Emiel Puttemans

Emiel Puttemans

330px Finish 1500 m in 1974, Puttemans is in the center
Personal information
Born	8 October 1947 (1947-10-08) (age 76) 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 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 retired middle- and long-distance runner, who set world records for 3000 metres (7 minutes 37.6 seconds) in 1972, for 2 miles (8 minutes 17.8 seconds) in 1971, and for 5000 metres (13 minutes 13 seconds) in 1972. He won two European Indoor Championships titles in the 3000 m, in 1973 and 1974, and finished second in 1978.

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

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

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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