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Place of Birth: Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About 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 Sportsman 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.
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