Emiel Puttemans

Emiel Puttemans (born October 8, 1947 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.