Emiel Puttemans

Belgian runner

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 by Men's 3000 m World Record Holder
14 September 1972 – 3 August 1974
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's 5000 m World Record Holder
20 September 1972 – 5 July 1977
Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by Men's 3000 m Best Year Performance
1971–1972
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Dave Bedford
Men's 5000 m Best Year Performance
1972–1973
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's 5000 m Best Year Performance
1975
Succeeded by
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Post-war Belgian Olympic medalists in men's athletics
Gold
1948: Gaston Reiff (5000 m)
1964: Gaston Roelants (3000 m steeplechase)
Silver
1960: Roger Moens (800 m)
1972: Karel Lismont (marathon)
1972: Emiel Puttemans (10,000 m)
1976: Ivo Van Damme (800 m and 1500 m)
Bronze
1948: Étienne Gailly (marathon)
1976: Karel Lismont (marathon)
2020: Bashir Abdi (marathon)
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Men's winners
Women's winners
Men's talent winners
Women's talent winners
G-athlete winners
G-promotors
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European Athletics Indoor Champions in men's 3000 metres
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US National Championship winners in men's indoor 3000 meters
1932–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1981–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993–present
USA Track & Field
Notes
*Distances have varied as follows: 2 Miles (1899–1931), 5000 meters (1933–1939), 3 Miles 1932, (1940–1986) and odd numbered years since 2015, and 3000 meters (1987–2014) and even numbered years since 2014
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