Double Olympic gold medalist, an Ethiopian national icon and of the finest athletes to grace the running track Miruts Yifter has passed away at 72. Officials at the Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto, Canada where he had been hospitalized confirmed with Ethiosports that the man endeared to millions of sports enthusiasts and dubbed Yifter “the shifter” by journalists, took a turn…
Source:: http://www.ethiosports.com/2016/12/22/miruts-yifter-passes-away/