Fantu Worku
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 March 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 1500 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Outdoor
- 1500 metres – 4:05.81 (London 2017)
Indoor
- 1500 metres – 4:08.56 (Ostrava 2017)
- 3000 metres – 8:50.36 (Eaubonne 2017)
References
[edit]- ^ Fantu Worku at World Athletics
- ^ "Video of early finish". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
- ^ "Profile of Fantu WORKU | All". Athletics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
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