 Moogas at the 2017 London Marathon | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Born | 2 February 1988 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[1] |
| 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.[2]
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]
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.
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.
