Mario Vernon-Watson

Mario Vernon-Watson (born 26 April 1971) is a retired Jamaican middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres.^[1] He represented his country at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and 1997 World Championships. In addition, he won several medals on regional level.

Mario Vernon-Watson

Personal information
Born	(1971-04-26) 26 April 1971 (age 54)
Sport
Sport	Track and field

He holds the national record in the indoor 1000 metres.

He is now a History teacher at Carter G. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia^[2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Jamaica
1993	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	2nd	800 m	1:47.79
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	17th (h)	800 m	1:48.75
1995	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	800 m	1:46.88
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	6th (sf)	800 m	1:48.23
			5th	4x400 m	3:04.77
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	5th (sf)	800 m	1:48.32
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2nd	800 m	1:47.86
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	30th (qf)	800 m	1:49.52
1999	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	2nd	800 m	1:46.92
			2nd	4x400 m	3:03.82
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	6th	800 m	1:48.19

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:45.58 (Fairfax 1996)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 1:47.33 (Boston 1997)
• 1000 metres – 2:19.96 (Boston 2000) NR