LaShauntea Moore (born July 31, 1983) is an American

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sprinter who specializes in the

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- and

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. She represented the United States at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, reaching the 200 m semi-finals. She was also the

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outdoor champion in the event that year. Moore reached the 200 m final at the

2007 World Championships in Athletics The 11th World Championships in Athletics, () under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member federat ...

and won a

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in the event at the

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. Her personal bests include 10.97 seconds over 100 m and 22.46 seconds in the 200 m.

Career

Early life

Born and raised in

Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County, Ohio, Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 C ...

, Moore attended

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and took part at her first global

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competition at the age of 15, winning the 200 m gold ahead of

Melaine Walker Melaine Walker O.D (born 1 March 1983) is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. She was born in Kingston. Walker is the former Olympic 400 m hurdles champion.Lewis, Richard (2009-08-20)For Walker, World record assault next item on the agenda?". ''I ...

and taking fourth in the 100 m at the 1999 IAAF World Youth Championships. She began attending

Barton County Community College Barton Community College, previously Barton County Community College, is a public community college in Great Bend, Kansas. Its service area includes Barton, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rush and Russell Counties, Stafford County north of US Highway 5 ...

and formed a strong women's track pairing with

Veronica Campbell Veronica Campbell-Brown CD ( Campbell; born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters.

. Moore was runner-up in both the sprints at the USATF Junior Olympic National Championships in 2001, finishing behind Angel Perkins in two occasions. At the

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outdoor championships she was third in the 100 m and runner-up in the 200 m in both 2002 and 2003. She moved to the

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in 2003 along with her Barton teammate

Veronica Campbell Veronica Campbell-Brown CD ( Campbell; born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters.

.LaShaunte'a Moore

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(2008-07-02). Retrieved on 2010-06-01.

Olympic and world debut

The 2004 season was a significant breakthrough for Moore, starting with a 100 m personal record of 11.26 seconds at the

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. Later that year she ran a 200 m best of 22.63 seconds in the semi-finals of the

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before going on to win the final in a wind-assisted 22.37 seconds (2.3 m/s). She was also fourth in the 100 m in 11.31 seconds. In July she took third in the women's 200 m at the 2004

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behind

Allyson Felix Allyson Michelle Felix (born November 18, 1985) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. She specialized in the 200 meters from 2003 to 2013, then gradually shifted to the 400 me ...

and Muna Lee, gaining her qualification in the event for the

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. She reached the Olympic semi-finals of the women's 200 m but could not match her form of earlier in the season, finishing sixth in a time of 22.93 seconds. Her following two seasons were low profile, with 2005 being highlighted by a 100 m win in

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, and 2006 performances in the 200 m including a win at the

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and a fifth-place finish at the USA Track and Field Championships. She began training with Olympic

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ist

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during this period. Her Olympic year form returned in 2007, which she began with personal record-equalling run of 11.26 seconds at the

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and an outright 200 m best of 22.46 seconds to finish as runner-up at the

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. She finished fourth in the 200 m at the 2007 US Outdoor National Championships, but due to the fact that the race winner (Allyson Felix) was automatically qualified for the

as the reigning world champion, Moore gained a position on the US team. She went on to be one of four American women to reach the 2007 World 200 m final (along with Felix,

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and

Torri Edwards Torri Edwards (born January 31, 1977) is an American sprinter. She competes in 100 and 200 meters, winning an Olympic medal in 4×100-meter relay in Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000. In 2003, she won six medals in major international ...

) but she only managed seventh place with a below-peak form run of 22.97 seconds. After making appearances in the

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, at the ISTAF and

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meetings, she closed the season by winning a

at the

– her first global senior medal.

2008–2010

Moore's 2008 season peaked at the Olympic Trials, where she recorded a 100 m best of 11.03 seconds in the qualifiers but was eighth in the final with 11.22 seconds. She was knocked out of the 200 m trials at the semi-final stages and did not compete at the

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. The following year she reached the 200 m final at the 2009 US National finals, but finished in last place and missed out on qualification for the

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...

. She had a strong start to the 2010 outdoor season in April, running an early world lead and 100 m meet record of 11.06 seconds at the

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. She equalled her 200 m best in Baie Mahault in May and went on to win the 100 m at the Grande Prêmio Caixa Maringá de Atletismo in

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, Brazil later that month, going sub-11 for the first time in a personal best run of 10.97 seconds. It was the first time any female had broken the 11 second barrier on South American soil. She took second place in the 100 m

2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Drake Stadium, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 23–27, 2010. In order to boost the visibility of this event, USATF sponsored a member appreciation tent at the event and ...

, finishing behind

Personal bests

* All information taken from IAAF profile.

Competition record

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, LaShauntea 1983 births Living people American female sprinters Sportspeople from Akron, Ohio Track and field athletes from Ohio Arkansas Razorbacks women's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Barton Cougars women's track and field athletes