Fate Tola

{{short description|Ethiopian long-distance runner}}

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Fate Tola Geleto[http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/85/35/20101016012850_httppostedfile_biographies_22597.pdf 2010 World HM Championships - Women's Half Marathon Biographies]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. IAAF. Retrieved 19 April 2011. (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. She lives in Germany and trains with Irina Mikitenko.{{cite news|last=Wenig|first=Jorg|date=15 April 2012|accessdate=27 April 2016|publisher=IAAF|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/sugut-runs-20658-while-tola-defends-haile-bea|title=Sugut runs 2:06:58 while Tola defends; Haile beats Paula in chase in Vienna}} Since 2012, she competes for the German club MTV Braunschweig.{{cite news|last=Berndt|first=Ute|date=5 November 2015|title=Über Braunschweig nach Rio|language=German|newspaper=Braunschweiger Zeitung|page=30}}

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.[http://www.aimsworldrunning.org/results/2008_11.htm November 2008 AIMS Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103759/http://www.aimsworldrunning.org/results/2008_11.htm |date=2016-03-04 }}. AIMS (23 November 2008). Retrieved 19 April 2011. 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.[http://www.aimsworldrunning.org/results/2009_04.htm April 2009 AIMS Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194649/http://aimsworldrunning.org/results/2009_04.htm |date=2016-03-04 }}. AIMS (12 April 2009). Retrieved 19 April 2011. 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.[http://www.aimsworldrunning.org/results/2009_10.htm October 2009 AIMS Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091514/http://aimsworldrunning.org/results/2009_10.htm |date=2016-03-04 }}. AIMS (25 October 2009). Retrieved 19 April 2011.

She represented Oromia Police at the Sululta Cross Country at the start of 2010 and came fourth.{{cite news|last=Negash|first=Elshadai|date=24 January 2010|accessdate=27 April 2016|publisher=IAAF|title= Jelila continues winning streak, unknown Jida takes shock men’s title - Sululta Cross Country|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/jelila-continues-winning-streak-unknown-jida}} She significantly improved her marathon best at that year's Rome City Marathon, taking fifth in a time of 2:28:54 hours,{{cite news|last=Sampaolo|first=Diego|date=21 March 2010|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/ethiopian-double-as-rome-celebrates-bikila-|title=Ethiopian double as Rome celebrates Bikila – Rome Marathon report|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=27 April 2016}} and won the Paderborner Osterlauf 10K soon afterwards.[http://www.laufreport.de/archiv/0410/paderborn/paderborn.htm Wo Hasen überall ihre Pfoten haben, kann man an Ostern laufen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125074648/http://laufreport.de/archiv/0410/paderborn/paderborn.htm |date=2010-11-25 }}. Lauf Report (3 April 2010). Retrieved 19 April 2011. 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.{{cite news|last=Ramsak|first=Bob|date=16 October 2010|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/kiplagat-kicks-to-gold-womens-race-nannin|title=Kiplagat kicks to gold - Women’s Race – Nanning 2010|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=27 April 2016}} 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.{{cite news|last=Sampaolo|first=Diego|date=14 November 2010|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/pertile-surprises-in-rainy-turin-jeptoo-takes |title=Pertile surprises in rainy Turin, Jeptoo takes women’s crown|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=27 April 2016}}

Her 2011 season began with a second-place finish at the Berlin Half Marathon.{{cite news|last=Wenig|first=Jorg|date=3 April 2011|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/teenagers-triumph-at-berlin-half-marathon |title=Teenagers triumph at Berlin Half Marathon|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=27 April 2016}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/kiprotich-and-tola-the-surprise-winners-in-vi|title=Kiprotich and Tola the surprise winners in Vienna, Gebrselassie cruises 1:00:18 in the Half Marathon|publisher=IAAF|date=17 April 2011|accessdate=27 April 2016}} This streak came to an end at October's Frankfurt Marathon as her time of 2:27:18 hours brought her seventh place.{{cite news|last=Butcher|first=Pat|date=30 October 2012|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/kipsang-tantalises-with-20342-world-record-as|title=Kipsang tantalises with 2:03:42 World record assault in Frankfurt|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=27 April 2016}} She defended her Vienna Marathon title in 2012 and came close to her best with a run of 2:26:39 hours.{{cite news|last=Wenig|first=Jorg|date=15 April 2012|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/sugut-runs-20658-while-tola-defends-haile-bea|title=Sugut runs 2:06:58 while Tola defends; Haile beats Paula in chase in Vienna|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=27 April 2016}} A fifth place at the 2012 Berlin Marathon saw her improve that time to 2:25:14 hours.{{cite news|last=Butcher|first=Pat|date=30 September 2012|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/close-victory-for-mutai-but-more-straightforw-1|title=Close victory for Mutai but more straightforward for Kebede in Berlin - REPORT|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=31 January 2013}}