Tesama Moogas (

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: טסמה מוגס, born 2 February 1988) is an

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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 Wingate Institute ( he, מכון וינגייט), officially Orde Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sports ( he, המכון לחינוך גופני ולספורט ע"ש אורד וינגייט), is a sports training institute located so ...

, in

Netanya Netanya (also known as Natanya, he, נְתַנְיָה) is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between Poleg stream and Wingate I ...

, 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 The 2010 European Athletics Championships were the 20th edition of the European Athletics Championships, organised under the supervision of the European Athletic Association. They were held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Cat ...

, placing 20th with a time of 29:50.78 minutes, and at the

2012 European Athletics Championships The 2012 European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland between 27 June and 1 July 2012. This edition marks the beginning of a new two-year cycle of the European Athletics Championships which were previously held every four years. ...

, placing 18th with a time of 29:22.03 minutes.

2015-present

In 2015, he finished the

Berlin Marathon The Berlin Marathon (german: Berlin-Marathon, ) is a marathon event held annually on the streets of Berlin, Germany on the last weekend of September. Held annually since 1974, the event includes multiple races over the marathon distance of , inclu ...

, his second competitive

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, 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

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. On the basis of his time, Moogas qualified to represent

Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics Israel competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Olympic Committee of Israel confirmed a team of 47 athletes, 22 men and 25 wom ...

. In March 2016, Moogas placed 55th at the

2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships took place on 26 March 2016 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. It was the 22nd edition of the event and the 4th in the United Kingdom alone. In conjunction with the men's elite race, an open half marathon ...

, in a time of 1:06.41. He competed for

in the marathon, and finished 121st with a time of 2:30:30.Olympic Athletics Results - Sports - providencejournal.com - Providence, RI
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in November 2019, he set his personal best with a time of 2:13:40.

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* * 1988 births Living people People from Netanya Israeli male long-distance runners Ethiopian emigrants to Israel Naturalized citizens of Israel Israeli male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Israel Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Amhara Region {{Israel-athletics-bio-stub