Norbert Dobeleit (born 17 July 1964) is a German television personality and retired athlete. During his active career he represented West Germany and specialized in the 200 and 400 metres .
Biography
Dobeleit was born in Renchen , Baden-Württemberg . At the 1987 World Championships he placed fifth in 4 x 100 metres relay and fourth in 4x400 metres relay . At the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul , South Korea he helped win the 4 x 400 metres relay bronze medal with his teammates Edgar Itt , Jörg Vaihinger and Ralf Lübke .[ 1]
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 , Edgar Itt and Carsten Köhrbrück .
His personal best time was 20.43 seconds, achieved in July 1987 in Rhede . This ranks him ninth among German 200 m sprinters, behind Tobias Unger , Frank Emmelmann , Sebastian Ernst , Eugen Ray , Jürgen Evers , Ralf Lübke , Bernhard Hoff and Hans-Joachim Zenk .[ 2]
After retiring he has worked as a television presenter in the German media.
Norbert Dobeleit was married to Swiss television presenter Tamara Sedmak and they have a son named Julius, born in June 2011. They are now separated.
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