- Moges Taye
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Moges Taye (born December 12, 1973 in Showa) is a long-distance runner from Ethiopia. His breakthrough performance came at the Rome City Marathon in 1996, which he won in a time of 2:12:03.[1] He represented Ethiopia in the marathon at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, but failed to finish the race.
At the 1997 Istanbul Marathon he won in a course record time of 2:13:37 – a time which went unbettered for almost a decade.[2] In 1998 he won the Tiberias Marathon in a course record time of 2:12:51, beating Kevin Shaw's previous mark by more than a minute.[3] Later that year he won the 1998 edition of the Vienna Marathon.[4] He won the Venice Marathon in 2001. Making his second international road appearance, he ran at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in the marathon but failed to finish the race. He won the 2004 edition of the Nagano Marathon in Japan.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing 
Ethiopia1996 Rome City Marathon Rome, Italy 1st Marathon 2:12:03 1997 World Championships Athens, Greece — Marathon DNF 1998 Vienna Marathon Vienna, Austria 1st Marathon 2:10:08 2000 Rome City Marathon Rome, Italy 4th Marathon 2:09:49 2001 Venice Marathon Venice, Italy 1st Marathon 2:11:59 2003 World Championships Paris, France — Marathon DNF 2004 Nagano Marathon Nagano, Japan 1st Marathon 2:13:09 References
- ^ Taye Moges. Demadonna. Retrieved on 2010-10-28.
- ^ Istanbul Marathon winners. Marathon Info. Retrieved on 2010-10-28.
- ^ Article: Ethiopia's Moges Taye sets new record in Tiberias Marathon . Jerusalem Post (1998-01-08). Retrieved on 2010-04-30.
- ^ World Marathon Rankings for 1998. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-04-30.
External links
- IAAF profile for Moges Taye
- Profile from MarathonFree
Vienna Men's Marathon Winners 1984: Antoni Niemczak (POL) • 1985 – 1987: Gerhard Hartmann (AUT) • 1988: Mirko Vindiš (YUG) • 1989: Alfredo Shahanga (TAN) • 1990: Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) • 1991 – 1992: Karel David (TCH) • 1993: Carlos Patrício (POR) • 1994: Joaquim Silva (POR) • 1995: Piotr Prusik (POL) • 1996: Dube Jillo (ETH) • 1997: Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI) • 1998: Moges Taye (ETH) • 1999: Andrew Eyapan (KEN) • 2000: Willy Cheruiyot Kipkirui (KEN) • 2001: Luís Novo (POR) • 2002: Moses Tanui (KEN) • 2003: Joseph Chebet (KEN) • 2004: Samson Kandie (KEN) • 2005: Mubarak Hassan Shami (QAT) • 2006: Lahoussine Mrikik (MAR) • 2007: Luke Kibet (KEN) • 2008: Abel Kirui (KEN) • 2009: Gilbert Kirwa (KEN) • 2010: Henry Sugut (KEN) • 2011: John Kiprotich (KEN)
Rome Men's Marathon Winners 1995: Belayneh Tadesse (ETH) • 1996: Moges Taye (ETH) • 1997: Dube Jillo (ETH) • 1998: Stefano Baldini (ITA) • 1999: Philip Tanui (KEN) • 2000: Josephat Kiprono (KEN) • 2001: Henry Cherono (KEN) • 2002: Vincent Kipsos (KEN) • 2003: Frederick Cherono (KEN) • 2004: Ruggero Pertile (ITA) • 2005: Alberico di Cecco (ITA) • 2006: David Kipkorir (KEN) • 2007: Elias Chelimo Kemboi (KEN) • 2008: Jonathan Kiptoo Yego (KEN) • 2009: Benjamin Kiptoo (KEN) • 2010: Siraj Gena (ETH) • 2011: Dickson Chumba (KEN)
Istanbul Men's Marathon Winners 1979: Hasan Saylan (TUR) · 1980: Necmettin Sağlam (TUR) · 1981: Süleyman Sılacı (TUR) · 1982: İsmail Karagöz (TUR) · 1983: Ian Thompson (GBR) · 1984: Mehmet Yurdadön (TUR) · 1985: Mehmet Terzi (TUR) · 1986: Hanefi Atmaca (TUR) · 1987: Jeus Worsner (DEN) · 1988: Ahmet Altun (TUR) · 1989: Aydın Çeken (TUR) · 1990: Gazi Aşıkoğlu (TUR) · 1991: Terry Mitchell (GBR) · 1992: Cihangir Demirel (TUR) · 1993: Jacop Ngunzu (KEN) · 1994: B. Goromonzi (ZIM) · 1995: Stephen Langart (KEN) · 1996: Stephen Langart (KEN) · 1997: Moges Taye (ETH) · 1998: Moges Taye (ETH) · 1999: Moges Taye (ETH) · 2000: Josephat Kipchoge Rop (KEN) · 2001: Turbe Bedaso (ETH) · 2002: David Kiptanui (KEN) · 2003: Belay Welashe (ETH) · 2004: David Kiptanui (KEN) · 2005: Joseph Mbithi (KEN) · 2006: Mindaugas Pukštas (LTU) · 2007: David E. Cheruiyot (KEN) · 2008: Kasime Adilo Roba (ETH) · 2009: Kasime Adilo Roba (ETH) · 2010: Vincent Kiplagat (KEN) · 2011: Vincent Kiplagat (KEN)
Categories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- Ethiopian long-distance runners
- Marathon runners
- Istanbul Marathon winners
- Ethiopian athletics biography stubs
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