Fita Bayisa

Fita Bayisa

Personal information
Born	December 15, 1972
Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for  Ethiopia Olympic Games Bronze 1992 Barcelona 5000 metres World Championships Silver 1991 Tokyo 5000 m Bronze 1993 Stuttgart 5000 m All-Africa Games Gold 1991 Cairo 5000 m World Junior Championships Gold 1990 Plovdiv 5000 m

Fita Bayisa (Amharic: ፍታ ባይሳ; born December 15, 1972 in Ambo, Oromia)^[1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, most known for winning a bronze medal on the 5000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics. A year before 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]

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

Representing  Ethiopia
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	1st	5,000 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	5,000 m
	All-Africa Games	Cairo, Egypt	1st	5,000 m
1992	World Cross Country Championships	Boston, United States	3rd	Cross
	Summer Olympics	Barcelona, Spain	3rd	5,000 m
	IAAF World Cup	Havana, Cuba	1st	5,000 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd	5,000 m
	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	3rd	10,000 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	10th	5,000 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	4th	5,000 m

References

External links

• Fita Bayisa profile at IAAF