Frank Busemann

Frank Busemann (born 26 February 1975 in Recklinghausen) is a former German decathlete. He currently works as a pundit for athletics coverage by German TV channel Das Erste.

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 named 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 in seventh place. 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. [1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Germany
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	110m hurdles	13.47 w (wind: +2.1m/s)
			6th	4×100m relay	40.45
1996	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	5th	Decathlon	8238 pts
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, USA	2nd	Decathlon	8706 pts
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	1st	110m hurdles	13.54 w (wind: +2.2m/s)
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd	Decathlon	8652 pts
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	—	Decathlon	DNF
2000	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	6th	Decathlon	8531 pts
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	7th	Decathlon	8351 pts

References

• Personal website

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