Moise Joseph

Moise Joseph (born 27 December 1981 in Florida, United States) is a Haitian middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 meters.^[2] He competed at the Summer Olympics in 2004^[3] and 2012.^[3]

Moise Joseph

Moise Joseph at a fundraising event in Fairfax, Virginia
Personal information
Nationality	Haitian
Born	(1981-12-27) 27 December 1981 (age 43) Miami, Florida, United States
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best	800 meters: 1:45.74[1]
Medal record Representing  Haiti Men's athletics CACAC Games 2010 Mayagüez 800 m CACAC Championships 2011 Mayagüez 800 m 2005 Nassau 800 m
Updated on 16 December 2014

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.^[4]

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.^[5] 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 2002)
• 1000m 2:19.06 (New York 2005)
• 1500m 3:45.54 (Starkville 2002)

Indoors

• 800m 1:47.56 (Karlsruhe 2006)
• 1500m 3:45.93 (New York 2011)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United States
2002	NACAC U-25 Championships	San Antonio, Texas, United States	5th	800m	1:49.62
Representing  Haiti
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	52nd (h)	800m	1:48.15
2005	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	800m	1:49.60
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	25th (h)	800m	1:48.29
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	10th (h)	800m	1:48.33
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	4th	800m	1:47.93
2007	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	3rd	800m	1:50.25
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	10th (h)	800m	1:48.35
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	18th (h)	800m	1:49.70
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	4th	800m	1:48.62 A
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	9th (sf)	800m	1:45.87
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	13th (h)	800m	1:50.43
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	2nd	800m	1:47.79
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	2nd	800m	1:48.94
			8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.28
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	28th (h)	800m	1:48.17
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, México	8th	800m	1:54.88 A
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	36th (h)	800m	1:48.46
2014	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	5th (h)	800m	1:52.69 A