No current British or Irish athletics competitor - that is, a cyclist, trackandfieldathlete or swimmer - made the top 100 in the year of the London Olympics.
Kuske actually started his sporting life as a trackandfieldathlete of some note, claiming a bronze in Germany's 4x100m relay squad at the 1998 world junior championships in Annecy in France.
Bryan Clay, 28, showed his mastery during the two-day, 10-event classic of track-and-field athleticism, earning the unofficial title of best all-around athlete on the planet.