Tesama Moogas

Tesama Moogas (Hebrew: טסמה מוגס, born 2 February 1988) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli long-distance runner.[2]

Tesama Moogas
טסמה מוגס
Moogas at the 2017 London Marathon
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1988-02-02) 2 February 1988
Ethiopia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country Israel
SportRunning
Event(s)10,000 Metres, Half Marathon, Marathon
Coached byAmnon Gur and Zohar Zimro[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Half Marathon: 1:04:40
  • Marathon: 2:13:40
  • 10,000m: 28:12.58

Early life

Moogas was born in Ethiopia, and grew up in the village of Jojam.[1] He immigrated to Israel when he was 20 years old, in 2008.[1] He lives at the Wingate Institute, in Netanya, Israel.[1]

Running career

Early career

Early in his career Moogas focused on running in 5,000 m and 10,000 m events. [2]

Moogas competed in 10,000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, placing 20th with a time of 29:50.78 minutes, and at the 2012 European Athletics Championships, placing 18th with a time of 29:22.03 minutes.

2015-present

In 2015, he finished the Berlin Marathon, his second competitive marathon, with a time of 2:15:29 and placed 25th.[3][2] It was the third-best all-time result for an Israeli marathoner, not far behind the Israeli national record of 2:14:21 set by Olympian Ayele Seteng.[1] On the basis of his time, Moogas qualified to represent Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4][2]

In March 2016, Moogas placed 55th at the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, in a time of 1:06.41.[5]

He competed for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the marathon, and finished 121st with a time of 2:30:30.[6] At the Florence Marathon in Italy in November 2019, he set his personal best with a time of 2:13:40.

References
  1. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4715134,00.html
  2. Israeli Olympic profiles: Tesama Moogas - Israel News - Jerusalem Post
  3. BMW Berlin Marathon Results
  4. Tesama Moogas will take place in Rio
  5. IAAF/Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championships Cardiff 2016
  6. Olympic Athletics Results - Sports - providencejournal.com - Providence, RI


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