Andrew valmon biography
- Biography.
- Valmon was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester Township, New Jersey, where he attended Manchester Township High School.
- Andrew Valmon competed for the United States in the 4x400m relay at the 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, earning gold at both appearances.
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Andrew Valmon, Olympic Coach, by Elliot Denman, note by Larry Eder
The Olympics is still the largest sporting event in the world. That the US Track & Field team is the team with the most Olympic wins is not as well known. Well it is. And for a coach in the sport of track & field, the pinnacle of the sport is being named to the Olympic Track & Field coaching staff.
It is also the job where one is either ignored if all is good, and blamed for everything including global warming if the relays drop a baton or an athlete has a problem. Such is the nature of our sport, and global sports in general, that the job of being on the Olympic Track & Field coaching staff is exciting and problematic all at the same time!
There has been a lot of excitement about Amy Deem and Andrew Valmon being named Olympic coaches. RBR asked Elliot Denman to write pieces on both Andrew and Amy. This is his piece on Andrew Valmon and watch for our upcoming piece on Amy Deem!
Last weekend, when I asked Nike coach of the ye
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Andrew Valmon
Sport: Track & Field
Born: January 1, 1965
Town: Manchester Twp.
Andrew Orlando Valmon was born January 1, 1965 in Brooklyn and grew up in Manchester Township. A graceful and explosive athlete, he developed into a top prep sprinter at Manchester High School under coach Bob Conover. With Andrew leading the way, the Hawks won 46 meets in a row. More important, they were undefeated against arch-rivals CBA and Asbury High School in the ultracompetitive Shore Conference.
Andrew stayed in-state for college, accepting a track scholarship from Seton Hall. He found his comfort zone in the 400 meters and, by his sophomore year, was one if the country’s top runners in that event. Andrew graduated in 1987 with a communications degree and was a three-time All-American. Among the many records he set was the Big East Championship record in the 400 as a senior, which remains unbroken.
1n 1988, Andrew entered the Olympic Trials and finished 6th in the 400 meters. He was added to Team USA for the Summer Games in Seoul and ran in the first three races. He was
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Andrew Valmon
ATHLETE
1965 - Today
Andrew Valmon
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrew Valmon has received more than 61,420 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Andrew Valmon is the 3,025th most popular athlete (down from 2,352nd in 2019), the 14,965th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,614th in 2019) and the 493rd most popular American Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Andrew Valmon ranks 3,025 out of 6,025. Before him are Carsten Embach, Yuko Arimori, Betty Heidler, Kathy Hammond, Hiromi Taniguchi, and Grigoriy Y
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