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. He finished 20th at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the Marathon.
Biography Faniel came to Italy in 2004, he was naturalized in 2015 at 23.
In 2017, he won the Venice Marathon when its top runners were mistakenly diverted from the main course by the marathon's staff.
In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He finished in 15th place.
In November 2021, he finished in 3rd place in the 2021 New York City Marathon with a time of 2:09:52.
National records Half marathon: 1:00:07 ( Siena, 28 February 2021) - former holder Marathon: 2:07:19 ( Seville, 23 February 2020) - former holder
Achievements Year Competition Venue Position EventTime Notes2017Venice Marathon Venice1st Marathon 2:12:162018World Half Marathon Championships Valencia 37th Half marathon 1:02:37 Mediterranean Games Tarragona2nd Half marathon 1:04.07 European Championships Berlin5thMarathon2:12:431stMarathon Cup6:40:482019World Championships Doha15thMarathon2:13:57 2021New York City Marathon New York City 3rdMarathon2:09:52
Personal bests Half marathon: 1:00:07, Siena, 26 January 2020 Marathon: 2:07:09, Seville, 18 February 2024
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
External links
Eyob Faniel at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link) Eyob Faniel – CONI – Paris 2024