Fate Tola

Fate Tola Geleto[1] (born 22 October 1987) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races.

[3] 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.

[5] 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.

[9] 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.

[12] 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.

Fate Tola at the 2012 Berlin Marathon