Emiel Puttemans
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Men's Athletics | |||
Competitor for Belgium | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Silver | 1972 Munich | 10.000 metres |
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Emiel Puttemans (born October 8, 1947 in Leuven, Belgium) was a middle- and long-distance runner who set world records for 3000 m. (7 minutes 37.6 seconds) in 1972, for 2 miles (8 minutes 17.8 seconds) in 1971 and for 5000 m. (13 minutes 13 seconds) in 1972. He won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in on the 10,000 m and finished in a respectable fifth place in the 5,000 meter event.
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Preceded by Kipchoge Keino |
Men's 3.000m World Record Holder September 14, 1972 – August 3, 1974 |
Succeeded by Brendan Foster |
Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Bernd Diessner |
Men's 3.000m Best Year Performance 1971 — 1972 |
Succeeded by Brendan Foster |
Preceded by Dave Bedford |
Men's 5.000m Best Year Performance 1972 – 1973 |
Succeeded by Ben Jipcho |
Preceded by Ben Jipcho |
Men's 5.000m Best Year Performance 1975 |
Succeeded by Dick Quax |
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