Luxembourg at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | LUX |
NOC | Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee |
Website | www |
in Antwerp | |
Flag bearer | Alex Servais [1] |
Medals Ranked 19th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Luxembourg competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Silver | Joseph Alzin | Weightlifting | Men's Heavyweight | August 31 |
Two swimmers, both men, represented Luxembourg in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Neither of the swimmers advanced past the quarterfinals.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Swimmer | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Théodore Michel | 200 m breast | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |||
Léon Pesch | 100 m free | Unknown | 4 | did not advance |
Seven athletes represented Luxembourg in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in athletics, having competed in the sport each time Luxembourg had appeared at the Olympics. The country's best result of the Games was a sixth-place finish in the 4x100 relay.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Jean Colbach | 100 m | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
Paul Hammer | 100 m | 6 | did not advance | ||||||
200 m | 24.0 | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
Long jump | 5.45 | 28 | N/A | did not advance | |||||
Nicolas Kanivé | Long jump | 5.415 | 29 | N/A | did not advance | ||||
Henri Pleger | Long jump | 5.815 | 23 | N/A | did not advance | ||||
High jump | 1.60 | 20 | N/A | did not advance | |||||
Jean Proess | 400 m | 53.2 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
800 m | N/A | 2:12 | 9 | did not advance | |||||
Alex Servais | 100 m | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
Javelin throw | 40.08 | 21 | N/A | did not advance | |||||
Jean Colbach Paul Hammer Jean Proess Alex Servais | 4 × 100 m relay | N/A | 44.4 | 2 Q | 43.6 | 6 |
A single cyclist represented Luxembourg in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Majérus did not advance past the initial heats in the sprint event, and did not finish the 50 kilometres.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Cyclist | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Repechage semis | Repechage final | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Jean Majérus | Sprint | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | |||||||||
50 km | N/A | did not finish |
Luxembourg competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time. The team lost to the Netherlands in the first round.
Netherlands | 3–0 | Luxembourg |
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J. Bulder 30' Groosjohan 47'85' | Report |
Three weightlifters represented Luxembourg in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Alzin won the country's first medal in the sport, a silver in the heavyweight.
Weightlifter | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Joseph Alzin | +82.5 kg | 260.0 | |
Johny Grün | 67.5 kg | 210.0 | 8 |
Michel Mertens | 60 kg | did not finish |
Two wrestlers, both in the Greco-Roman style, competed for Luxembourg in 1920. Both men lost all of their matches.
Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
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Silver quarters | Silver semis | Silver match | |||||
Bronze quarters | Bronze semis | Bronze match | |||||
Michel Dechmann | Middleweight | Bye | Westergren (SWE) (L) | did not advance | 10 | ||
Vanderleenden (BEL) (L) | did not advance | ||||||
did not advance | |||||||
Oscar Theisen | Light heavyweight | Tázler (TCH) (L) | did not advance | did not advance | 17 | ||
N/A | did not advance | ||||||
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