Israeli marathon runner

Maru Teferi

Maru Abinet Teferi, also known as Teferi Marhu, is an 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.

Born

1992

August 17

Died

Living

Era

1990s

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Maru, in brief

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Key dates

1992 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

986 Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan: The Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron defeat the Byzantine forces at the Gate of Trajan, with Byzantine Emperor Basil II barely escaping.
1186 Georgenberg Pact: Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria and Leopold V, Duke of Austria sign a heritage agreement in which Ottokar gives his duchy to Leopold and to his son Frederick under the stipulation that Austria and Styria would henceforth remain undivided.
1386 Karl Topia, the ruler of Princedom of Albania, forges an alliance with the Republic of Venice, committing to participate in all wars of the Republic and receiving coastal protection against the Ottomans in return.
1424 Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under Jean II, Duke of Alençon, John Stewart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas.

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The world in 1992

When Maru arrived

april 12 The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland; the resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Resort Paris.
april 17 The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
april 2 In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
april 2 Forty-two civilians are massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Charles I of Austria (died 1922) 1887– Jonathan Franzen 1959– American novelist and essayist Lennart Torstensson 1603–1651 Swedish field marshal and engineer (born 1603) Martin Sandberger 1911–2010 German colonel and lawyer (died 2010) Patrick Manning 1946–2016 Trinidadian-Tobagonian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (died 2016) Pieter van der Hoog 1888–1957 Dutch bacteriologist, dermatologist, and Islamicist (born 1888) Robert De Niro 1943– American actor, entrepreneur, director, and producer Robin Cousins 1957– British competitive figure skater

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Selena Gomez 1992– American singer and actress Anuel AA 1992– Puerto Rican rapper and singer August Alsina 1992– American singer-songwriter Chad le Clos 1992– South African swimmer Chiney Ogwumike 1992– American basketball player Danielle Harold 1992– English actress Elizabeth Beisel 1992– American swimmer Enes Kanter 1992– Turkish basketball player Evgeny Kuznetsov 1992– Russian ice hockey player

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