Amanal Petros

Amanal Petros (born 17 May 1995) is an Afro-German long-distance runner and, the national record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:04:58, set at the 2023 Berlin Marathon.

Early life
Petros was born in Eritrea, and escaped with his mother and sisters to Ethiopia at the age of 2. In January 2012, he went to Germany by himself as a refugee. He attained German citizenship in 2015.

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 European Athletics U23 Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland. 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. 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. In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.