Moges Taye

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Moges Taye (born December 12, 1973 in Showa) is a long-distance runner from Ethiopia, who won the 1998 edition of the Vienna Marathon. Two years earlier he triumphed at the Rome City Marathon, clocking a total time of 2:12:03.

In 1998 Taye also set a new record (2:12:51) at the Tiberias Marathon, shaving over a minute off the previous record, set by Kevin Shaw of South Africa (2:14:02).

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Flag of Ethiopia Belayneh Tadesse
Rome City Men's Marathon Winner
1996
Succeeded by
Flag of Ethiopia Dube Jillo
Preceded by
Flag of Djibouti Ahmed Saleh
Vienna Men's Marathon Winner
1998
Succeeded by
Flag of Kenya Andrew Eyapan