Moise Joseph (born 27 December 1981) is a Haitian middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 meters. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2012.
Running career High school Born in Miami, Joseph attended Miami Central High School until he graduated in 2000. There he was coached by John A. Rolle, and ended up recording personal bests of 1:50.30 in the 800 meters, 4:10.85 in the 1600 meters, and 9:21.43 in the 3200 meters.
Collegiate Joseph was recruited to University of Florida, where he specialized in the 800 meters. He qualified for three consecutive NCAA finals in 2002, 2003, and 2004, the best result of which was a third-place finish in the men's 800 final in 2002. Athletic.net: Moise Joseph In his senior year at Florida, he qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics and went on to compete for Haiti.
Personal bests Outdoors 800m 1:45.74 – Baton Rouge, United States, 2002 1000m 2:19.06 – New York City, United States, 2005 1500m 3:45.54 – Starkville, United States, 2002
Indoors 800m 1:47.56 – Karlsruhe, Germany 2006 1500m 3:45.93 – New York City, United States, 2011
Achievements Representing the 2002NACAC U-25 ChampionshipsSan Antonio, United States5th800m1:49.62Representing 2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece52nd (h)800m1:48.152005Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsNassau, Bahamas 3rd800m1:49.60World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland25th (h)800m1:48.292006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia10th (h)800m1:48.33Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia4th800m1:47.932007NACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador 3rd800m1:50.25Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil10th (h)800m1:48.352008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain18th (h)800m1:49.70Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia4th800m1:48.62 A2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany9th (sf)800m1:45.872010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar13th (h)800m1:50.43Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico 2nd800m1:47.792011Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico 2nd800m1:48.948th4 × 400 m relay3:10.28World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea28th (h)800m1:48.17Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico8th800m1:54.88 A2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom36th (h)800m1:48.462014Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico5th (h)800m1:52.69 A
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