Silver medal	Athletics Men's 10,000m

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. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Leuven in 2004 Leuven (Louvain in French, Löwen in German) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, of which it is the capital. ... A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. ... The Games of the XX Olympiad were held in 1972 in Munich, West Germany. ...

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