{{Short description|Eritrean-born Italian long-distance runner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = Eyob Faniel.jpg | caption = Faniel in 2018 | full_name = Eyob Ghebrehiwet Faniel | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|11|26|df=yes}} | birth_place = Asmara, Ethiopia | height = 1.74 m | weight = 53 kg | country = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy | sport = Athletics | event = Long-distance running | club = G.S. Fiamme Oro | coach = Ruggero Pertile | pb = *{{nowrap|Half marathon: 1:00:07 (2021)}} *Marathon: 2:07.19 (2020) | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition|European Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2018 Berlin|Marathon Cup}} {{Medal|Competition|Mediterranean Games}} {{Medal|Silver|2018 Tarragona|Half marathon}} {{Medal|Competition|European 10,000m Cup}} {{Medal|Silver|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://results.tarragona2018.cat/en/ALL/medals/noc/ITA |title=NOC Medallist by Sport - Italy |publisher=tarragona2018.cat |accessdate=30 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928093240/http://results.tarragona2018.cat/en/ALL/medals/noc/ITA |archive-date=28 September 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He finished 20th at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the Marathon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athletics GHEBREHIWET FANIEL Eyob |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1297254-ghebrehiwet-faniel-eyob.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=19 September 2021 |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |language=en-us |archive-date=17 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817233947/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1297254-ghebrehiwet-faniel-eyob.htm}}</ref>
==Biography== Faniel came to Italy in 2004, he was naturalized in 2015 at 23.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fidal.it/atleta_one.php?t=eK6RkpWjb2o |title=Eyob Faniel Biografia |website=fidal.it |language=it |accessdate=14 July 2018}}</ref>
In 2017, he won the Venice Marathon when its top runners were mistakenly diverted from the main course by the marathon's staff.<ref>{{cite web |title=Unknown local wins Venice marathon after favourites take wrong turn |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/23/unknown-local-wins-venice-marathon-after-favourites-take-wrong-turn |website=The Guardian |access-date=28 February 2023 |date=22 October 2017}}</ref>
In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.<ref name="men_marathon_results_world_championships_2019">{{cite web |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-MAR-M-f----.RS6.pdf |title=Marathon Men − Final − Results |publisher=IAAF |date=5 October 2019 |accessdate=6 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627234043/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-MAR-M-f----.RS6.pdf |archive-date=27 June 2020}}</ref> He finished in 15th place.<ref name="men_marathon_results_world_championships_2019"/>
In November 2021, he finished in 3rd place in the 2021 New York City Marathon with a time of 2:09:52.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Albert Korir of Kenya wins the men's race at the New York City Marathon. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/07/sports/albert-korir-wins-mens-nyc-marathon.html |access-date=7 November 2021 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=7 November 2021 |language=en-us |last1=Cacciola |first1=Scott}}</ref>
==National records== * Half marathon: '''1:00:07''' ({{flagicon|ITA}} Siena, 28 February 2021) - former holder<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fidal.it/content/Faniel-record-italiano-della-mezza-1h00-07/131249 |title=Faniel record italiano della mezza: 1h00:07 |website=fidal.it |language=it |accessdate=1 March 2021}}</ref> * Marathon: '''2:07:19''' ({{flagicon|ESP}} Seville, 23 February 2020) - former holder<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fidal.it/content/Faniel-record-italiano-a-Siviglia-2h07-19/126302 |title=Faniel record italiano a Siviglia 2h07:19 |website=fidal.it |language=it |accessdate=23 February 2020}}</ref>
==Achievements== {| class="wikitable" width=55% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- !Year !!Competition !!Venue !!Position !!Event!!Time !!Notes |- |2017 | align=left|Venice Marathon | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Venice | bgcolor=gold|1st | Marathon | 2:12:16 | |- | rowspan=4|2018 | align=left|World Half Marathon Championships | align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Valencia | 37th | Half marathon | 1:02:37 | {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- | align=left|Mediterranean Games | align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Tarragona | bgcolor=silver|2nd | Half marathon | 1:04.07 | |- |rowspan=2 align=left|European Championships |rowspan=2 align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Berlin |5th |Marathon |2:12:43 |{{AthAbbr|SB}} |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |Marathon Cup |6:40:48 | |- |2019 |align=left|World Championships |align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} Doha |15th |Marathon |2:13:57 |{{AthAbbr|SB}} |- | 2021 |align=left|New York City Marathon |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} New York City |bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |Marathon |2:09:52 | |}
==Personal bests== *Half marathon: '''1:00:07''', {{flagicon|ITA}} Siena, 26 January 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fidal.it/content/Faniel-trionfa-alla-mezza-di-Siviglia-1h00-44/125672 |title=Faniel trionfa alla mezza di Siviglia: 1h00:44 |website=fidal.it |language=it |accessdate=26 January 2020}}</ref> *Marathon: '''2:07:09''', {{flagicon|ESP}} 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== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{sports links|maxlink=7}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20240730141712/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/eyob-faniel_1552341 Eyob Faniel] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/eyob-faniel_1552341 alternate link]) * [https://parigi2024.coni.it/it/italia-team/gli-azzurri/scheda_atleta/115:EYOB_GHEBREHIWET_FANIEL.html Eyob Faniel – CONI – Paris 2024] {{in lang|it}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Faniel, Eyob}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Asmara Category:Italian men long-distance runners Category:Italian people of Eritrean descent Category:Eritrean emigrants to Italy Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Category:Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Category:Italian men marathon runners Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Category:Naturalised citizens of Italy Category:Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Italy Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen