Tesama Moogas
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Born |
February 2, 1988, Ethiopia |
| Residence | Netanya, Israel |
| 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[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
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Tesama Moogas (Hebrew: טסמה מוגס, born 2 February 1988) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli long-distance runner.[2]
Early life
Moogas was born in Ethiopia, and grew up in the village of G'og'am.[3] He immigrated to Israel when he was 20 years old, in 2008.[4] He lives at the Wingate Institute, in Netanya, Israel.[5]
Running career
Early career
Early in his career Moogas focused on running in 5,000 m and 10,000 m events. [6]
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.[7][8] 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.[9] On the basis of his time, Moogas qualified to represent Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10][11]
In March 2016, Moogas placed 55th at the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, in a time of 1:06.41.[12]
He competed for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the marathon, and finished 121st with a time of 2:30:30.[13]