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Oct 16, 2026
Frank Busemann won Olympic decathlon silver in Atlanta 1996 with a personal best of 8706 points, including an 8.07 m long jump and 13.47 in the 110 m hurdles. The German decathlete followed that breakthrough with world bronze in Athens 1997, scoring 8652 points. He also won the European Cup individual competition in Lage 1996 and set a heptathlon best of 6291 points in Tallinn 2002. He was named Germany’s Sportsman of the Year in 1996.

German decathlete Frank Busemann, Decathlon 2000
Germany

Date of birth: 26 February 1975
Place of birth: Recklinghausen, Germany
Height: 192 cm / Weight: 87 kg
Decathlon: 8706 Atlanta 1996
Heptathlon: 6291 Tallinn 2002 RHC
Coach: Franz Josef Busemann, Bernd Knut
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German decathlete Frank Busemann
Personal bests
100 m 10,59 (-2.0) Gaggenau 1993
Long jump 8.07 (+0.8) Atlanta 1996
Shot put 15.24 Schleswig 1999
High jump 2.10i Tallinn 2002 RHC
400 m 48,32 Athens 1997
110 m hurdles 13,45 (+0.0) Gladbeck 1996
Discus throw 46.70 Menden 1997
Pole vault 5.10 Rhede 1999
Javelin throw 66.96 Ratingen 1997
1500 m 4.20,08 Meckenheim 2002
Total points based on PB 9071
Total 10 best decathlons 84393 Sum of ten highest decathlon scores
Personal bests indoors
60 m 6,87
60 m hurdles 7,52 Dortmund 1997
1000 m 2.40,93 Tallinn 2002 RHC
Indoor total points PB 6618

 

Decathlons with 8000+ points (10)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8238 10,90 - 7.73 - 13.84 - 2.00 - 49,81
13,55 - 40.64 - 4.80 - 60.78 - 4.35,67
4220 4018 5 Götzis 1996
8522 10,67 - 7.80 - 14.04 - 2.04 - 48,66
13,66 - 42.92 - 4.80 - 62.80 - 4.28,15
4393 4129 1 Lage 1996
8706 10,60 - 8.07 - 13.60 - 2.04 - 48,34
13,47 - 45.04 - 4.80 - 66.86 - 4.31,41
4468 4238 2 Atlanta 1996
8556 10,73 - 7.68 - 14.18 - 2.07 - 49,88
13,49 - 43.26 - 5.00 - 66.96 - 4.36,54
4329 4227 1 Ratingen 1997
8652 10,76 - 7.96 - 13.53 - 2.09 - 48,32
13,55 - 42.56 - 5.00 - 63.92 - 4.29,27
4446 4206 3 Athens 1997
8231 10,75 - 7.63 - 13.46 - 2.04 - 48,74
13,70 - 41.30 - 4.40 - 58.23 - 4.23,04
4293 3938 2 Ratingen 1998
8414 10,94 - 7.50 - 14.81 - 2.01 - 48,93
13,85 - 42.16 - 5.00 - 60.77 - 4.23,61
4265 4149 1 Ratingen 1999
8531 10,76 - 7.92 - 14.50 - 2.03 - 48,87
14,72 - 43.66 - 5.05 - 62.78 - 4.23,23
4412 4119 6 Götzis 2000
8351 10,91 - 7.64 - 14.52 - 2.09 - 48,97
14,16 - 33.71 - 5.00 - 64.91 - 4.25,32
4361 3990 7 Sydney 2000
8192 10,90 - 7.73 - 13.90 - 2.04 - 50,62
14,21 - 44.37 - 4.96 - 51.11 - 4.27,07
4223 3969 2 Ratingen 2001

 

Heptathlons with 5800+ points (1)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
6291 6,96 - 7.77 - 14.57 - 2.10 - 7,91 - 4.85 - 2.40,93 3558 2733 1 Tallinn 2002 RHC

 

International medals (3)
Year Venue Championships Event Total Medal
1996 Lage 1996 European Cup Decathlon 8522 Gold Gold
1996 Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games Decathlon 8706 Silver Silver
1997 Athens 1997 World Decathlon 8652 Bronze Bronze

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World Championships Athens 1997
At the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Tomáš Dvořák claimed decathlon gold, scoring 8837 points.
Götzis 1996
Michael Smith sets a Canadian record with 8626 points at Götzis 1996.
Götzis 2000
For the first time, 15 decathletes surpass the 8000-point mark and in an extremely exciting competition, the winner was once again Tomaš Dvorak.
Ratingen 1997
Frank Busemann won the inaugural Ratingen Decathlon in 1997 with 8556 points, ahead of Klaus Isekenmeier (8310) and Stefan Schmid (8279). The first edition featured a strong German field, with four athletes surpassing the 8000-point mark.
Ratingen 1998
Ratingen 1998 men’s decathlon was won by Klaus Isekenmeier with 8236 points in a very close contest ahead of Frank Busemann (8231) and Mike Maczey (8114), highlighting a tightly packed elite German field with multiple 8000 ‐point …
Ratingen 1999
Ratingen 1999 men’s decathlon was won by Frank Busemann with 8414 points ahead of Klaus Isekenmeier (8222) and David Mewes (8107), featuring a tightly packed elite German field with multiple athletes above 8000 points and consistently strong all …
Ratingen 2001
Stefan Schmid won the 2001 Ratingen Decathlon in Germany with 8287 points, successfully defending his title from the previous year. Frank Busemann finished second with 8192 points, just 95 points behind the winner, while Sebastian Knabe …
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