Norbert Dobeleit

Norbert Dobeleit 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 in Athletics|1987 World Championships] he placed fifth in 4 × [100 metres relay] and fourth in 4 × [400 metres relay]. At the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea he helped win the 4 × 400 metres relay bronze medal with his teammates Edgar Itt, Jörg Vaihinger and Ralf Lübke.
He won the 400 m race at the 1990 [European Indoor Championships in Athletics|1990 European Indoor Championships], and at the 1990 [European Championships in Athletics|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.
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.