Background
BAYI, Filbert was born on June 22, 1953 in Karatu Mbulu District.
athletics competitor middle-distance runner
BAYI, Filbert was born on June 22, 1953 in Karatu Mbulu District.
Bayi set a new world record of 3 minimum 32.16 s, ratified by the IAAF as 3:32.2, and Walker went under the old world record set by Jim Ryun as well. Third place Jipcho, fourth place Rod Dixon, and fifth place Graham Crouch also ran the fourth, fifth, and seventh fastest 1500 m times to that date. lieutenant is still classed as one of the greatest 1500 m races of all time.
There was no jockeying for position in the race.
Bayi led from the beginning in a fast pace and was 20 metres ahead at 800 metres, the other runners strung out in a line behind him. See the finish of the race in this video on YouTube.
"Think about the change that occurred in the 1500m at Christchurch. The 1500m was usually a slow race and then a sprint.
But in 1974 I changed that from the beginning to the education
And not many people have thought about that."
In 1975, Bayi broke Ryun"s eight-year-old mile record by clocking 3:51.0 in Kingston, Jamaica on 17 May. The record was short-lived as Walker became history"s first sub-3:50 miler on 12 August of the same year, running 3:49.4 at Gothenburg. lieutenant was hoped that the Bayi-Walker clash would continue but, because Tanzania boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, it never materialized.
However, since Bayi was suffering from a bout of malaria shortly before the Olympics, he may not have been able to challenge Walker even had there been no boycott.
He ran 8:12.5 behind Bronisław Malinowski. After retirement Bayi has spent much effort in setting up the Filbert Bayi Foundation which aims to guide young sporting talent in Tanzania.
lieutenant is based in Mkuza, about 50 km from Dar es Salaam. The complex also aims to educate young people about Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, plus ways of getting out of poverty.
The foundation started in 2003.
Bayi has also opened a Primary and Nursery school based in Kimara, as well as the Secondary school which is based in Kibaha. The schools have been partnered with Barlby High School as part of the Dreams and Teams project set up by the British Council/Youth Sport Trust. The school hosted students from Barlby High School in January and February 2008.
Bayi successfully defended his title at the 1978 All-Africa Games.
Bayi is also a member of the IAAF Technical Committee and is Secretary-General of the Tanzanian Olympic Committee.