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| Born | 8 October 1947 (1947-10-08) (age 77) Vossem, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 m – 10000 m, steeplechase | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | White Star AC/DC Leuven | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 3000 m – 7:39.2(1973) 3000 mS – 8:27.8 (1972) 5000 m – 13:13.0 (1972) 10000 m – 27:39.58 (1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emiel Adrien "Miel" Puttemans (born 8 October 1947) is a Belgian former middle- and long-distance runner who set world records for 3000 metres (7 minutes 37.6 seconds) in 1972, for 2 miles (8 minutes 17.8 seconds) in 1971, for 5000 metres (13 minutes 13 seconds) in 1972, and 3 miles in 1972 (12:47.8). He won two European Indoor Championships titles in the 3000 m, in 1973 and 1974, and finished second in 1978.
At the 1972 Summer Olympics, Puttemans won a silver medal in the 10,000 metres and finished in fifth place in the 5000 metres. He then set a world record in the 5000 metres six days after the 1972 games. He also competed in these events at the 1968, 1976 and 1980 Games, but with less success.
In 1982, Puttemans won the first edition of the Rome Marathon.
References
- Emiel Puttemans. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Miel Puttemans Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- "A Roundup Of The Week July 28 – August 3, 1974". Sports Illustrated. 12 August 1974. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- "World Records Set in Britain". Great Britain Athletics. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- "A Roundup Of The Week September 19–25, 1972". Sports Illustrated. 2 October 1972. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- Emiel PUTTEMANS. the-sports.org
- Krise, Raymond; Bill Squires (1982). Fast Tracks: The History of Distance Running Since 884 B.C.. S. Greene Press. pp. 206. ISBN 0-8289-0482-0.
External links
- Emiel Puttemans at Olympics.com
- Emiel Puttemans at Olympic.org (archived)
- Emiel Puttemans at Olympedia (archive)
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| Preceded byKipchoge Keino | Men's 3000 m World Record Holder 14 September 1972 – 3 August 1974 |
Succeeded byBrendan Foster |
| Preceded byLasse Virén | Men's 5000 m World Record Holder 20 September 1972 – 5 July 1977 |
Succeeded byDick Quax |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded byBernd Diessner | Men's 3000 m Best Year Performance 1971–1972 |
Succeeded byBrendan Foster |
| Preceded byDave Bedford | Men's 5000 m Best Year Performance 1972–1973 |
Succeeded byBen Jipcho |
| Preceded byBen Jipcho | Men's 5000 m Best Year Performance 1975 |
Succeeded byDick Quax |
| Post-war Belgian Olympic medalists in men's athletics | |
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