Consuella "Connie" Moore (born August 29, 1981) is an

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er who competes in the

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and

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. Born in

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, her first major outing came when she represented the United States in the 100 m at the

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. She began attending

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in 2001 and was top three in both the 100 m and 200 m at the outdoor

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meet. She became the Big 10 Outdoors champion in both events in 2002 and also reached the final of the 200 m at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.CONSUELLA Connie MOORE

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. Retrieved on 2011-02-13. In the 2003 indoor season, she came second in the 200 m at the

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and was third at the NCAA Outdoors later that season. In her final year at Penn State she won both Outdoor Big 10 sprint events, was third in the 200 m at the NCAA Indoors and reached both sprint finals at the NCAA Outdoors. She was the athlete to win NCAA

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honours for the

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. She graduated with a degree in

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in mid-2004. Moore was chosen for the 4×100 m relay at the

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and helped the United States to the

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alongside Ara Towns,

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and Angela Daigle. She ran at the 2004

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and reached the finals of the 100 and 200 m sprints. This gained her a place in the relay pool for the

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, but ultimately she did not compete. Her passion for the sport waned in the three years that followed and she ceased competition altogether in 2007 after a poor showing at the national championships. She had stopped enjoying the sport and often found it stressful. Discussions with

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champion

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and a chance meeting with

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led to Moore restarting her career in 2009. She worked under the coaching of Joyner and made her comeback at the

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by taking her first national title in the 200 m. Her winning time of 22.40 seconds ranked her as the fourth fastest athlete that season and the second best American after Allyson Felix. She went on to represent

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team at the

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and she came in fourth place in the 200 m behind

Cydonie Mothersille Cydonie Camille Mothersille (born 19 March 1978) is a female former track and field sprinter from the Cayman Islands. Her speciality at the beginning of her career was the 100 metres, while the 200 metres gradually became her main event. She r ...

.Ramsak, Bob (2010-09-05)
EVENT Report - Women's 200 Metres

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. Retrieved on 2011-02-13.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Consuella Living people 1981 births American female sprinters Track and field athletes from Chicago Penn State Nittany Lions women's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games

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