Miruts Yifter

Ethiopian long distance runner

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High-intensity functional exercise program and proteinenriched energy supplement for older persons dependent in activities of daily living: A randomised controlled trial
· 2006 · cited 160x
Nutritional Status According to Mini Nutritional Assessment in an Institutionalized Elderly Population in Sweden
· 2000 · cited 121x
Application of a spatially distributed water balance model for assessing surface water and groundwater resources in the Geba basin, Tigray, Ethiopia
· 2013 · cited 105x
Nutritional Status and a 3-Year Follow-Up in Elderly Receiving Support at Home
· 2005 · cited 91x
Predictors of poor glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes on follow-up care at a tertiary healthcare setting in Ethiopia
· 2019 · cited 63x

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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: Track
Event s: 5000 m , 10,000 m
Personal best s: 5000 m : 13:13.82 , 10,000 m : 27:40.96

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Mass: 53
Image: RIAN archive 585168 5,000m race.jpg
Height: 162

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Commons category: Miruts Yifter
date of birth: 1944-05-15
date of death: 2016-12-22
nickname: Yifter the Shifter

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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 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.

Early life