States Head Track and Field coach on February 11, 2011.[ 7]
^ Denman, Elliott. "New Jersey's Andrew Valmon named Olympic coach" , MileSplitNy. February 18, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2019. "The 20-something young man was Andrew Valmon, the graduate of Manchester Township High School, just a few miles east of Lakehurst, and of South Orange, NJ’s Seton Hall University, who’d run a sizzling 4x400 relay leadoff leg in the semifinals at Seoul (thus earning a gold when USA took the final.)" ^ "Andrew Valmon" . University of Maryland. Retrieved October 11, 2019 . ^ "Meredith Rainey-Valmon" . USA Track & Field . Retrieved October 11, 2019 . ^ Sutcliffe, Jessica (October 13, 2010). "Phi Beta Sigma values participation in service and community" . Retrieved October 11, 2019 . ^ "Andrew Valmon: Assistant Track Coach., December 20, 2001" . Georgetown University. Retrieved October 11, 2019 . ^ "Andrew Valmon" . University of Maryland. Retrieved October 11, 2019 . ^ "Maryland's Andrew Valmon named U.S. track and field head coach for 2012 London Olympics" . The Washington Post . February 18, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2019 .
1906–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1981–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes *Distances have varied as follows: 600 yards (1906–1986), 500 meters (1987–1993) except 600 meters (odd numbered years since 2015)
Medley 4 × 400 m 1912 : Mel Sheppard , Edward Lindberg , Ted Meredith , Charles Reidpath (USA ) 1920 : Cecil Griffiths , Robert Lindsay , John Ainsworth-Davis , Guy Butler (GBR ) 1924 : Commodore Cochran , Alan Helffrich , Oliver Macdonald , William Stevenson (USA ) 1928 : George Baird , Emerson Spencer , Fred Alderman , Ray Barbuti (USA ) 1932 : Ivan Fuqua , Ed Ablowich , Karl Warner , Bill Carr (USA ) 1936 : Freddie Wolff , Godfrey Rampling , Bill Roberts , Godfrey Brown (GBR ) 1948 : Arthur Harnden , Cliff Bourland , Roy Cochran , Mal Whitfield (USA ) 1952 : Arthur Wint , Leslie Laing , Herb McKenley , George Rhoden (JAM ) 1956 : Charles Jenkins Sr. , Lou Jones , Jesse Mashburn , Tom Courtney (USA ) 1960 : Jack Yerman , Earl Young , Glenn Davis , Otis Davis (USA ) 1964 : Ollan Cassell , Mike Larrabee , Ulis Williams , Henry Carr (USA ) 1968 : Vincent Matthews , Ron Freeman , Larry James , Lee Evans (USA ) 1972 : Charles Asati , Munyoro Nyamau , Robert Ouko , Julius Sang (KEN ) 1976 : Herman Frazier , Benny Brown , Fred Newhouse , Maxie Parks (USA ) 1980 : Remigijus Valiulis , Mikhail Linge , Nikolay Chernetskiy , Viktor Markin (URS ) 1984 : Sunder Nix , Ray Armstead , Alonzo Babers , Antonio McKay (USA ) 1988 : Danny Everett , Steve Lewis , Kevin Robinzine , Butch Reynolds , Antonio McKay , Andrew Valmon (USA ) 1992 : Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Michael Johnson , Steve Lewis , Darnell Hall , Charles Jenkins Jr. (USA ) 1996 : LaMont Smith , Alvin Harrison , Derek Mills , Anthuan Maybank , Jason Rouser (USA ) 2000 : Clement Chukwu , Jude Monye , Sunday Bada , Enefiok Udo-Obong , Nduka Awazie , Fidelis Gadzama (NGR ) 2004 : Otis Harris , Derrick Brew , Jeremy Wariner , Darold Williamson , Andrew Rock , Kelly Willie (USA ) 2008 : LaShawn Merritt , Angelo Taylor , David Neville , Jeremy Wariner , Kerron Clement , Reggie Witherspoon (USA ) 2012 : Chris Brown , Demetrius Pinder , Michael Mathieu , Ramon Miller (BAH ) 2016 : Arman Hall , Tony McQuay , Gil Roberts , LaShawn Merritt , Kyle Clemons , David Verburg (USA ) 2020 : Michael Cherry , Michael Norman , Bryce Deadmon , Rai Benjamin , Trevor Stewart , Randolph Ross , Vernon Norwood (USA ) 2024 : Christopher Bailey , Vernon Norwood , Bryce Deadmon , Rai Benjamin , Quincy Wilson (USA )
1983 : Sergey Lovachov , Aliaksandr Trashchyla , Nikolay Chernetskiy , Viktor Markin (URS) 1987 : Danny Everett , Roddie Haley , Antonio McKay , Butch Reynolds , Michael Franks , Raymond Pierre (USA) 1991 : Roger Black , Derek Redmond , John Regis , Kriss Akabusi , Ade Mafe , Mark Richardson (GBR) 1993 : Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson , Antonio Pettigrew , Derek Mills (USA) 1995 : Marlon Ramsey , Derek Mills , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson , Kevin Lyles , Darnell Hall (USA) 1997 : Iwan Thomas , Roger Black , Jamie Baulch , Mark Richardson , Mark Hylton (GBR) 1999 : Tomasz Czubak , Robert Maćkowiak , Jacek Bocian , Piotr Haczek , Piotr Długosielski (POL) 2001 : Troy McIntosh , Avard Moncur , Carl Oliver , Timothy Munnings , Chris Brown (BAH) 2003 : Ahmed Douhou , Naman Keïta , Stéphane Diagana , Marc Raquil , Leslie Djhone (FRA) 2005 : Andrew Rock , Derrick Brew , Darold Williamson , Jeremy Wariner , Miles Smith , LaShawn Merritt (USA) 2007 : LaShawn Merritt , Angelo Taylor , Darold Williamson , Jeremy Wariner , Bershawn Jackson , Kerron Clement (USA) 2009 : Angelo Taylor , Jeremy Wariner , Kerron Clement , LaShawn Merritt , Lionel Larry , Bershawn Jackson (USA) 2011 : Greg Nixon , Bershawn Jackson , Angelo Taylor , LaShawn Merritt , Jamaal Torrance , Michael Berry (USA) 2013 : David Verburg , Tony McQuay , Arman Hall , LaShawn Merritt , James Harris , Joshua Mance (USA) 2015 : David Verburg , Tony McQuay , Bryshon Nellum , LaShawn Merritt , Kyle Clemons , Vernon Norwood (USA) 2017 : Jarrin Solomon , Jereem Richards , Machel Cedenio , Lalonde Gordon , Renny Quow (TRI) 2019 : Fred Kerley , Michael Cherry , Wilbert London , Rai Benjamin , Tyrell Richard , Vernon Norwood , Nathan Strother (USA) 2022 : Elija Godwin , Vernon Norwood , Bryce Deadmon , Trevor Bassitt , Champion Allison , Michael Norman (USA) 2023 : Quincy Hall , Vernon Norwood , Justin Robinson , Rai Benjamin , Trevor Bassitt , Matthew Boling , Christopher Bailey (USA)
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