Fita Bayisa’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Athletics competitor
Is Athlete
Runner
Long-distance runner
From Ethiopia
Type Sports
Gender male
Birth

15 December 1972, Ambo Zuria

Age 48 years

Fita Bayisa (Amharic: ፍታ ባይሳ; born December 15, 1972 in Ambo, Oromia) 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.

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
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