Emiel Puttemans

Finish 1500 m in 1974, Puttemans is in the center
Personal information
Born	8 October 1947 (1947-10-08) (age 66) Vossem, Belgium
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Middle- and long-distance running
Club	White Star AC/DC Leuven
Medal record Competitor for  Belgium Olympic Games Silver 1972 Munich 10,000 m European Indoor Championships Gold 1973 Rotterdam 3000 m Gold 1974 Gothenburg 3000 m Silver 1978 Milan 3000 m

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,^[1] for 2 miles (8 minutes 17.8 seconds) in 1971,^[2] and for 5000 metres (13 minutes 13 seconds) in 1972.^[3] He won two European indoor titles in the 3000 m, in 1973 and 1974, and finished second in 1978.^[4]

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, Puttemans won a silver medal in the 10,000 metres and finished in fifth place in the 5000 metres.^[5] He also competed in these events at the 1968, 1976 and 1980 Games, but with less success.^[6]

In 1982, he won the first edition of the Rome Marathon.

References

Records
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