Eyob Faniel
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Full name | Eyob Ghebrehiwet Faniel | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Asmara, Eritrea | 26 November 1992||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Oro | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ruggero Pertile | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Eyob Faniel (born 26 November 1992) is an Eritrean-born Italian long-distance runner who won a silver medal at the . He is a former national record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:07:19, set on 23 February 2020, at the 2020 Seville Marathon.[1] He finished 20th at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the Marathon.[2]
Biography
Born in Eritrea, Faniel came to Italy in 2004, he was naturalized in 2015 at 23.[3]
In 2017, he won the Venice Marathon when its top runners were mistakenly diverted from the main course by the marathon's staff.[4]
In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[5] He finished in 15th place.[5]
In November 2021, he finished in 3rd place in the 2021 New York City Marathon with a time of 2:09:52.[6]
National records
- Half marathon: 1:00:07 ( Siena, 28 February 2021) - former holder[7]
- Marathon: 2:07:19 ( Seville, 23 February 2020) - former holder[8]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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2017 | Venice Marathon | Venice | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:16 | |
2018 | World Half Marathon Championships | Valencia | 37th | Half marathon | 1:02:37 | PB |
Tarragona | 2nd | Half marathon | ||||
European Championships | Berlin | 5th | Marathon | 2:12:43 | SB | |
1st | Marathon Cup | 6:40:48 | ||||
2019 | World Championships | Doha | 15th | Marathon | 2:13:57 | SB |
2021 | New York City Marathon | New York City | 3rd | Marathon | 2:09:52 |
Personal bests
- Half marathon: 1:00:07, Siena, 26 January 2020[9]
- Marathon: 2:07:19, Seville, 23 February 2020
See also
- National records in the marathon
- Men's marathon Italian record progression
- List of Italian records in athletics
- Italian all-time lists - Marathon
- Italian all-time lists - Half marathon
- Italian team at the running events
- Italy at the 2018 European Athletics Championships
- Naturalized athletes of Italy
References
- ^ "NOC Medallist by Sport - Italy". tarragona2018.cat. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Athletics GHEBREHIWET FANIEL Eyob". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Eyob Faniel Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Unknown local wins Venice marathon after favourites take wrong turn". The Guardian. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Cacciola, Scott (7 November 2021). "Albert Korir of Kenya wins the men's race at the New York City Marathon". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Faniel record italiano della mezza: 1h00:07" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Faniel record italiano a Siviglia 2h07:19" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Faniel trionfa alla mezza di Siviglia: 1h00:44" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
External links
- Eyob Faniel at World Athletics
- Eyob Faniel at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Eyob Faniel at Olympedia
- Eyob Faniel at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Asmara
- Italian male long-distance runners
- Italian people of Eritrean descent
- Eritrean emigrants to Italy
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Italian male marathon runners
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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