Frank Busemann

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Frank Busemann (born February 26, 1975 in Recklinghausen) is a former German decathlete.

Busemann started his career as a 110 m hurdler and was junior world champion in this discipline in 1994. After his surprising decathlon silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics with his personal best of 8706 points he became one of Germany's most popular sportsmen. He also was elected German Sportsmen of the Year. At the World Championships of the following year Busemann came third.

After these successes Busemann confronted severe injuries from which he only recovered partly. He made a comeback at the 2000 Olympics where he finished on place seven. In 2003, at the age of just 28, he retired because of his deteriorating physical condition. His personal best of 8706 points ranks him fourth among German decathletes, behind Jürgen Hingsen, Uwe Freimuth and Siegfried Wentz.

Achievements

Representing Germany
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	110m hurdles
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	1st	110m hurdles
1996	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	5th	Decathlon
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, USA	2nd	Decathlon
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd	Decathlon
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	—	Decathlon	DNF
2000	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	6th	Decathlon
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	7th	Decathlon

References

Personal website

Awards
Preceded by Michael Schumacher	German Sportsman of the Year 1996	Succeeded by Jan Ullrich

Authority control	VIAF: 52740783 GND: 128428333 SUDOC: 113828217

Persondata
Name	Busemann, Frank
Alternative names
Short description	German hurdler
Date of birth	February 26, 1975
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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