Joachim Busse (born 10 March 1954) is a retired

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er. He finished sixth at the 1975 European Indoor Championships, won the bronze medal at the 1976 European Indoor Championships, finished fifth at the 1980 European Indoor Championships and also at the 1981 European Indoor Championships . He became West German champion in 1975, 1981 and 1984, representing the sports clubs

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and

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. His personal best jump was 8.12 metres, achieved in July 1981 in

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.World men's all-time best long jump (last updated 2001)
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1954 births Living people West German male long jumpers Bayer 05 Uerdingen athletes LG Bayer Leverkusen athletes ASV Köln athletes West German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-longjump-bio-stub