Roland Bombardella

Roland Bombardella (born July 9, 1957 in Dudelange , Luxembourg ) is a former Luxembourg sprinter and retired senior officer in the Luxembourg army . He was High Commissioner for National Protection (Haut-Commissaire à la Protection nationale) of the Grand Duchy for six years . He competed in the 100 and 200 meter competitions at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal ; in the short distance he failed in the first lap, over 200 meters he failed in the semifinals by five hundredths of a second to reach the finals.

Bombardella won the Luxembourg championship in the 100 and 200 meters in 1975, 1976 and 1978 . He still holds the Luxembourg State rekorde over 100 feet (10.1 handgestoppt s and 10.41 s electronic) and 200 meters (20.77 seconds).

From 1975 to 1978 he was elected Luxembourg Sportsman of the Year four times in a row .

On January 1, 2006, Jean-Claude Juncker appointed him the new Luxembourg High Commissioner for National Protection. He held this office until August 1, 2012. His successor was Frank Reimen.

Web links

Roland Bombardella in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

^ Luxembourgish European Championships. In: GBRathletics. Athletics Weekly, 2007, accessed March 31, 2011 .
↑ Records Nationaux (au 03/31/2010). (pdf) Fédération Luxembourgeoise d'Athlétisme, March 31, 2010, archived from the original on September 28, 2007 ; Retrieved May 27, 2015 (French).
^ Petz Lahure / Fernand Thill: Trophée du Meilleur Sportif. (pdf; 232 kB) (No longer available online.) sportspress.lu, 2010, archived from the original on July 22, 2011 ; Retrieved March 31, 2011 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Entrevue du Premier ministre avec le colonel honoraire et Haut-Commissaire à la Protection nationale et son successeur. In: Informations et Actualités du gouvernement luxembourgeois. February 21, 2006, accessed March 31, 2011 (French).

personal data
SURNAME	Bombardella, Roland
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Luxembourg sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH	July 9, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dudelange , Luxembourg

[lux-1] Luxembourgish European Championships. In: GBRathletics. Athletics Weekly, 2007, accessed March 31, 2011 .

[2] Records Nationaux (au 03/31/2010). (pdf) Fédération Luxembourgeoise d'Athlétisme, March 31, 2010, archived from the original on September 28, 2007 ; Retrieved May 27, 2015 (French).

[3] Petz Lahure / Fernand Thill: Trophée du Meilleur Sportif. (pdf; 232 kB) (No longer available online.) sportspress.lu, 2010, archived from the original on July 22, 2011 ; Retrieved March 31, 2011 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[4] Entrevue du Premier ministre avec le colonel honoraire et Haut-Commissaire à la Protection nationale et son successeur. In: Informations et Actualités du gouvernement luxembourgeois. February 21, 2006, accessed March 31, 2011 (French).