Elmar Lichtenegger

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Elmar Lichtenegger
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Lichtenegger in 2013
Personal information
Born (1974-05-25) 25 May 1974 (age 51)
Klagenfurt
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Summer Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Beijing 110 m hurdles
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Vienna 60 m hurdles

Elmar Lichtenegger (born 25 May 1974 in Klagenfurt) is an Austrian hurdler.

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His personal best time is 13.33 seconds, achieved in June 1999 in Athens.

Lichtenegger competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]

Since 2003 he has been a member of the National Council of Austria, originally for the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). In 2006 he joined the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ).

On 27 August 2008 Lichtenegger received a lifetime ban from international athletics competition due to his second positive test for the banned substance nandrolone. [2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
1997 Universiade Catania, Italy 5th110 m hurdles
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 7th60 m hurdles
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 4th60 m hurdles
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 6th60 m hurdles
Universiade Beijing, China 2nd110 m hurdles
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 2nd60 m hurdles

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elmar Lichtenegger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Associated Press (27 August 2008). "Austrian ex-hurdler gets lifetime doping ban". ESPN.com. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
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