Pierre Mellina

Pierre Mellina
Mayor of Pétange
In office
2004–2023
Preceded byJean-Marie Halsdorf
Succeeded byJean-Marie Halsdorf
Personal details
Born (1957-02-25) 25 February 1957 (age 69)
Pétange
PartyChristian Social People's Party

Pierre Mellina (born 25 February 1957) is a Luxembourgish politician and retired track and field athlete.

Political office

He was the Mayor of Pétange, a commune in the far south-west of the country, standing for the Christian Social People's Party (CSV). He was previously a member of the communal council (1994 – 99) and an échevin (2000 – 04) in Pétange.

Sporting achievements

In the early 1980s, Mellina was one of Luxembourg's foremost long-distance runners, winning the Luxembourgish national championships in the 5,000 (1981, 1982) and the 10,000 metres (1982). He won the Eurocross cross country competition in Diekirch in 1981.

References

  1. 1 2 "Mellina Pierre". Commune of Pétange. Retrieved 2008-01-20. [dead link]
  2. ↑ Klepper, Georges. "Luxembourgish Championships". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
  3. ↑ Civai, Franco & Gasparovic, Juraj (2009-02-28). Eurocross 10.2 km (men) + 5.3 km (women). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-03-01.