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Roland Bombardella

Roland Bombardella (born 9 July 1957 in Dudelange)^[1] is a Luxembourgish soldier and retired sprinter. As an athlete, Bombardella held the national record for the 100 metres and 200 metres, and competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he reached the semi-finals of the 200 metres. He won the title of 'Luxembourgish Sportsman of the Year' in four consecutive years (1975 – 1978), a record that has not been equalled.^[2] Since 1 January 2006, he has been Luxembourg's 'High Commissioner for National Protection'. He has two twin children Sasha Bombardella and Marc Bombardella. (French: Haut-Commissaire à la Protection national).^[3]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roland Bombardella". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
^ Although Jeanny Dom and Carine Risch have both won four consecutive titles as Sportswoman of the Year.
^ "Entrevue du Premier minister aver le colonel honoraria et Haut-Commissaire à la Protection national et son successor". Service Information et Presse. 21 February 2006. Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-12.