Moriba Morain

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Moriba Morain
Personal information
NationalityTrinidad and Tobago
Born (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 32)
Education Wiley College [1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres
College team Wiley Wildcats
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.33 s (2010)
200 m: 20.85 s (2011)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Moncton 4×100 m relay
Updated on 28 January 2015

Moriba Joseph Morain (born 8 October 1992) is a Trinidadian sprinter. [3]

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He won a gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Santo Domingo. [4]

In 2011, Morain finished second behind Rondel Sorrillo in the 200 metres at the Sagicor National Open Track and Field Championship. [5]

Personal bests

EventResultVenueDate
100 m10.22 s(wind: +1.7 m/s) Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago27 May 2012
200 m20.77 s(wind: +0.6 m/s) Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago19 May 2012

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
2008 CARIFTA Games (U17) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2nd100 m10.84 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
2nd200 m21.74 (wind: +2.0 m/s)
2nd4 × 100 m relay42.29
2009 CARIFTA Games (U20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 5th200m21.40 w(wind: +2.3 m/s)
2nd (h)14 × 100 m relay40.461
World Youth Championship Bressanone, Italy 8th100m 10.94 (wind: -1.2 m/s)
8th (sf)200 m 21.56 (wind: +1.4 m/s)
5th800m Medley relay1:53.51
Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4th4 × 100 m relay40.33
2010 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 100 mDQ
1st200 m21.26 (wind: -2.4 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay39.77
World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 6th200 m 21.10 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
3rd4 × 100 m relay 39.72
2011 CARIFTA Games (U20) Montego Bay, Jamaica 2nd200m21.05 (wind: -1.1 m/s)
2nd4 × 100 m relay39.91
Pan American Junior Championships Miramar, Florida, United States 4th200m21.15 w(wind: +2.2 m/s)
2nd4 × 400 m relay3:13.27
Pan American Games Guadalajara, México 18th (sf)200 m 20.91 (wind: +0.2 m/s)A
4 × 100 m relay DNF
2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships Irapuato, México 12th (h)200 m 21.64 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
2014 NACAC Under-23 Championships Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada 10th (h)100 m 10.57 w(wind: +2.4 m/s)
2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st (B)4 × 100 m relay 39.04
4th4 × 200 m relay 1:21.39
World Championships London, United Kingdom 9th (h)4 × 100 m relay 38.61
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 5th (h)100 m 10.34 2
11th (h)4 × 100 m relay 40.13

1Disqualified in the final
2Did not finish in the quarterfinals

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References

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  2. 2017 Universiade bio
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  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2012-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)