Charlotte Moore (athlete)

Charlotte Moore (born 4 January 1985) is a runner who completed for England in the 800 metres at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. She attended Bournemouth School for Girls.[1]

Career

Aged 17, Moore competed for England in the 800 metres at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, after coming third in the trials for the event.[2] In the semi-finals, she set an English under-20 record time of 2:00.95, which allowed her to qualify for the final. The time was five seconds quicker than her season's best performance.[1][3] In the final, Moore became the first English junior to run the 800 metres in under 2 minutes. She finished sixth in the race, in a time of 1:59.75.[3][1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Turnbull, Simon (29 July 2002). "Athletics: Moore makes history before her A-levels". The Independent. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Davies, Gareth A. (25 July 2002). "Athletics: Future stars forged in heat of battle". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Commonwealth Games: Charlotte's joy in final showdown". Dorset Echo. 30 July 2002. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Cram, Steve (29 July 2002). "Calm after the storm". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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