 Moogas at the 2017 London Marathon | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Born | (1988-02-02) 2 February 1988 (age 36) Ethiopia |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Israel |
| Sport | Running |
| Event(s) | 10,000 Metres, Half Marathon, Marathon |
| Coached by | Amnon Gur and Zohar Zimro |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Tesama Moogas (Hebrew: טסמה מוגס, born 2 February 1988) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli long-distance runner.
Early life
Moogas was born in Ethiopia, and grew up in the village of Jojam. He immigrated to Israel when he was 20 years old, in 2008. He lives at the Wingate Institute, in Netanya, Israel.
Running career
Early career
Early in his career Moogas focused on running in 5,000 m and 10,000 m events.
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. 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. On the basis of his time, Moogas qualified to represent Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
In March 2016, Moogas placed 55th at the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, in a time of 1:06.41.
He competed for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the marathon, and finished 121st with a time of 2:30:30. At the Florence Marathon in Italy in November 2019, he set his personal best with a time of 2:13:40.
References
- ^ "חולם ולוחם: מוגס טסמה דוהר לריו". 23 October 2015.
- ^ Israeli Olympic profiles: Tesama Moogas – Israel News – Jerusalem Post
- BMW Berlin Marathon Results
- Tesama Moogas will take place in Rio
- IAAF/Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championships Cardiff 2016
- Olympic Athletics Results - Sports - providencejournal.com - Providence, RI
External links
- Tesama Moogas at World Athletics
- Tesama Moogas at Olympics.com
- Tesama Moogas at Olympedia (archive)
- Tesama Moogas at the Olympic Committee of Israel (archived) (in Hebrew)
- Tesama Moogas on Facebook
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