Tesama Moogas (Hebrew: טסמה מוגס, born 2 February 1988) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli long-distance runner.[2]
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Nationality | Israeli |
Born | Ethiopia | 2 February 1988
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
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Country | Israel |
Sport | Running |
Event(s) | 10,000 Metres, Half Marathon, Marathon |
Coached by | Amnon Gur and Zohar Zimro[1] |
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Early life
editMoogas 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
editEarly career
editEarly 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ a b c d e "חולם ולוחם: מוגס טסמה דוהר לריו". 23 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d 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
edit- Tesama Moogas at World Athletics
- Tesama Moogas at Olympics.com
- Tesama Moogas at Olympedia
- Tesama Moogas at the Olympic Committee of Israel (archived) (in Hebrew)
- Tesama Moogas on Facebook