Eyob Faniel

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Eyob Faniel
Eyob Faniel.jpg
Faniel in 2018
Personal information
Full nameEyob Ghebrehiwet Faniel
NationalityItalian
Born (1992-11-26) 26 November 1992 (age 31)
Asmara, Eritrea
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event Long-distance running
Club G.S. Fiamme Oro
Coached by Ruggero Pertile
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Half marathon: 1:00:07 (2021)
  • Marathon: 2:07.19 (2020)
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Berlin Marathon Cup
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Tarragona Half marathon
European 10,000m Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Minsk Team

Eyob Faniel (born 26 November 1992) is an Eritrean-born Italian long-distance runner who won a silver medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. He is the 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]

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Biography

Born in Eritrea, Faniel came to Italy in 2004, he was naturalized in 2015 at 23. [3]

In 2017, he anecdotally 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 3nd place in the 2021 New York City Marathon with a time of 2:09:52. [6]

National records

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2017 Venice Marathon Flag of Italy.svg Venice 1stMarathon2:12:16
2018 World Half Marathon Championships Flag of Spain.svg Valencia 37thHalf marathon1:02:37 PB
Mediterranean Games Flag of Spain.svg Tarragona 2ndHalf marathon 1:04.07
European Championships Flag of Germany.svg Berlin 5thMarathon 2:12:43 SB
1stMarathon Cup 6:40:48
2019 World Championships Flag of Qatar.svg Doha 15thMarathon 2:13:57 SB
2021 New York City Marathon Flag of the United States.svg New York City 3rdMarathon2:09:52

Personal bests

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "NOC Medallist by Sport - Italy". tarragona2018.cat. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Eyob Faniel Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Unknown local wins Venice marathon after favourites take wrong turn". The Guardian . 22 October 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Faniel record italiano della mezza: 1h00:07" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Faniel record italiano a Siviglia 2h07:19" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "Faniel trionfa alla mezza di Siviglia: 1h00:44" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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