Maru Teferi

Maru Teferi
Teferi at the 2015 Berlin Marathon
Personal information
Native nameማሩ ተፈሪ
מארו טפרי
Full nameMaru Abinet Teferi[1]
CitizenshipEthiopian (former), Israeli (current)
Born (1992-08-17) 17 August 1992 (age 32)
Dangila, Ethiopia
Home townKiryat Ata, Israel
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
SpouseSelamawit Teferi
Sport
CountryIsrael
SportRunning
Event(s)Half marathon, Marathon
ClubMaccabi Tel Aviv[2]
TeamNN Running Team
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Marathon: 2:06:43 (Fukuoka) (2022)
Half marathon: 1:00:52 (Tallinn) 2019 (NR)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Israel
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest Marathon
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich Marathon team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rome Half Marathon team
Updated on 10 June 2024

Maru Abinet Teferi (Amharic: ማሩ ኣቢነት ተፈሪ; Hebrew: מארו אבינת טפרי; born 17 August 1992), also known as Teferi Marhu,[3] is a marathon and half marathon runner, and an Olympian. Born in Ethiopia, he represents Israel internationally. 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 represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Men's marathon, and came in 26th.

  1. ^ "Maru Teferi". Olympedia.
  2. ^ Rakovsky, Ido (16 August 2022). "Israel stuns Europe with poignant gold medal in team marathon in Munich". The Forward.
  3. ^ "Athletics - Teferi Marhu (Israel)". The-sports. Retrieved 11 August 2016.