Roger Busch, USA - M83

Roger lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, 35 miles from New York City. His wife, Andrea, is a retired anesthesiologist. They have two adult daughters and three grandchildren. He graduated with a BA from Colgate University. (The discus record he set there in 1962 still stands.) He then earned an MBA degree from Rutgers University and a CPA certificate from the state of New York. He spent most of his career as a corporate financial executive and retired as CFO of a division of Diageo, the international drinks company. In 2002, at age 61, Roger began throwing the discus in the Masters division. Highlights include: **USA national record holder, 80-84 group, at 38.42 meters **USA national record holder, 75-79 group, at 43.83 meters **Eleven time USA national champion. **2016 World champion, Perth, Australia. **Five time leader of world age-group annual rankings. **Age-group performance of 86.97% (using 2023 tables) with throw of 38.97 at age 82. In 2014 he began collecting stories from his fellow throwers about their proudest moment as an athlete. These stories, over 100 of them, are posted on his website: www.MastersProudestMoments.com. Roger invites you to visit his website and suggests you start with the Highlights section.