Fantu Worku

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Fantu Worku
Personal information
Born (1999-03-29) 29 March 1999 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event1500 metres

Fantu Worku Taye (born 29 March 1999) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres.[1] She won the silver medal at the 2016 World U20 Championships. She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships narrowly missing the semifinals.

At the 2018 Anniversary Games in London, she stopped racing half a lap early after sprinting to first place, mistaking the quarter mile line as the finish line and then proceeding to stop running once crossing it. [2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 4th 1500 m 4:05.84
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 1500 m 4:08.43
2017 African Junior Championships Tlemcen, Algeria 2nd 1500 m 4:30.76
World Championships London, United Kingdom 19th (h) 1500 m 4:05.81
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 6th 3000 m 8:50.54
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 6th 5000 m 14:40.47

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ^ Fantu Worku at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Video of early finish". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  3. ^ "Profile of Fantu WORKU | All". Athletics.com. Retrieved 2017-08-05.