Moriba Joseph Morain (born 8 October 1992) is a Trinidadian sprinter.[3]

Moriba Morain
Personal information
NationalityTrinidad and Tobago
Born (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 32)
EducationWiley College[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
College teamWiley Wildcats
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.33 s (2010)
200 m: 20.85 s (2011)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moncton 4×100 m relay
Updated on 28 January 2015

He won a gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Santo Domingo.[4]

In 2011, Morain finished second behind Rondel Sorrillo in the 200 metres at the Sagicor National Open Track and Field Championship.[5]

Personal bests

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Event Result Venue Date
100 m 10.22 s (wind: +1.7 m/s) Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 27 May 2012
200 m 20.77 s (wind: +0.6 m/s) Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 19 May 2012

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Trinidad and Tobago
2008 CARIFTA Games (U17) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2nd 100 m 10.84 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
2nd 200 m 21.74 (wind: +2.0 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 42.29
2009 CARIFTA Games (U20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 5th 200m 21.40 w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
2nd (h)1 4 × 100 m relay 40.461
World Youth Championship Bressanone, Italy 8th 100m 10.94 (wind: -1.2 m/s)
8th (sf) 200 m 21.56 (wind: +1.4 m/s)
5th 800m Medley relay 1:53.51
Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4th 4 × 100 m relay 40.33
2010 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 100 m DQ
1st 200 m 21.26 (wind: -2.4 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.77
World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 6th 200 m 21.10 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.72
2011 CARIFTA Games (U20) Montego Bay, Jamaica 2nd 200m 21.05 (wind: -1.1 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.91
Pan American Junior Championships Miramar, Florida, United States 4th 200m 21.15 w (wind: +2.2 m/s)
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:13.27
Pan American Games Guadalajara, México 18th (sf) 200 m 20.91 (wind: +0.2 m/s) A
4 × 100 m relay DNF
2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships Irapuato, México 12th (h) 200 m 21.64 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
2014 NACAC Under-23 Championships Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada 10th (h) 100 m 10.57 w (wind: +2.4 m/s)
2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st (B) 4 × 100 m relay 39.04
4th 4 × 200 m relay 1:21.39
World Championships London, United Kingdom 9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.61
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 5th (h) 100 m 10.342
11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 40.13

1Disqualified in the final
2Did not finish in the quarterfinals

References

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  1. ^ Collegeteam bio
  2. ^ 2017 Universiade bio
  3. ^ Biography - MORAIN Moriba, PASO, retrieved January 28, 2015
  4. ^ "Five more golds for TT at CAC". 5 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2012-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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