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Athletics · 5000 m · Ethiopia

Fita Bayisa

1990–2000 · Olympic 5000 m bronze medallist in Barcelona 1992 and a world championship medallist.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
73.7
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 67.9
Olympic medals
1
World Championship medals
1
Personal best 5000 m (min)
12.6
African Championship medals
2
Global finals contested
5

Category profile

Dominance
68
Peak
82
Longevity
74
Honours
72
Statistics
74

Career timeline · Major golds per season

SeasonMajor golds per seasonShare of career
199058
199170
199296
199384
199478
199582
199674
199768
199860
199952
200044

Data sources

  • World Athletics
  • Olympedia
  • European Athletics

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Fita Bayisa ranks #275 in Athletics

Fita Bayisa ranks 275th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 2964th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 73.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 82, Longevity 74, Honours 72, Statistics 74. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 308 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1990–2000 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, which sets the Peak component at 82. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 82 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic medals 1, world championship medals 1, personal best 5000 m (min) 12.5808, african championship medals 2.

Immediately ahead sits Junko Asari on 75.4, a gap of 1.7 points. Directly behind is Balázs Baji on 73.6. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Fita Bayisa GOAT Score explained

Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Bayisa stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
Peak82/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1992. Scored 82/100.
Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
Honours72/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
Statistics74/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 74/100.

Fita Bayisa — frequently asked

Is Fita Bayisa the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Fita Bayisa ranks 275th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 73.7, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
What is Fita Bayisa's GOAT Score?
73.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 74 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Fita Bayisa rank all time?
2964th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 275th within Athletics.
Fita Bayisa vs Junko Asari: who ranks higher?
Junko Asari, on 75.4 against Fita Bayisa's 73.7 — a margin of 1.7 points.
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