Curtis Moss (born April 12, 1987, in
New Westminster
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,
British Columbia
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) is a
Canadian
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track and field
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athlete competing in the
javelin throw
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. He competed in the
javelin throw event at the
2012 Summer Olympics where he finished 22nd with a throw of 78.22 m. He came in first at the 2012 Canadian National Championships in
Calgary, achieving an Olympic "A" Standard. He finished 15th at the 2006
IAAF World Junior Championships
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in
Beijing
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,
China. On May 12, 2012, he set an event record for the javelin throw at the
Ponce Grand Prix
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in
Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...
, with a distance of 75.32 metres. His personal best is a distance of 81.21 metres, set on June 13, 2012, in
Victoria, British Columbia
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, Canada.
Moss was suspended in 2015 for a banned substance,
methylphenidate
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, detected in June 2015. His proposed sanction ended January 4, 2016.
Seasonal bests by year
* 2003 – 53.21
* 2004 – 57.41
* 2005 – 68.37
* 2006 – 57.77
* 2009 – 78.32
* 2010 – 74.76
* 2011 – 75.53
* 2012 – 81.21
* 2013 – 76.86
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Canadian male javelin throwers
Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Track and field athletes from British Columbia
Sportspeople from New Westminster
University of British Columbia alumni
UBC Thunderbirds football players
20th-century Canadian people
21st-century Canadian people
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