Fate Tola

Fate Tola Geleto[1] (born 22 October 1987) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. She represented Ethiopia at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and has won marathons in Thessaloniki and Vienna.

Among her first elite level appearances was the Great Ethiopian Run in November 2008, where she came fourth behind Teyba Erkesso over the 10 km distance.[2] She made her professional marathon debut at the Alexander the Great Marathon in April 2009 and she won on her first attempt, taking the women's title in a time of 2:36:54 hours.[3] The Ljubljana Marathon in October was her second outing over the distance and she was fourth, but improved her best time by a minute and a half.[4]

She represented Oromia Police at the Sululta Cross Country at the start of 2010 and came fourth.[5] She significantly improved her marathon best at that year's Rome City Marathon, taking fifth in a time of 2:28:54 hours,[6] and won the Paderborner Osterlauf 10K soon afterwards.[7] She was selected to represent Ethiopia at the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Nanning in October and she came seventh, setting a personal best of 1:09:38 hours for the distance.[8] Her last major race of the year came at the Turin Marathon and she again improved: it became a two-woman race between Tola and Priscah Jeptoo and although it was her Kenyan rival who claimed victory, Tola ran a best of 2:28:22 hours as the runner-up.[9]

Her 2011 season began with a second place finish at the Berlin Half Marathon.[10] This was her preparation for the Vienna City Marathon and in that race she defeated débutantes Peninah Arusei and Ana Dulce Felix to win with a fourth consecutive personal best of 2:26:21 hours.[11]

References

  1. ^ 2010 World HM Championships - Women's Half Marathon Biographies. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-19.
  2. ^ November 2008 AIMS Results. AIMS (2008-11-23). Retrieved on 2011-04-19.
  3. ^ April 2009 AIMS Results. AIMS (2009-04-12). Retrieved on 2011-04-19.
  4. ^ October 2009 AIMS Results. AIMS (2009-10-25). Retrieved on 2011-04-19.
  5. ^ Negash, Elshadai (2010-01-24). Jelila continues winning streak, unknown Jida takes shock men’s title - Sululta Cross Country. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-19.
  6. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2010-03-21). Ethiopian double as Rome celebrates Bikila – Rome Marathon report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-19.
  7. ^ Wo Hasen überall ihre Pfoten haben, kann man an Ostern laufen. Lauf Report (2010-04-03). Retrieved on 2011-04-19.
  8. ^ Ramsak, Bob (2010-10-16). Kiplagat kicks to gold - Women’s Race – Nanning 2010. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-19.
  9. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2010-11-14). Pertile surprises in rainy Turin, Jeptoo takes women’s crown. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-19.
  10. ^ Wenig, Jorg (2011-04-03). Teenagers triumph at Berlin Half Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-19.
  11. ^ Kiprotich and Tola the surprise winners in Vienna, Gebrselassie cruises 1:00:18 in the Half Marathon. IAAF (2011-04-17). Retrieved on 2011-04-19.

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