Emiel Puttemans

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Medal record
Men's Athletics
Competitor for  Belgium
Olympic Games
Silver	1972 Munich	10.000 metres

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Emiel Puttemans (born October 8, 1947 in Leuven, Belgium) was a middle- and long-distance runner who set world records for 3000 m. (7 minutes 37.6 seconds) in 1972, for 2 miles (8 minutes 17.8 seconds) in 1971 and for 5000 m. (13 minutes 13 seconds) in 1972. He won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in on the 10,000 m and finished in a respectable fifth place in the 5,000 meter event.

v • d • e Belgium at the Olympics | Post-war Belgian Olympic medalists in men's athletics GOLD: 1948: Gaston Reiff (5,000 m) | 1964: Gaston Roelants (3,000 m steeple chase) SILVER: 1960: Roger Moens (500 m) | 1972: Karel Lismont (marathon) | 1972: Emiel Puttemans (10,000 m) | 1976: Ivo Van Damme (800 m & 1,500 m) BRONZE: 1948: Etienne Gailly (marathon) | 1976: Karel Lismont (marathon)

Records
Preceded by Kipchoge Keino	Men's 3.000m World Record Holder September 14, 1972 – August 3, 1974	Succeeded by Brendan Foster
Sporting positions
Preceded by Bernd Diessner	Men's 3.000m Best Year Performance 1971 — 1972	Succeeded by Brendan Foster
Preceded by Dave Bedford	Men's 5.000m Best Year Performance 1972 – 1973	Succeeded by Ben Jipcho
Preceded by Ben Jipcho	Men's 5.000m Best Year Performance 1975	Succeeded by Dick Quax