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. He attended college at Seton Hall University and graduated in 1987 with a degree in communications. 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. Valmon is a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. Georgetown University From 1999 to 2003 Valmon was an assistant track coach at Georgetown University. University of Maryland Track and Field 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. 2012 London Olympics Valmon named United States Head Track and Field coach on February 11, 2011. References External links 1965 births Living people American male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Sportspeople from Brooklyn Seton Hall Pirates men's track and field athletes Maryland Terrapins track and field coaches World Athletics Championships medalists People from Manchester Township, New Jersey Sportspeople from Ocean County, New Jersey Track and field athletes from New Jersey Track and field athletes from New York City Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Athletics record holders (relay) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Maryland Terrapins cross country coaches Georgetown Hoyas track and field coaches World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists World Athletics Championships winners Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games