Amanal Petros (born 17 May 1995) is an Afro-German long-distance runner and as of December 2023[update], the national record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:04:58, set at the 2023 Berlin Marathon.
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| Born | 17 May 1995 Eritrea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Early life
editPetros is originally from Tigray, northern Ethiopia and was born in Eritrea. He escaped with his mother and sisters to Ethiopia at the age of 2 during the Border War with Ethiopia. In January 2012, he went to Germany by himself as a refugee. He attained German citizenship in 2015.[1]
Career
editHe won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres at the 2015 German Athletics Championships held in Nuremberg, Germany. In 2017, he won the silver medal in the men's 10,000 metres at the European Athletics U23 Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[2] He also competed in the men's 5000 metres event where he finished in 4th place.
In July 2019, he competed in the men's event at the European 10,000m Cup held in London, United Kingdom. A few months later, he won the men's half marathon at the Cologne Marathon in Cologne, Germany.[3] In the same year, he also won the silver medal in the men's 5000 metres and men's 10,000 metres at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China.[4] In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[5]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Germany
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| 2019 | Military World Games | Wuhan, China | 5000 m | 2nd | 14:09.16 |
| 10,000 m | 2nd | 28:44.30 | |||
| 2022 | European Athletics Championships | Munich, Germany | Marathon | 4th | 2:10:39 |
| Marathon Team | 2nd | 6:35:52 | |||
References
edit- ^ "'I've lost contact with my family in Ethiopia': German marathon champion". InfoMigrants. December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Men's 10,000 metres" (PDF). 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "Amanal Petros gewinnt den Halbmarathon in Köln". Koeln Marathon (in German). 15 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Men's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
