Eyob Faniel
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| Full name | Eyob Ghebrehiwet Faniel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 November 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Oro | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ruggero Pertile | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.