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Fita Bayisa
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Born	December 15, 1972
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Representing Ethiopia
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Fita Bayisa (Amharic: ፍታ 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.

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]

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
1991	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
1993	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

^ Sports Reference Database - Fita Bayisa Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ Butcher, Pat (1999-10-13). Fita Bayissa wins Belgrade Race Through History. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-15.

External links

Fita Bayisa at World Athletics

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[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.

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-'''Fita Bayisa''' ([[Amharic]]: ፍታ ባይሳ; born December 15, 1972 in [[Ambo (woreda)|Ambo]], [[Oromia]])<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/fita-bayissa-1.html Sports Reference Database - Fita Bayisa]</ref> is an [[Ethiopia]]n [[Long-distance track event|long-distance]] [[Running|runner]], most known for winning a [[bronze medal]] on the [[5000 metres]] at the [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Summer Olympics]]. A year before he had won a [[silver medal]] at the [[1991 World Championships in Athletics|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&nbsp;m final, which was won by [[Khalid Skah]].
+'''Fita Bayisa''' ([[Amharic]]: ፍታ ባይሳ; born December 15, 1972 in [[Ambo (woreda)|Ambo]], [[Oromia]])<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/fita-bayissa-1.html Sports Reference Database - Fita Bayisa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519160839/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/fita-bayissa-1.html |date=2011-05-19 }}</ref> is an [[Ethiopia]]n [[Long-distance track event|long-distance]] [[Running|runner]], most known for winning a [[bronze medal]] on the [[5000 metres]] at the [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Summer Olympics]]. A year before he had won a [[silver medal]] at the [[1991 World Championships in Athletics|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&nbsp;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.<ref>Butcher, Pat (1999-10-13). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=15346.html Fita Bayissa wins Belgrade Race Through History]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2009-10-15.</ref>