Fantu Worku

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.

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by her given name, Fantu, and not as Worku.
Fantu Worku
Personal information
Born (1999-03-29) 29 March 1999
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 metres

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
  2. "Video of early finish". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  3. "Profile of Fantu WORKU | All". Athletics.com. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
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