Eyob Faniel
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Faniel in 2018
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| Full name | Eyob Ghebrehiwet Faniel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 November 1992 Asmara, Eritrea |
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| Residence | Bassano del Grappa, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy |
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 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 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
- 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 | |
| Mediterranean Games | Tarragona |
2nd | Half marathon | 1:04.07 | |||
| 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
- Italy at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Naturalized athletes of Italy
References
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External links
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- Articles with short description
- Pages with broken file links
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Asmara
- Italian male long-distance runners
- Italian people of Eritrean descent
- Eritrean emigrants to Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Italian male marathon runners
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
