Bahamian sprinter
Avard Moncur (born November 2, 1978) is a Bahamian track and field athlete competing in the 400 metres . He was born in Nassau .[ 2]
Under the guidance of coach Henry Rolle , Moncur's most successful year came in 2001 when he won the gold medal in the 400m and the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2001 World Championships .[ 1] Moncur has only managed to make one more appearance in the individual final of a major championship, at the 2007 World Championships where he finished 8th.
More success, however, has come has part of the Bahamas relay team. At the 2005 World Championships he (together with Nathaniel McKinney , Andrae Williams and Chris Brown ) won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay .
At the 2007 World Championships , Moncur (together with Williams, Brown and Michael Mathieu ) won silver in the 4 × 400 m relay for the third time in 2.59.18s.[ 3]
Moncur's personal best time and national record[ 4] in the 400m is 44.45 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Madrid . However, Chris Brown tied Moncur's national record at the 2007 World Championships.[ 5]
In addition to currently[when? ] coaching at the collegiate level, Moncur is coaching one on one lessons to track & field athletes in Atlanta, GA.[ 6]
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing the Bahamas 1995 CARIFTA Games (U-20) George Town , Cayman Islands 1st 400 m 47.40 7th 400 m hurdles 56.09 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:15.69 1996 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Kingston , Jamaica 2nd 400 m 47.10 CAC Junior Championships (U-20) San Salvador , El Salvador 2nd 400 m 47.09 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 41.51 World Junior Championships Sydney , Australia 17th (sf) 400 m 47.90 1997 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Bridgetown , Barbados 1st 400 m 46.90 CAC Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.15 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.16 1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg , Manitoba, Canada 8th 400 m 45.60 1st (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.73 2000 Olympic Games Sydney , Australia 5th (sf) 400 m 45.18 4th 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.23 2001 World Championships Edmonton , Canada 1st 400 m 44.64 1st 4 × 400 m relay 2:58.19 Goodwill Games Brisbane , Australia 2nd 400 m 45.31 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.67 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester , England 3rd 400 m 45.12 IAAF Grand Prix Final Paris , France 4th 400 m 44.97 2003 CAC Championships St. George's , Grenada 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.56 World Championships Paris , France 18th (sf) 400 m 45.65 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.53 2005 World Championships Helsinki , Finland 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 2:57.32 NR 2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne , Australia 10th (sf) 400 m 45.72 — 4 × 400 m relay DNF 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil 1st 400 m 44.85 SB 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.94 World Championships Osaka , Japan 8th 400 m 45.40 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.18 SB 2008 CAC Championships Cali , Colombia 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.48 Olympic Games Beijing , China 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.88 (h) SB 2009 World Championships Berlin , Germany — 4 × 400 m relay DQ 2011 CAC Championships Mayagüez , Puerto Rico 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.33 World Championships Daegu , South Korea 9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.54
1983 : Sergey Lovachov , Aliaksandr Trashchyla , Nikolay Chernetskiy , Viktor Markin (URS) 1987 : Danny Everett , Roddie Haley , Antonio McKay , Butch Reynolds , Michael Franks , Raymond Pierre (USA) 1991 : Roger Black , Derek Redmond , John Regis , Kriss Akabusi , Ade Mafe , Mark Richardson (GBR) 1993 : Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson , Antonio Pettigrew , Derek Mills (USA) 1995 : Marlon Ramsey , Derek Mills , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson , Kevin Lyles , Darnell Hall (USA) 1997 : Iwan Thomas , Roger Black , Jamie Baulch , Mark Richardson , Mark Hylton (GBR) 1999 : Tomasz Czubak , Robert Maćkowiak , Jacek Bocian , Piotr Haczek , Piotr Długosielski (POL) 2001 : Troy McIntosh , Avard Moncur , Carl Oliver , Timothy Munnings , Chris Brown (BAH) 2003 : Ahmed Douhou , Naman Keïta , Stéphane Diagana , Marc Raquil , Leslie Djhone (FRA) 2005 : Andrew Rock , Derrick Brew , Darold Williamson , Jeremy Wariner , Miles Smith , LaShawn Merritt (USA) 2007 : LaShawn Merritt , Angelo Taylor , Darold Williamson , Jeremy Wariner , Bershawn Jackson , Kerron Clement (USA) 2009 : Angelo Taylor , Jeremy Wariner , Kerron Clement , LaShawn Merritt , Lionel Larry , Bershawn Jackson (USA) 2011 : Greg Nixon , Bershawn Jackson , Angelo Taylor , LaShawn Merritt , Jamaal Torrance , Michael Berry (USA) 2013 : David Verburg , Tony McQuay , Arman Hall , LaShawn Merritt , James Harris , Joshua Mance (USA) 2015 : David Verburg , Tony McQuay , Bryshon Nellum , LaShawn Merritt , Kyle Clemons , Vernon Norwood (USA) 2017 : Jarrin Solomon , Jereem Richards , Machel Cedenio , Lalonde Gordon , Renny Quow (TRI) 2019 : Fred Kerley , Michael Cherry , Wilbert London , Rai Benjamin , Tyrell Richard , Vernon Norwood , Nathan Strother (USA) 2022 : Elija Godwin , Vernon Norwood , Bryce Deadmon , Trevor Bassitt , Champion Allison , Michael Norman (USA) 2023 : Quincy Hall , Vernon Norwood , Justin Robinson , Rai Benjamin , Trevor Bassitt , Matthew Boling , Christopher Bailey (USA)
1951 : B. Brown , M. Whitfield , J. Voight , H. Maiocco (USA ) 1955 : J. Mashburn , L. Spurrier , J. Lea , L. Jones (USA ) 1959 : Mel Spence , G. Kerr , Mal Spence , B. Ince (BWI ) 1963 : O. Cassell , J. Johnson , R. Edmunds , E. Young (USA ) 1967 : V. Matthews , E. Taylor , E. Stinson , L. Evans (USA ) 1971 : J. Smith , D. Alexander , F. Newhouse , T. Turner (USA ) 1975 : H. Frazier , R. Taylor , M. Peoples , R. Ray (USA ) 1979 : T. Darden , M. Peoples , H. Frazier , J. Walker (USA ) 1983 : A. Babers , M. Bradley , J. Rolle , E. Carey (USA ) 1987 : R. Pierre , K. Robinzine , R. Haley , M. Rowe (USA ) 1991 : H. Herrera , A. Pavó , J. Valentín , L. Martínez (CUB ) 1995 : J. Crusellas , N. Téllez , O. Mena , I. García (CUB ) 1999 : D. Clarke , M. McDonald , D. McFarlane , G. Haughton (JAM ) 2003 : D. Clarke , L. Spence , S. Ayre , M. Campbell (JAM ) 2007 : A. Williams , A. Moncur , M. Mathieu , C. Brown (BAH ) 2011 : N. Ruíz , R. Acea , O. Cisneros , W. Collazo (CUB ) 2015 : R. Quow , J. Solomon , E. Mayers , M. Cedenio (TTO ) 2019 : J. Perlaza , D. Palomeque , J. Solís , A. Zambrano (COL ) 2023 : L. Carvalho , M. Lima , D. Hernandes , L. Vilar (BRA )