Matthias Buse (born 3 March 1959) is an

East German East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally vie ...

former

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...

who competed from 1977 to 1984. He won the individual normal hill event at the

1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1978 took place February 18–26, 1978 in Lahti, Finland. This was Lahti's record fourth time hosting the event after previously doing so in 1926, 1938, and 1958. The women's 20 km event was added. Me ...

Lahti Lahti (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Päijät-Häme. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lahti is approximately , while the Lahti sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mo ...

, then won a silver medal in the team large hill at the 1984 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in

Engelberg Engelberg (lit.: ''mountain of angel(s)'') is a village resort and a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Alongside the central village of Engelberg, the municipality enc ...

. Buse also won an individual normal hill event at

Oberstdorf Oberstdorf (Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Oberschdorf'') is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality and skiing and hiking town in Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. It is the southernmost settlement in German ...

in 1977. Today he is the vice-president of VSC Klingenthal

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* German male ski jumpers 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Zittau Olympic ski jumpers for East Germany East German male ski jumpers Ski jumpers at the 1984 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Skiers from Saxony Sportspeople from Bezirk Dresden {{Germany-skijumping-bio-stub