Barbara Moore (athlete)
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Barbara K. Moore (born 27 July 1957) is a retired female athlete from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, who specialised in long distance running during her career.
She competed for New Zealand in the 1990 Commonwealth Games
1990 Commonwealth Games
The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January-3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo,...
, winning a bronze in the 10,000m race.
She was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
Reference
- Athletes at the Games by John Clark, page 87 (1998, Athletics New Zealand) ISBN 0473-05498-1
- Profile at NZOGC website