Emiel Puttemans

Emiel Puttemans

Personal information
Born	8 October 1947 (1947-10-08) (age 77) Vossem, Belgium
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	1500 m – 10000 m, steeplechase
Club	White 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 1972 Munich 10,000 m European Indoor Championships 1973 Rotterdam 3000 m 1974 Gothenburg 3000 m 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] 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. 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.

External links

• Emiel Puttemans at Olympics.com
• Emiel Puttemans at Olympic.org (archived)
• Emiel Puttemans at Olympedia (archive)

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