Amanal Petros
Amanal Petros (born 17 May 1995) is a German long-distance runner and as of December 2020, the national record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:07:18h, set at the 2020 Valencia Marathon.
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Born | 17 May 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
He 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 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[1] 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 2019 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.[2] 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.[3] In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[4]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2019 | Military World Games | Wuhan, China | 5000 m | 2nd | 14:09.16 |
10,000 m | 2nd | 28:44.30 |
References
- "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.