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Fita Bayisa

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Fita Bayisa (Amharic: ፊጣ ባይሳ; born December 15, 1972, in Ambo, Oromia) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Fita Bayisa is the 3,425th most popular athlete (down from 3,361st in 2024), the 63rd most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 65th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Fita Bayisa ranks 3,425 out of 6,025. Before him are Isabelle Boéri-Bégard, Petra Behle, Anca Tănase, Elisabeth Persson, Marc Burns, and Anatoli Starostin. After him are Vladimir Andreyev, Monica Theodorescu, Danny Lee, Sophie Dodemont, Francisco Javier Gómez Noya, and Mikko Kolehmainen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Fita Bayisa ranks 854. Before him are Matthew Birir, Alexandra Timoshenko, Mohamed Benouza, Luigi Tarantino, Gianmarco Pozzecco, and Eva García Sáenz de Urturi. After him are Antonio Orozco, Manabu Umezawa, Joey McIntyre, Giovanni Tedesco, Persia White, and Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Fita Bayisa ranks 63 out of 105. Before him are Ruth Negga (1982), Addis Abebe (1970), Fatuma Roba (1973), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Tigst Assefa (1996), and Meseret Defar (1983). After him are Gadi Kinda (1994), Berhane Adere (1973), Sofia Assefa (1987), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Almaz Ayana (1991), and Julie Mehretu (1970).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Fita Bayisa ranks 15. Before him are Eshetu Tura (1950), Addis Abebe (1970), Fatuma Roba (1973), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Tigst Assefa (1996), and Meseret Defar (1983). After him are Berhane Adere (1973), Sofia Assefa (1987), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Almaz Ayana (1991), Gezahegne Abera (1978), and Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984).

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