1982 and 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Death Miruts died at age of 72 on 22 December 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, where he had lived since 2000. According to family members, he had been suffering from respiratory problems. He was buried in Addis Ababa, in the Holy Trinity Cathedral cemetery. International competitions References External links 1944 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Tigray Region Ethiopian male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Ethiopia Olympic gold medalists for Ethiopia Olympic bronze medalists for Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics World record setters in athletics (track and field) Ethiopian Air Force personnel Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games gold medalists for Ethiopia African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Ethiopian emigrants to Canada Age controversies Athletes (track and field) at the 1973 All-Africa Games