Fita Bayisa

Personal information
Born	(1972-12-15)December 15, 1972 (age 52)
Medal record Men'sAthletics 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, inAmbo,Oromia)^[1] is an Ethiopianlong-distancerunner, best known for winning abronze medal in the5,000 metres event at the1992 Summer Olympics. A year earlier, he had won asilver medal at theWorld Championships in Tokyo. Before the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Bayisa had emerged as the favourite for10,000 metres, as he had defeated a world-class field at theBislett Games inOslo in a time of 27:14.26 min. However, he failed to make an impact on the 10,000 m final, which was won byKhalid Skah.

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

Bayisa was theflag bearer for Ethiopia in theAtlanta 1996 opening ceremony.^[3]

• 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)

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

• Fita Bayisa atWorld Athletics
• Fita Bayisa atOlympics.com
• Fita Bayisa atOlympedia

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

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