Avard Moncur

Avard Moncur (born November 2, 1978) is a Bahamian track and field athlete competing in the 400 metres. He was born in Nassau.^[2]

Avard Moncur

Moncur (front) in 2000
Personal information
Born	(1978-11-02) November 2, 1978 (age 46) Nassau, Bahamas
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Representing  Bahamas Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 4 × 400 m relay 2000 Sydney 4 × 400 m relay World Championships 2001 Edmonton 400 m 2001 Edmonton 4 × 400 m relay[1] 2005 Helsinki 4 × 400 m relay 2007 Osaka 4 × 400 m relay 2003 Paris 4 × 400 m relay Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester 400 m Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 4 × 400 m relay CAC Championships 2003 St George's 4 × 400 m relay 2011 Mayagüez 4 × 400 m relay 2008 Cali 4 × 400 m relay CAC Junior Championships (U20) 1996 San Salvador 400 m 1996 San Salvador 4 × 100 m relay CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) 1995 George Town 400 m 1997 Bridgetown 400 m 1995 George Town 4 × 400 m relay 1996 Kingston 400 m

Career

Under the guidance of coach Henry Rolle, Moncur's most successful year came in 2001 when he won the gold medal in the 400 m 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 × 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 400 m 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]

Achievements

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

As of 7 September 2024, Moncur holds the track record for 400 metres for Thessaloníki where he ran 44.70 seconds on 22/08/2001.