Filbert Bayi

Filbert Bayi

Bayi in 1975
Personal information
Born	(1953-06-22) June 22, 1953 (age 71) Karatu, Arusha Region, Tanganyika Territory
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Tanzania
Sport	Athletics/Track, Mid-distance running
Event(s)	800 metres, 1500 metres, mile, 5000 metres, steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Outdoor [1] 800 m: 1:45.32 (Christchurch 1974) 1500 m: 3:32.16 NR (Christchurch 1974) Mile: 3:51.0 NR (Kingston 1975) 3000 m: 7:39.27 NR (Oslo 1980) 2-mile: 8:19.45 (London 1980) 5000 m: 13:18.2 (Oslo 1980) 3000 m s’chase: 8:12.48 NR (Moscow 1980) Indoor [1] Mile: 3:54.5 NR (Los Angeles 1980) 3000 m: 7:50.4 (Edmonton 1980) 5000 m: 13:45.16 (Toronto 1981)
Medal record Representing  Tanzania Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 3000 m steeplechase Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch 1500 m 1978 Edmonton 1500 m All-Africa Games 1973 Lagos 1500 m 1978 Algiers 1500 m

Filbert Bayi Sanka (born June 23, 1953) is a Tanzanian former middle-distance runner^[2] who competed throughout the 1970s. He set the world records for 1500 metres in 1974 and the mile in 1975. His world record in the 1500 m was also the Commonwealth Games record until 2022.