Education
University of Texas at El Paso.
University of Texas at El Paso.
He represented Jamaica at three consecutive editions of the Summer Olympics. He helped the Jamaican runners to a silver medal in the 4×400 metres relay at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He carried the Jamaican flag at the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
He was chosen as the Jamaica Sportsperson of the year three times consecutively from 1981 to 1983.
He is currently a coach in Jamaica. His first Olympic appearance soon followed and he reached the quarter-finals of the 400 m and also ran in the relay.
Cameron represented the Americas at the 1981 IAAF World Cup and came away with the bronze medal in both the individual and relay events. He had a good run in the 1984 Olympic semi-final, but halfway through the race grabbed his leg as a result of picking up a muscle injury.
However, in one of the great comebacks of all time he miraculously managed to start running again and qualified for the final.
Unfortunately his injury was such that he was not able to take his place in the final. He helped the Jamaican relay team to sixth place in the final. Outside of his global appearances for Jamaica, he enjoyed success at regional level
At the 1987 Pan American Games, he beat the Cuban but again left with the silver medal as Raymond Pierre took the title.
After retiring from running, he became a coach in Kingston, Jamaica. He took on Jermaine Gonzales and his charge broke the 400 m Jamaican record in 2010.
He decided to start working with Gonzales within Glen Mills" Racers Track Club that year.
He competed at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics but failed to defend his title, being eliminated in the semi-finals.