Eyob Faniel Explained

Eyob 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

• 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
2017	Venice Marathon	Venice	bgcolor=gold	1st	Marathon	2:12:16
2018	World Half Marathon Championships	Valencia	37th	Half marathon	1:02:37
	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Half marathon	1:04.07
	European Championships	Berlin	5th	Marathon	2:12:43
	bgcolor=gold	1st	Marathon Cup	6:40:48
2019	World Championships	Doha	15th	Marathon	2:13:57
2021	New York City Marathon	New York City	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	Marathon	2:09:52

Personal bests

• Half marathon

1:00:07, Siena, 26 January 2020^[9]

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: NOC Medallist by Sport - Italy. tarragona2018.cat. 30 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180928093240/http://results.tarragona2018.cat/en/ALL/medals/noc/ITA. 28 September 2018. dead.
2. Web site: Athletics GHEBREHIWET FANIEL Eyob. dead. 2021-09-19. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 2021-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20210817233947/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1297254-ghebrehiwet-faniel-eyob.htm.
3. Web site: Eyob Faniel Biografia. fidal.it. it. 14 July 2018.
4. Web site: Unknown local wins Venice marathon after favourites take wrong turn . . 28 February 2023 . 22 October 2017.
5. Web site: Marathon Men − Final − Results. IAAF. 5 October 2019. 6 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20200627234043/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-MAR-M-f----.RS6.pdf. 27 June 2020.
6. News: Albert Korir of Kenya wins the men's race at the New York City Marathon.. 7 November 2021. The New York Times. 7 November 2021. en-us. Cacciola. Scott.
7. Web site: Faniel record italiano della mezza: 1h00:07. fidal.it. it. 1 March 2021.
8. Web site: Faniel record italiano a Siviglia 2h07:19. fidal.it. it. 23 February 2020.
9. Web site: Faniel trionfa alla mezza di Siviglia: 1h00:44. fidal.it. it. 26 January 2020.