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

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today ...

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

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. Since 2003 he has been a member of the

National Council of Austria The National Council (, ) is one of the two houses of the Austrian Parliament and is frequently referred to as the lower house. The constitution endows the National Council with far more power than the Federal Council. Responsibilities The Nat ...

, originally for the

Freedom Party of Austria The Freedom Party of Austria (, FPÖ) is a political party in Austria, variously described as far-right, right-wing populist, national-conservative, and Eurosceptic. It has been led by Herbert Kickl since 2021. It is the largest of five part ...

(''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 Nandrolone, also known as 19-nortestosterone, is an endogenous androgen. It is also an anabolic steroid (AAS) which is medically used in the form of esters such as nandrolone decanoate (brand name Deca-Durabolin) and nandrolone phenylpropionate ...

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* 1974 births Living people Austrian male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Austria Doping cases in athletics Austrian sportspeople in doping cases Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Klagenfurt FISU World University Games silver medalists for Austria Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade Austrian Athletics Championships winners Austrian sportsperson-politicians Freedom Party of Austria politicians Alliance for the Future of Austria politicians {{Austria-athletics-bio-stub