Emiel Adrien "Miel" Puttemans (born 8 October 1947) is a retired

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, who set world records for

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(7 minutes 37.6 seconds) in 1972, for 2 miles (8 minutes 17.8 seconds) in 1971, and for

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(13 minutes 13 seconds) in 1972. He won two

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titles in the 3000 m, in 1973 and 1974, and finished second in 1978. At the

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, Puttemans won a silver medal in the 10,000 metres and finished in fifth place in the 5000 metres. 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.Miel Puttemans
. sports-reference.com In 1982, he won the first edition of the Rome Marathon.

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* * 1947 births Living people Belgian male long-distance runners Belgian male middle-distance runners Belgian male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Belgium Olympic silver medalists for Belgium Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics World record setters in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Belgian male steeplechase runners Belgian male cross country runners {{Belgium-Olympic-medalist-stub