| Hoseah Tjale | |
| Birth Name: | Hoseah Tjale |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Birth Date: | 6 June 1954 |
| Occupation: | Delivery Truck Driver |
| Sport: | Ultra-Marathon Running |
| Club: | Johannesburg Harriers[1] |
Hoseah (Hoss) Tsjale (born 6 June 1954) is a South African ultra-marathon runner.
He was brought up in Johannesburg, South Africa. As a black South African he was only allowed to participate in road running in 1975 when races were open for all races.[2]
He won the Two Oceans Marathon, an ultra-Marathon (56 km), in 1980. He came second in the Comrades Marathon, an ultra-Marathon (90 km), in 1985 and 1990 and came 3rd in 1986 and 1987. He participated in the London to Brighton ultra-marathon (56 Miles), which he won in 1985.
As an amateur he never received any money for his winnings.[3]
Sello Mokoena and Bruce Fordyce describe him as a best competitor to participate in the Comrades Marathon.[4]