Eyob_Faniel

Eyob Faniel

Eyob Faniel

Eritrean-born Italian long-distance runner

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

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Personal bests

See also

References

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