Norbert Haupert (born 2 April 1940, in

Schifflange Schifflange (; , , , ) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. , the commune has a population of 11,363. Schifflange was formed on 15 August 1876, when it was detached from the commune of ...

) is a retired

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ish athlete and politician of the

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. He was a member of the

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from 1999 to 2013, representing the

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constituency. Like

Josy Barthel Joseph "Josy" Barthel (24 April 1927 – 7 July 1992) was a Luxembourgish athlete and politician. He was the surprise winner of the Men's 1500 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and the only athlete representing Luxembourg to have won a go ...

before him, Haupert spanned the divide between sport and politics by heading the

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and the Luxembourgish Olympic and Sporting Committee. As an athlete, he ran middle distance, dominating Luxembourgish middle distance running in the early 1960s and twice doubling up to win both the

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and

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at the Luxembourgish national championships. He also won the bronze medal at the 800 metres at the 1963 World Student Games. He represented Luxembourg at the

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. In addition to having sat in the Chamber, Haupert has been a member of the

Mondercange Mondercange (; ; ) is a commune in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette in south-western Luxembourg. the commune has a population of 7,119 inhabitants. , the town of Mondercange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 3,948. Oth ...

communal council since 1 January 1999.

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, - Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) from Sud Councillors in Mondercange Christian Social People's Party politicians Luxembourgian male middle-distance runners Luxembourgian sportsperson-politicians Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Luxembourgian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Luxembourg Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) 1940 births Living people People from Schifflange Universiade medalists for Luxembourg Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade {{Luxembourg-politician-stub