Miruts Yifter

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Miruts Yifter

Ethiopian distance runner

Also known as: Yifter the Shifter

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- Eamonn Coghlan
  Finishing the Race
  …the famed Ethiopian distance runner Miruts Yifter.
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  …the famed Ethiopian distance runner Miruts Yifter.
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- Moscow 1980 Olympic Games
  …10,000-meter runs were won by Miruts Yifter of Ethiopia. See Sidebar: Miruts Yifter: Yifter the Shifter.
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  …10,000-meter runs were won by Miruts Yifter of Ethiopia. See Sidebar: Miruts Yifter: Yifter the Shifter.
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Miruts Yifter
Yifter the Shifter
Distance runner Miruts Yifter, a captain in the Ethiopian air force, became as famous for his quirks and setbacks as he did for his tenacity and victories. His introduction to the international track-and-field scene came at a meet in North Carolina, U.S., in 1971. Unfamiliar…
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Distance runner Miruts Yifter, a captain in the Ethiopian air force, became as famous for his quirks and setbacks as he did for his tenacity and victories. His introduction to the international track-and-field scene came at a meet in North Carolina, U.S., in 1971. Unfamiliar…
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