Kevin Moore (sprinter)

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Kevin Moore
Personal information
Full nameKevin Arthur Moore
Born (1990-07-29) 29 July 1990 (age 35)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s)
100 m, 200 m, 400 m

Kevin Arthur Moore (born 29 July 1990) is a sprinter competing internationally for Malta. [1] He initially represented Australia before switching allegiance to Malta, the country of birth of his late father, where Kevin also lived for the first six years of his life. [2] He competed in the 400 metres at the 2013 World Championships without advancing from the first round.

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In June 2016, he tested positive for three illegal substances and was banned from competition for four years. His sanction lasted from 11 June 2016 until 24 September 2020. [3] [4]

He is of Greek Cypriot Australian descent, through his mother.[ citation needed ]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2008 Commonwealth Youth Games Pune, India 5th200 m21.76
2nd4 × 100 m relay41.08
2010 Continental Cup Split, Croatia 4th4 × 400 m relay 3:03.66 1
Commonwealth Games New Delhi, India 1st4 × 400 m relay 3:03.30
Representing Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
2011 Games of the Small States of Europe Schaan, Liechtenstein 1st400 m 47.68
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:18.39
2013 Games of the Small States of Europe Luxembourg, Luxembourg 1st400 m 47.53
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:15.73
World Championships Moscow, Russia 28th (h)400 m 47.52
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 28th (h)200 m 21.07
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 28th (h)100 m 10.49
21st (h)200 m 21.03
2015 Games of the Small States of Europe Reykjavík, Iceland 1st200 m 21.54
1st400 m 47.86
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 100 m DQ

1Representing Asia-Pacific

Personal bests

Outdoor

References

  1. Kevin Moore at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "2014 CWG bio". Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. "List of sanctioned athletes" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. Camilleri, Valhmor (21 June 2017). "Moore handed four-year ban". Times Malta. Retrieved 22 August 2024.