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| Full name | Fantaye Belayneh Azale | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-09-15)September 15, 2000 (age 25) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 10K run 5000 metres | |||||||||||||||||
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Fantaye Belayneh Azale[1] (born 15 September 2000),[2] also spelledFentaye Azale, is an Ethiopianlong-distance runner. She won the silver medal inthe 5000 metres at the 2022 African Championships.
Fantaye's first recorded race was in April 2021 at theEthiopian Athletics Championships, where she finished sixth in the 5000 m.[3] At the separately held 2021 Ethiopian Olympic Trials inHengelo, Fantaye finished 6th again in 14:44.51, and did not make theEthiopian Olympic team.[1]
On 2 April 2022, Fantaye won her firstEthiopian Athletics Championships title inHawassa. Later that month inHerzogenaurach, she won theAdizero: Road To Recordsroad 10K in a time of 30:25, among the top 30 marks all-time in that event.[1][4][5]
In June at the2022 African Championships in Athletics, Fantaye won a silver medal inthe 5000 metres behindBeatrice Chebet.[6] Fantaye was also the winner of the 2022Beach to Beacon 10K in a time of 32:07.[2]
| Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date | Ref |
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| 10K run | 30:24 |  | Adizero: Road To Records | Herzogenaurach, Germany | 30 April 2022 | [2] |
| 5000m | 14:44.51 | 6th | Ethiopian Olympic Trials | Hengelo, Netherlands | 8 June 2021 | [2] |
African Champions in women's5000 metres | |
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