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Sabine Busch

ザビーネ・ブッシュ　/　ざびーね・ぶっしゅ

Athletics competitor from Germany

November 21, 1962 (age 63)　・　Erfurt, Erfurt Government Region, Germany

Erfurt Government Region
athletics competitor

My Take

Sabine Busch belongs to that formidable lineage of East German track legends. Becoming World Champion in the 400 m hurdles and World Indoor Champion at 400 m in a single year, 1987, is no accident of talent. At 177 cm she had the stride to devour hurdles, and the stack of state honors hints at the weight she carried as a national figure. What moves me is the context: proving yourself purely through speed under the Cold War's heavy gaze. Records eventually fade, but the discipline behind every fraction of a second still commands my full admiration.

Overview

Sabine Busch (later Ascui; born 21 November 1962, in Erfurt) is a retired East German athlete, who specialised in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles. In 1987, she became the World Champion at 400 m hurdles and the World Indoor Champion at 400 m.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Sabine Busch
Name (Japanese): ザビーネ・ブッシュ
Reading: ざびーね・ぶっしゅ
Born: November 21, 1962 (age 63)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Tiger
Origin: Erfurt, Erfurt Government Region, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 177 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: athletics competitor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1984 Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold
1986 Star of People's Friendship
1988 Patriotic Order of Merit in Bronze

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B6%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5

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