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Full name | Andrew Orlando Valmon |
Born | January 1, 1965 (1965-01) (age 59) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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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]
From 1999 to 2003 Valmon was an assistant track coach at Georgetown University.[5]
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]
Valmon named United States Head Track and Field coach on February 11, 2011.[7]
US National Championship winners in men's indoor 600-yard dash | |
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1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1981–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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Notes | *Distances have varied as follows: 600 yards (1906–1986), 500 meters (1987–1993) except 600 meters (odd numbered years since 2015) |