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emiel, puttemans, emiel, adrien, miel, puttemans, born, october, 1947, retired, middle, long, distance, runner, world, records, 3000, metres, minutes, seconds, 1972, miles, minutes, seconds, 1971, 5000, metres, minutes, seconds, 1972, european, indoor, champio. 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 Emiel PuttemansPersonal informationBorn8 October 1947 1947 10 08 age 75 Vossem BelgiumHeight1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Weight68 kg 150 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s 1500 m 10000 m steeplechaseClubWhite Star AC DC LeuvenAchievements and titlesPersonal 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 Representing BelgiumOlympic Games1972 Munich 10 000 mEuropean Indoor Championships1973 Rotterdam 3000 m1974 Gothenburg 3000 m1978 Milan 3000 mAt 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 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 2 In 1982 he won the first edition of the Rome Marathon References Edit Emiel Puttemans trackfield brinkster net a b 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 Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Emiel Puttemans Emiel Puttemans at Olympics comEmiel Puttemans at Olympic org archived Emiel Puttemans at Olympedia RecordsPreceded byKipchoge Keino Men s 3000 m World Record Holder14 September 1972 3 August 1974 Succeeded byBrendan FosterPreceded byLasse Viren Men s 5000 m World Record Holder20 September 1972 5 July 1977 Succeeded byDick QuaxSporting positionsPreceded byBernd Diessner Men s 3000 m Best Year Performance1971 1972 Succeeded byBrendan FosterPreceded byDave Bedford Men s 5000 m Best Year Performance1972 1973 Succeeded byBen JipchoPreceded byBen Jipcho Men s 5000 m Best Year Performance1975 Succeeded byDick Quax This biographical article relating to Belgian athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Belgian Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emiel Puttemans amp oldid 1108316969, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
