Fantaye Sirak (born 17 December 1963) is an Ethiopian

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...

. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

. She was the first woman to represent Ethiopia at the Olympics.

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* 1963 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Ethiopian female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Ethiopian sportswomen 21st-century Ethiopian women 21st-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub