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Fita Bayisa

Fita Bayisa
Personal information
BornDecember 15, 1972
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 5000 metres
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Tokyo 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Stuttgart 5000 m
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Cairo 5000 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Plovdiv 5000 m

Fita Bayisa (Amharic: ፊጣ ባይሳ; born December 15, 1972, in Ambo, Oromia)[1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, best known for winning a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. A year earlier, he had won a silver medal at the World Championships in Tokyo. Before the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Bayisa had emerged as the favourite for 10,000 metres, as he had defeated a world-class field at the Bislett Games in Oslo in a time of 27:14.26 min. However, he failed to make an impact on the 10,000 m final, which was won by Khalid Skah.

Among his other achievements, he was the winner of the 1999 Belgrade Race Through History. He beat Paul Tergat by a second in the unusual race across Belgrade's city fortress.[2]

Bayisa was the flag bearer for Ethiopia in the Atlanta 1996 opening ceremony.[3]

Personal bests

  • 1500 metres - 3:35.35 (1999)
  • 3000 metres - 7:35.32 (1996)
  • 5000 metres - 13:05.40 (1993)
  • 10,000 metres - 27:14.26 (1992)
  • 8 kilometres - 22:22 (2000)
  • 5 miles road - 22:29 (2000)

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1st 5,000 m 13:42.59
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 2nd 5,000 m 13:16.64
All-Africa Games Cairo, Egypt 1st 5,000 m 13:36.91
1992 World Cross Country Championships Boston, United States 3rd Cross (12.53 km) 37:18
Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain 3rd 5,000 m 13:13.03
IAAF World Cup Havana, Cuba 1st 5,000 m 13:41.23
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 3rd 5,000 m 13:05.40
African Championships Durban, South Africa 3rd 10,000 m 27:26.90
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 10th 5,000 m 13:25.98
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 4th 5,000 m 13:37.03

References

  1. ^ Sports Reference Database - Fita Bayisa Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Butcher, Pat (1999-10-13). Fita Bayissa wins Belgrade Race Through History. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-15.
  3. ^ "Flagbearers for Ethiopia". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
Olympic Games
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 Flagbearer for  Ethiopia
Atlanta 1996 		Succeeded by
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