Eyob Faniel

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Eyob Faniel
Faniel in 2018
Personal information
Full nameEyob Ghebrehiwet Faniel
Born (1992-11-26) 26 November 1992 (age 32)
Asmara, Ethiopia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
ClubG.S. Fiamme Oro
Coached byRuggero Pertile
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Half marathon: 1:00:07 (2021)
  • Marathon: 2:07.19 (2020)
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin Marathon Cup
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona Half marathon
European 10,000m Cup
Silver medal – second place 2017 Minsk Team

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

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

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2017 Venice Marathon Italy Venice 1st Marathon 2:12:16
2018 World Half Marathon Championships Spain Valencia 37th Half marathon 1:02:37 PB
Mediterranean Games Spain Tarragona 2nd Half marathon 1:04.07
European Championships Germany Berlin 5th Marathon 2:12:43 SB
1st Marathon Cup 6:40:48
2019 World Championships Qatar Doha 15th Marathon 2:13:57 SB
2021 New York City Marathon United States New York City 3rd Marathon 2:09:52

Personal bests

See also

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 17 August 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Eyob Faniel Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). 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. ^ a b "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". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Faniel record italiano a Siviglia 2h07:19". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Faniel trionfa alla mezza di Siviglia: 1h00:44". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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