Eyob Faniel

Eyob Ghebrehiwet Faniel (born 26 November 1992) is a born Eritrean 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]

Biography

Born in Eritrea, came in Italy in 2004, he was naturalized in 2005 at 23.^[2]

In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.^[3] He finished in 15th place.^[3]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
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
	European Championships	Berlin	1st	Marathon Cup	6:40:48
2019	World Championships	Doha	15th	Marathon	2:13:57	SB

^ "NOC Medallist by Sport - Italy". tarragona2018.cat. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
^ "Eyob Faniel Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ "Faniel record italiano a Siviglia 2h07:19" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 23 February 2020. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
^ "Faniel trionfa alla mezza di Siviglia: 1h00:44" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 26 January 2020. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)