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Norbert Dobeleit (born 17 July 1964) is a German television personality and retired athlete. During his active career he represented
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and specialized in the
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and
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Biography

Dobeleit was born in
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. At the 1987 World Championships he placed fifth in
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and fourth in
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. At the
1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
held in
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he helped win the
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bronze medal with his teammates
Edgar Itt Edgar Itt (born 8 June 1967) is a retired West German athlete. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, ...
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and Ralf Lübke. He won the 400 m race at the 1990 European Indoor Championships, and at the 1990 European Championships he finished fifth in 400 m and second in 4 × 400 m relay with teammates
Klaus Just Klaus Just (born 29 March 1964 in Nürtingen, Baden-Württemberg) is a retired West German sprinter. His personal best time was 45.52 seconds, achieved in August 1985 in Stuttgart. Just represented the sports club SV Salamander Kornwestheim SV, ...
, Edgar Itt and
Carsten Köhrbrück Carsten Köhrbrück (born 19 November 1967) is a retired German hurdler. Köhrbrück was born in Dortmund. He won the bronze medal at the 1985 European Junior Championships. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1990 European ...
. His personal best time was 20.43 seconds, achieved in July 1987 in
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. This ranks him ninth among German 200 m sprinters, behind
Tobias Unger Tobias Benjamin Unger (born 10 July 1979 ) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in sprints.
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Frank Emmelmann Frank Emmelmann (born 15 September 1961 in Groß Börnecke, Saxony-Anhalt) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. Biography In 1981 he was 2nd in the European cup final in the 100 metres, to the 1980 Mos ...
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Sebastian Ernst Sebastian Ernst (born 11 October 1984 in Gelsenkirchen) is a German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.36 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2004 Summer Olympics. This ranks him third among German 200m ...
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Eugen Ray Eugen Ray (26 July 1957, in Gerbstedt, Bezirk Halle, East Germany – 18 January 1986, in Leipzig, East Germany) was an East German sprinter who ran in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Biography Ray established himself in the elite of world spri ...
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Jürgen Evers Jürgen Evers (born 29 April 1964 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg) is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. He won the silver medal in 200 m at the 1986 European Championships. In the 4 x 100 metres relay event he fi ...
, Ralf Lübke,
Bernhard Hoff Bernard Hoff (born 10 January 1959) is a former East German sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. Biography In 1977 he was European Junior 200-metre champion and 4×400 metres; he also won a Silver in 4×100 metres and Bronze in the 100 ...
and
Hans-Joachim Zenk Hans-Joachim Zenk (born 3 June 1952) is a German sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 ( ...
. After retiring he has worked as a television presenter in the German media. Norbert Dobeleit was married to Swiss television presenter
Tamara Sedmak Tamara Sedmak (born 30 June 1976) is a Swiss event- and television presenter. Early life and education Tamara Sedmak was born in Baden in the canton of Aargau and spent her childhood in Obersiggenthal near Baden. In 1996, she graduated at the ...
and they have a son named Julius, born in June 2011. They are now separated.


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* * * 1964 births Living people People from Ortenaukreis West German male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of West Germany Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany German television presenters European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub