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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Fantu WORKU

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    29 MAR 1999     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14751322
Fantu Worku at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 (Getty Images)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Women's 5000m 8 1324
Women's Overall Ranking 116 1324

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Women's 5000m 7 for 69 weeks
Women's Overall Ranking 89 for 37 weeks
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 4:05.81 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 04 AUG 2017 1159
3000 Metres 8:32.10 Cobb Track and Angell Field - Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 JUN 2019 1201
5000 Metres 14:29.63 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 08 JUN 2021 1223

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 4:06.39 Arena-Sportpark, Düsseldorf (GER) 04 FEB 2020 1176
3000 Metres 8:37.58 Messehalle, Karlsruhe (GER) 31 JAN 2020 1206

Legend

* Not legal.

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
5000 Metres 14:29.63 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 08 JUN 2021 1223

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 8:37.84 Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (FRA) 09 FEB 2021 1205

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019 4:06.27 Paavo Nurmi Stadium, Turku (FIN) 11 JUN 2019
2018 4:06.01 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 13 JUN 2018
2017 4:05.81 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 04 AUG 2017
2016 4:05.84 Durban (RSA) 24 JUN 2016

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019 8:32.10 Cobb Track and Angell Field - Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 JUN 2019

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2021 14:29.63 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 08 JUN 2021
2019 14:40.47 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) 05 OCT 2019
2018 15:30.39 Marseille (FRA) 16 JUN 2018

Indoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019/20 4:06.39 Arena-Sportpark, Düsseldorf (GER) 04 FEB 2020
2016/17 4:08.56 Ostrava (CZE) 14 FEB 2017

Indoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2020/21 8:37.84 Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (FRA) 09 FEB 2021
2019/20 8:37.58 Messehalle, Karlsruhe (GER) 31 JAN 2020
2017/18 8:39.55 Ostrava (CZE) 25 JAN 2018
2016/17 8:50.36 Eaubonne (FRA) 10 FEB 2017

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
6. 5000 Metres 14:40.47 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) 05 OCT 2019

Honours - World Indoor Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
6. 3000 Metres 8:50.54 Birmingham (GBR) 01 MAR 2018

Honours - World Cross Country Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Mixed Relay 25:49 Aarhus (DEN) 30 MAR 2019

Honours - World U20 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. 1500 Metres 4:08.43 Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL) 24 JUL 2016

Honours - African Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. 1500 Metres 4:05.84 Durban (RSA) 24 JUN 2016

Honours - African U20 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. 1500 Metres 4:30.76 Tlemcen (ALG) 02 JUL 2017

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 15:53.3h Addis Abeba (ETH) 11 MAY 2019
1. 1500 Metres 4:07.8h Addis Abeba (ETH) 21 MAY 2017
Results in:

3000 Metres Indoor

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
29 JAN 2021 Indoor Meeting - Karlsruhe, Europahalle, Karlsruhe - World Athletics Indoor Tour GERGER A F 2. 8:42.22
09 FEB 2021 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin - World Athletics Indoor Tour FRAFRA A F 4. 8:37.84
17 FEB 2021 Copernicus Cup, Arena, Toruń - World Athletics Indoor Tour POLPOL A F 3. 8:40.04

5000 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
16 JAN 2021 Olympic candidate trial competition, Addis Abeba ETHETH F F 1. 15:27.4h
08 JUN 2021 Ethiopian Trials, Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo NEDNED F F 4. 14:29.63

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