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    Miruts Yifter (Amharic and Tigrinya: ምሩፅ ይፍጠር, affectionately known as "Yifter the Shifter", 15 May 1944 – 22 December 2016) was an Ethiopian long-distance...
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    – Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia Mikael Sehul – Ras of Ethiopia Miruts Yifter – athlete who won two gold medals in the 1980 Moscow Olympics Ras Alula...
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    Czechoslovakia's Emil Zátopek (1952) and Russian Vladimir Kuts (1956). After them, Miruts Yifter (1980) and Kenenisa Bekele (2008), both from Ethiopia, and Mo Farah...
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    achieving the 5000 m/10000 m distance double, last achieved by Ethiopian Miruts Yifter in 1980 Moscow Olympics. El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years...
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  • Boards" = Eamonn Coghlan, middle- and long-distance runner "Yifter the Shifter" = Miruts Yifter, long-distance runner "Flying Finn" = Hannes Kolehmainen...
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     Belgium Miruts Yifter  Ethiopia 1976 Montreal details Lasse Virén  Finland Carlos Lopes  Portugal Brendan Foster  Great Britain 1980 Moscow details Miruts Yifter...
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    1973: Tracy Smith 1974: Dick Tayler (NZL) * (2) Frank Shorter 1975: Miruts Yifter (ETH) * (3) Pat Mandera 1976–8: Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) 1979: Marty Liquori...
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    provided the wrong Ethiopian national anthem which, when played, offended Miruts Yifter sufficiently that he and his teammates started off towards Newcastle...
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    Ethiopian distance-runners include Derartu Tulu, Abebe Bikila, Mamo Wolde, Miruts Yifter, Addis Abebe, Sileshi Sihine, Gebregziabher Gebremariam, Belayneh Densamo...
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    ARRS 1:03:46 Jose Reveyn  Belgium 27 March 1976 The Hague IAAF 1:02:57 Miruts Yifter  Ethiopia 6 February 1977 Coamo IAAF IAAF notes unrounded time as 1:02:56...
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