Fita Bayisa

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.

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

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