Askale Tafa Magarsa (born September 27, 1984) is an Ethiopian long distance runner, who has specialised in the

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. Her sister, Tafa Megersa Mergertu, is also a marathon runner.

Career

In 2005, she was third in the Rome Marathon. In 2006, she won the

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and was second at the Berlin 25 km in 1:28.13. The following year she won the Dubai Marathon and was first in the

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in 2:25.07. At the

2007 World Championships in Athletics The 11th World Championships in Athletics, () under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member federat ...

in Osaka she earned a 22nd-place finish. The year 2008 began with third place at the Dubai Marathon with a time of 2:23.23, finishing 41 seconds behind the winner. In the

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, she was fifth. In the 2008 Berlin Marathon she finished second in a new personal best time of 2:21:31. She took part in the

2010 London Marathon The 2010 London Marathon was the 30th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 25 April. The elite men's race was won by Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede in a time of 2:05:19 hours and the elite women's ...

and finished fifth, just behind her compatriots

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and Aselefech Mergia. She was eleventh at the

2011 London Marathon The 2011 London Marathon was the 31st running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 17 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai in a course record time of 2:04:40 hours and ...

the following year. She entered the

2011 Chicago Marathon The 2011 Chicago Marathon was the 34th edition of the annual marathon race in Chicago, Illinois which was held on Sunday, October 9. The men's race was won by Kenya's Moses Mosop in a time of 2:05:38 hours – a course record. Ejegayehu Dibaba, m ...

, but was slower than her typical pace and finished eighth overall. She was the runner-up at the 2012

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, finishing just behind compatriot

Feyse Tadese Feyse Tadese Boru (born 19 November 1988) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in the half marathon. Career She made her marathon debut at the 2009 Venice Marathon and finished in tenth place with a time of 2:36:57. Feyse gained h ...

.Yelena Kurdyumova and Sergey Porada (2012-03-18)
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IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-24. She is currently a member of Marathon Elites Athletic Management Canada/Ethiopia and coached by her husband Tola Daba. Her husband Tola Debel Gudeta is also a long distance runner with a PB of 2:23 hours in the marathon and 1:03 in the 20 km.

Achievements

*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise * 2005 Rome Marathon 2:32.34, 3rd * 2005 Berlin Marathon 2:28.27, 3rd * 2006 Arizona Marathon 2:31.46, 2nd * 2006

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2:29.47, 4th * 2007 World Championships Marathon 2:38.01, 22nd * 2008 Dubai Marathon 2:23.23, 3rd * 2008

2:29.48, 5th * 2008 Berlin Marathon 2:21:31, 2nd

Personal bests

* Half marathon - 1:09:37 hrs (2008) *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

- 2:21.31 hrs (2008)

References

External links

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Athletes Profile on marathoninfo.free.frWorld Marathon Majors :: Askale Tafa Magarsa
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tafa, Askale 1984 births Living people Ethiopian female long-distance runners Ethiopian female marathon runners Paris Marathon female winners 21st-century Ethiopian women 21st-century Ethiopian people