Avard Moncur (born November 2, 1978) is a Bahamian

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athlete competing in the

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. He was born in Nassau.

Career

Under the guidance of coach

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, 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. 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 Nathaniel Benjamin McKinney (born January 19, 1982) is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 4 × 400 m relay. At the 2004 Olympic Games McKinney's relay team finished sixth. At the 2005 World Championships, McKinney together with Av ...

Andrae Williams Andrae Williams (born 12 July 1983 in Freeport, Bahamas) is a Bahamian sprint athlete mainly competing in the 400m. University Williams competed in collegiate track at Texas Tech University. 2004 In the 2004 Olympic Games, Willi ...

and

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) won a silver medal in

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. At the 2007 World Championships, Moncur (together with Williams, Brown and

Michael Mathieu Michael Mathieu (born 24 June 1984) is a retired Bahamian sprinter from Freeport, Grand Bahama who specialized in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was part of the Bahamian silver medal-winning team in the men's 4×400 metres relay at the 2008 ...

) won silver in the 4 × 400 m relay for the third time in 2.59.18s. Moncur's personal best time and national record in the 400m is 44.45 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in

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. However, Chris Brown tied Moncur's national record at the 2007 World Championships. In addition to currently coaching at the collegiate level, Moncur is coaching one on one lessons to track & field athletes in Atlanta, GA.https://www.coachup.com/coaches/avardm

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moncur, Avard 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Nassau, Bahamas Bahamian male sprinters Olympic athletes of the Bahamas Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic silver medalists for the Bahamas Olympic bronze medalists for the Bahamas Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics World Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for the Bahamas Pan American Games gold medalists for the Bahamas Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Championships winners Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Bahamas Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Auburn University alumni Auburn Tigers men's track and field athletes