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Maru Teferi
Ethiopian-born Israeli marathon runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maru Teferi (or Teferi Marhu,[3] Hebrew: מארו טפרי; born 17 August 1992) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli marathon and half marathon runner, and an Olympian. He won a silver medal in men's marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, a silver medal in marathon at the 2022 European Athletics Championships, a gold medal in the 2022 European Marathon Cup, and the gold medal at the 2022 Fukuoka Marathon. He represented Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon, and again represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 2020 Olympic Marathon. He has set Israeli records in both the marathon and half marathon. Teferi will represent Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the men's marathon on 10 August 2024.
![]() Teferi at the 2015 Berlin Marathon | |
Personal information | |
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Native name | מארו טפרי |
Full name | Maru Abinet Teferi[1] |
Citizenship | Israeli |
Born | (1992-08-17) 17 August 1992 (age 31) Dangila, Ethiopia |
Home town | Kiryat Ata, Israel |
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
Spouse | Selamawit Teferi |
Sport | |
Country | Israel |
Sport | Running |
Event(s) | Half marathon, Marathon |
Club | Maccabi Tel Aviv[2] |
Team | NN Running Team |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | Marathon: 2:06:43 (Fukuoka) (2022) Half marathon: 1:00:52 (Tallinn) 2019 (NR) |
Medal record | |
Updated on 10 June 2024 |