Emiel Puttemans
Personal information
Born8 October 1947 (1947-10-08) (age 76)
Vossem, Belgium
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 m – 10000 m, steeplechase
ClubWhite 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
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich 10,000 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Rotterdam 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 1974 Gothenburg 3000 m
Silver medal – second place 1978 Milan 3000 m

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,[3] for 2 miles (8 minutes 17.8 seconds) in 1971,[4] and for 5000 metres (13 minutes 13 seconds) in 1972, and 3 miles in 1972 (12:47.8).[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 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, Puttemans won the first edition of the Rome Marathon.

References

  1. ^ Emiel Puttemans. trackfield.brinkster.net
  2. ^ a b Miel Puttemans Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "World Records Set in Britain". Great Britain Athletics. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Emiel PUTTEMANS. the-sports.org
  7. ^ 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.

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Records 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
Belgian National Sports Merit Award
Golden Spike Award
European Athletics Indoor Champions in men's 3000 metres
US National Championship winners in men's indoor 3000 meters
Rome Marathon – men's winners
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