Fita Bayisa (Amharic: ፊጣ 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.
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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]
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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 |
World U20 Champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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African Games champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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