Emiel Puttemans
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Athletics | ||
Competitor for  Belgium |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1972 Munich | 10.000 metres |
Emiel 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]
Puttemans was born in Leuven, Belgium. He won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in on the 10,000 metres and finished in fifth place in the 5000 metres event.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "A Roundup Of The Week July 28-Aug. 3, 1974". Sports Illustrated. August 12, 1974. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1088873/2/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ "World Records Set in Britain". Great Britain Athletics. http://www.gbrathletics.com/wrb.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ "A Roundup Of The Week Sept. 19-25, 1972". Sports Illustrated. October 2, 1972. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1086602/2/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ Krise, Raymond; Bill Squires (1982). Fast Tracks: The History of Distance Running Since 884 B.C.. S. Greene Press. pp. 206. ISBN 0828904820.
| 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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