Miruts Yifter

Miruts Yifter

Miruts (#191) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native name	ምሩፅ ይፍጠር
Nationality	Ethiopian
Born	(1944-05-15)15 May 1944 Zalambessa, Tigray Province, Ethiopian Empire
Died	22 December 2016(2016-12-22) (aged 72) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sport
Sport	Track
Event(s)	5000 m, 10,000 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5000 m: 13:13.82[1] 10,000 m: 27:40.96[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Ethiopia Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 5000 metres 1980 Moscow 10,000 metres 1972 Munich 10,000 metres All-Africa Games 1973 Lagos 10,000 metres 1973 Lagos 5000 metres Representing Africa IAAF World Cup 1977 Düsseldorf 5000 metres 1977 Düsseldorf 10,000 metres 1979 Montreal 5000 metres 1979 Montreal 10,000 metres

Miruts Yifter (Amharic and Tigrinya: ምሩፅ ይፍጠር, affectionately known as "Yifter the Shifter",^[2][3] 15 May 1944 – 22 December 2016) was an Ethiopian long-distance runner and winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics. His date of birth is often given as 15 May 1944, though there is some uncertainty about this. His name is also sometimes spelled as Muruse Yefter.