Fita Bayisa

Fita Bayisa

Personal information
Born	December 15, 1972
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Ethiopia Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 5000 metres World Championships 1991 Tokyo 5000 m 1993 Stuttgart 5000 m All-Africa Games 1991 Cairo 5000 m World Junior Championships 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.

External links

• Fita Bayisa at World Athletics
• Fita Bayisa at Olympedia

Olympic Games
Preceded by unknown	Flagbearer for  Ethiopia Atlanta 1996	Succeeded by Derartu Tulu