Personal information | |
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Native name | ማሩ ተፈሪ מארו טפרי |
Full name | Maru Abinet Teferi[1] |
Citizenship | Ethiopian (former), Israeli (current) |
Born | Dangila, Ethiopia | 17 August 1992
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 |
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.