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| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Lesotho | ||
| Men's athletics | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
 | 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.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Lesotho | |||||
| 1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 22nd (h) | 5000m | 14:27.62 |
| 23rd | 20 km road run | 1:20:57 | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 22nd (h) | 1500 m | 3:52.31 | |
| 14th | 5000 m | 14:48.91 | |||
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 10th | Marathon | 2:17:33 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 33rd | Marathon | 2:19:28 |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st | Marathon | 2:19:15 |
| 2000 | Belgrade Marathon | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 1st | Marathon | 2:15:08 |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 16th | Marathon | 2:16:43 | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 30th | Marathon | 2:25:44 |
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