Willy Polleunis
 Willy Polleunis in 1973 | ||||||||||
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| Nationality | Belgian | |||||||||
| Born |
27 December 1947 Hasselt, Belgium | |||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | |||||||||
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| Country | Belgium | |||||||||
| Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||
Medal record
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Willy Polleunis (born 27 December 1947) is a retired long-distance runner from Belgium who won the silver medal in the 3000 metres at the 1973 European Indoor Championships, behind his clubmate Emiel Puttemans.[1] He competed in the 5000 and 1000 metres events at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics with the best achievement of sixth place in the 5000 metres in 1976.[2] At the start of the final lap, he was in tenth place, but he accelerated, and possibly ran the final lap even faster than the winner, Lasse Viren.[3]
References
- ↑ World European Indoor Championships. gbrathletics.com
- ↑ Willy Polleunis. Sports Reference
- ↑ Antero Raevuori (ed.) "The Gilded Spikes"; Matti Hannus, "The Montreal Olympic Book" / Montrealin Olympiakirja, published in Finland in 1976
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