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Fita Bayisa

1972 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fita Bayisa has received more than 22,127 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Fita Bayisa is the 3,244th most popular athlete (down from 2,685th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 56th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 22k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Fita Bayisas by language

Over the past year Fita Bayisa has had the most page views in the with 2,275 views, followed by Swedish (893), and Ukrainian (791). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hausa (827.27%), Norwegian (Nynorsk) (88.21%), and Slovenian (86.78%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Fita Bayisa ranks 3,244 out of 6,025. Before him are Yargelis Savigne, Dan Ayrault, Eskild Ebbesen, Simone Niggli-Luder, DeAnna Price, and Daniela Costian. After him are Jörg Hoffmann, Grant Main, Andre Cason, Nicole Uphoff, Manja Kowalski, and Kristina Mundt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Fita Bayisa ranks 819. Before him are Omar Diallo, Svetlana Boyko, Sim Kwon-ho, Angela Alupei, Anne Dorthe Tanderup, and Eskild Ebbesen. After him are Hendrawan, Pras, Sabina Valbusa, Avijit Roy, Darren Anderton, and Helge Braun.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Fita Bayisa ranks 65 out of 105. Before him are Addis Abebe (1970), Eshetu Tura (1950), Fatuma Roba (1973), Gete Wami (1974), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), and Sofia Assefa (1987). After him are Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984), Almaz Ayana (1991), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Gezahegne Abera (1978), Abeba Aregawi (1990), and Tariku Bekele (1987).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Fita Bayisa ranks 16. Before him are Addis Abebe (1970), Eshetu Tura (1950), Fatuma Roba (1973), Gete Wami (1974), Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), and Sofia Assefa (1987). After him are Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984), Almaz Ayana (1991), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Gezahegne Abera (1978), Abeba Aregawi (1990), and Tariku Bekele (1987).

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