26/02/75 - Recklinghausen
1.92/87. 8706 (96); 10.59, 48.34,
4:28.18, 13.45, 2.04, 4.80, 8.07, 14.04, 46.08, 66.86. Also:
21.61 200. At 110H: 3rd 93 Eur Jnr, 1st 94 W Jnr, 7th 95 W Ind
(60H); at Dec: 1st 96 Eur Cup, 2nd 96 Oly. Made decathlon début
in 94 (7938); scored 7879 in 95 and 8238 (5th Götzis) and 8522
(1st European Cup) prior to Olympic silver with 8706 in his fifth
decathlon, setting 5 personal bests in the process (including
world decathlon 110H record of 13.47) and close in the other 5
events. Improved in LJ from 7.44 to 8.07 in 96. Set world junior
indoor 60H record of 7.67 in 94. Father (Franz-Josef Busemann),
who coaches him, was a decathlete, mother was a German under-21
shot champion and international swimmer. Brother, Lars, is a 5m
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