Balian Buschbaum
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| File:Balian Buschbaum.jpg
Buschbaum in 2010
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 14 July 1980 Ulm, Germany |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Pole vaulting |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 4.70 m |
| Updated on 13 December 2014. | |
Balian Buschbaum (born 14 July 1980 in Ulm as Yvonne Buschbaum) is a former German pole vaulter.
Life and career
Buschbaum's personal best is 4.70 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Ulm. On 21 November 2007 Buschbaum announced his retirement from the sport due to a persistent injury and the desire to begin gender reassignment.[1] In January 2008, Buschbaum announced that his new first name was "Balian", after the blacksmith in the movie Kingdom of Heaven, and that he would undergo gender reassignment surgery later that year.[2]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| Representing Germany |
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| 1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 4th | 4.10 m |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 4.31 m | |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 14th | 4.15 m |
| European Junior Championships | Riga, Latvia | 1st | 4.25 m | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 6th | 4.40 m |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 6th | 4.25 m |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 7th | 4.45 m | |
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 2nd | 4.65 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 3rd | 4.50 m | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 6th | 4.50 m |
See also
References
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- Official website (in German)
- Balian Buschbaum profile at IAAF
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- ↑ Yvonne wird Balian - Buschbaum nimmt Abschied His previous given name was "Yvonne."
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- German pole vaulters
- LGBT sportspeople from Germany
- LGBT track and field athletes
- Living people
- Olympic athletes of Germany
- Transgender and transsexual men
- Transgender and transsexual sportspeople
