By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFFMarhu Teferi(photo credit: Courtesy)
Date of Birth: August 17, 1992 (age 23)Event: Men’s MarathonSchedule in Rio: Marathon – August 21Career highlight: Clocking 2:18.19 hours at the Rotterdam Marathon in April to reach RioOutlook for Rio: Teferi won the national half-marathon title last December, and despite initially targeting the 2020 Tokyo Games, he qualified for Rio in Rotterdam and will be under little pressure at the Olympics, with his main goal being to gain experience.