Maru Teferi

Maru Teferi
Teferi at the 2015 Berlin Marathon
Personal information
Native nameማሩ ተፈሪ
מארו טפרי
Full nameMaru Abinet Teferi
CitizenshipEthiopian (former), Israeli (current)
Born (1992-08-17) 17 August 1992
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
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
2023 BudapestMarathon
European Championships
2022 MunichMarathon team
2025 BrusselsLeuvenMarathon team
2022 MunichMarathon
2024 RomeHalf Marathon team
2025 BrusselsLeuvenMarathon
Updated on 13 April 2025

Maru Abinet Teferi (Amharic: ማሩ ኣቢነት ተፈሪ; Hebrew: מארו אבינת טפרי; born 17 August 1992), 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. Teferi represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Men's marathon, and came in 26th.