Charlotte Moore (runner)

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

Charlotte Moore
Personal information
Born (1985-01-04) 4 January 1985
Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Years active2001–2008
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 metres
Achievements and titles
Commonwealth finals2002
Personal best(s)1:59.75

Career

Moore attended Bournemouth School for Girls,[1] and was a member of Bournemouth Athletics Club.[2] In 2001, she competed in the European Youth Summer Olympics, where she sustained an ankle injury in the final.[3] Later in the year, she competed at a Great Britain against USA junior international event.[3]

Aged 17, Moore competed for England in the 800 metres event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, after coming third in the trials for the event.[4] 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][5] 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.[5][1][6] She competed in the 800 metres event at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics.[7] After two years away from sport with an injury, Moore won the 2008 Swanage half-marathon.[2]

References
  1. Turnbull, Simon (29 July 2002). "Athletics: Moore makes history before her A-levels". The Independent. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. "Moore stars on the road". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. "Charlotte is a guest star". Dorset Echo. 22 August 2001. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  4. Davies, Gareth A. (25 July 2002). "Athletics: Future stars forged in heat of battle". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. "Commonwealth Games: Charlotte's joy in final showdown". Dorset Echo. 30 July 2002. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  6. Cram, Steve (29 July 2002). "Calm after the storm". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  7. "Troubled trio selected for World Champs". The Guardian. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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