Petro Mamu (born 16 September 1984) is an Eritrean

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who won one

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(2012).

Biography

The 2017 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships was rewritten and the

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was dropped by Eritrean Petro Mamu, disqualified for doping, and was assigned to the Italian Francesco Puppi.

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1984 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Eritrean mountain runners Eritrean long-distance runners Doping cases in athletics World Mountain Running Championships winners {{Eritrea-athletics-bio-stub