Kevin Moore (sprinter)
Appearance
Personal information | |
---|---|
Full name | Kevin Arthur Moore |
Born | Malta | 29 July 1990
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.
In June 2016, he tested positive for three illegal substances and was banned from competition for four years. His sanction lasts from 11 June 2016 until 24 September 2020.[3]
He is of Greek Cypriot Australian descent, through his mother.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Australia | |||||
2008 | Commonwealth Youth Games | Pune, India | 5th | 200 m | 21.76 |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.08 | |||
2010 | Continental Cup | Split, Croatia | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.661 |
Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.30 | |
Representing Malta | |||||
2011 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Schaan, Liechtenstein | 1st | 400 m | 47.68 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:18.39 | |||
2013 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | 1st | 400 m | 47.53 |
2nd | 4 × 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 | 1st | 200 m | 21.54 |
1st | 400 m | 47.86 | |||
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | – | 100 m | DQ |
1Representing Asia-Pacific
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.49 (0.0 m/s, Zürich 2014)
- 200 metres – 21.03 (-0.4 m/s, Zürich 2014)
- 400 metres – 46.13 (Sydney 2010)
References
- ^ Kevin Moore at World Athletics
- ^ 2014 CWG bio
- ^ "List of sanctioned athletes" (PDF). Retrieved 14 September 2018.
External links
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Maltese male sprinters
- Australian male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Malta
- Maltese people of Australian descent
- Maltese people of Greek descent
- People of Greek Cypriot descent
- Australian people of Maltese descent
- Australian people of Greek Cypriot descent
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Doping cases in athletics
- Maltese sportspeople in doping cases
- European athletics biography stubs
- Maltese sportspeople stubs