Emiel Puttemans
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| Born |
8 October 1947 (age 69) Vossem, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Ahletics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 m – 10000 m, steeplechase | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | White Star AC/DC Leuven | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
3000 m – 7:39.2(1973) 3000 mS – 8:27.8 (1972)[1] 5000 m – 13:13.0 (1972) 10000 m – 27:39.58 (1972)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Emiel Adrien "Miel" Puttemans (born 8 October 1947) is a retired middle- and long-distance runner, who set world records for 3000 metres (7 minutes 37.6 seconds) in 1972,[3] for 2 miles (8 minutes 17.8 seconds) in 1971,[4] and for 5000 metres (13 minutes 13 seconds) in 1972.[5] He won two European Indoor Championships titles in the 3000 m, in 1973 and 1974, and finished second in 1978.[6]
At the 1972 Summer Olympics, Puttemans won a silver medal in the 10,000 metres and finished in fifth place in the 5000 metres.[7] He also competed in these events at the 1968, 1976 and 1980 Games, but with less success.[2]
In 1982, he won the first edition of the Rome Marathon.
References
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- ↑ Emiel Puttemans. trackfield.brinkster.net
- 1 2 Miel Puttemans. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "A Roundup Of The Week July 28 – August 3, 1974". Sports Illustrated. 12 August 1974. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ↑ "World Records Set in Britain". Great Britain Athletics. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ↑ "A Roundup Of The Week September 19–25, 1972". Sports Illustrated. 2 October 1972. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ↑ Emiel PUTTEMANS. the-sports.org
- ↑ Krise, Raymond; Bill Squires (1982). Fast Tracks: The History of Distance Running Since 884 B.C. S. Greene Press. p. 206. ISBN 0-8289-0482-0.
| Records | ||
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| Preceded by Kipchoge Keino |
Men's 3000 m World Record Holder 14 September 1972 – 3 August 1974 |
Succeeded by Brendan Foster |
| Preceded by Lasse Virén |
Men's 5000 m World Record Holder 20 September 1972 – 5 July 1977 |
Succeeded by Dick Quax |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Bernd Diessner |
Men's 3000 m Best Year Performance 1971–1972 |
Succeeded by Brendan Foster |
| Preceded by Dave Bedford |
Men's 5000 m Best Year Performance 1972–1973 |
Succeeded by Ben Jipcho |
| Preceded by Ben Jipcho |
Men's 5000 m Best Year Performance 1975 |
Succeeded by Dick Quax |
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