Thabiso Moqhali

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Thabiso Moqhali
Medal record
Representing Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho
Men's athletics
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Kuala Lumpur 1998 Marathon

Thabiso Paul Moqhali (born 7 December 1967) is a retired male marathon runner from Lesotho. He won the gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur in a time of 2:19:15 hours, the slowest winning time since 1966. In addition he finished 16th at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 22nd (h)5000m 14:27.62
23rd20 km road run 1:20:57
Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 22nd (h)1500 m 3:52.31
14th5000 m 14:48.91
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 10thMarathon 2:17:33
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 33rdMarathon 2:19:28
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1stMarathon 2:19:15
2000 Belgrade Marathon Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1stMarathon2:15:08
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 16thMarathon 2:16:43
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 30thMarathon 2:25:44