Obea Moore
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| Nationality |  American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 10, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 200 metres, 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | James Robertson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.54 (1996) 200 m: 20.77 (Norwalk 1996) 400 m: 45.14 (Santiago 1995) 800 m: 1:49.16 (Arcadia 1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William Obea Moore (born January 10, 1979) is a former
Starting as an eight-year-old, running for the Los Angeles Jets youth club under coach James Robertson,[1] Moore went on to set American youth records in the Bantam (9–10), the Midget (11–12), the Youth (13–14), and the Intermediate division (15–16)—some of which are still standing—, adding the 200 metres record in the Intermediate division, and was part of the 4 × 400 metres relay team in the Youth division.[2]
Moore ran for
And the following year Moore won both the 400, 200 and anchored the relay to the state meet record. At major relay events around the country, including the
With high expectations of having a chance to be the first high school athlete to qualify for the Olympics since
Moore looked at 1997, his senior year of high school, as the chance to set records out of sight. Instead, he suffered a minor injury early in the season. Still focused on setting records, Moore ignored the problem and continued to press. Some have also suggested Moore lost focus. However, the effects of expectations and celebrity certainly were a factor on the 17 year old's life. After three months of abusing his body, he reached the point where he could barely walk, records and championships were out of the question.
Moore aspired to go to nearby powerhouse
- "He couldn't go to the line," recalls then Life University head coach Mark Spino. "If he just was even around, people had such high expectations of him, it was hard for him to start anyplace and very hard for him to have intermediary goals."[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f http://www.mensracing.com/athletes/interviews/obeamoore.html Archived 2010-01-17 at the Wayback Machine Mens Racing
- ^ http://www.usatf.org/statistics/eventrecords/juniorolympictf.asp Archived 2010-05-12 at the Wayback Machine USATF Youth Records
- YouTube
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- ^ http://www.usatf.org/events/2005/PanAmericanJuniorAthleticsChampionships/results.asp Archived 2015-10-04 at the Wayback Machine Pan Am records
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/Statistics/TopLists/inout=o/age=y/season=0/sex=m/toplist_o_y_0_m.txt IAAF youth bests
- ^ http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11184 Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine T&F News Forum
- ^ http://news.pennrelaysonline.com/event-history/high-school-boys-history/high-school-boys-top-splits/ Penn Relays Splits
- ^ "Track & Field News - the Bible of the Sport Since 1948". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf Olympic Trials results
External links
World U20 Champions in men's 400 metres | |
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