Mario Vernon-Watson

Mario Vernon-Watson

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

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.

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

References

1. Mario Vernon-Watson at World Athletics
2. "Mario Vernon-Watson | Carter G. Woodson High School". woodsonhs.fcps.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-21.