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Place of Birth: Ethiopia
About Askale Tafa
- Askale Tafa Magarsa (born September 27, 1984) is an Ethiopian long distance runner, who has specialised in the marathon.
- Her sister, Tafa Megersa Mergertu, is also a marathon runner.In 2005, she was third in the Rome Marathon.
- In 2006, she won the Milan Marathon and was second at the Berlin 25 km in 1:28.13.
- The following year she won the Dubai Marathon and was first in the Paris Marathon in 2:25.07.
- At the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka she earned a 22nd-place finish. The year 2008 began with third place at the Dubai Marathon with a time of 2:23.23, finishing 41 seconds behind the winner.
- In the Boston Marathon, she was fifth.
- In the 2008 Berlin Marathon she finished second in a new personal best time of 2:21:31.
- She took part in the 2010 London Marathon and finished fifth, just behind her compatriots Bezunesh Bekele and Aselefech Mergia.
- She was eleventh at the 2011 London Marathon the following year.
- She entered the 2011 Chicago Marathon, but was slower than her typical pace and finished eighth overall.
- She was the runner-up at the 2012 Seoul International Marathon, finishing just behind compatriot Feyse Tadese.She is currently a member of Marathon Elites Athletic Management Canada/Ethiopia and coached by her husband Tola Daba.
- Her husband Tola Debel Gudeta is also a long distance runner with a PB of 2:23 hours in the marathon and 1:03 in the 20 km.
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