Luxembourg at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Luxembourg participated in the Summer Olympics in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium, with a delegation of 25 athletes (all men) in 18 competitions in six sports part. It was won a medal (silver). The youngest athlete was the sprinter Paul Hammer (20 years and 34 days), the oldest athlete was the long jumper Nicolas Kannive (32 years and 268 days). It was the third participation in the Olympic Summer Games for the country.

  • 2.1 Football
  • 2.2 weightlifting
  • 2.3 Athletics
  • 2.4 Cycling
  • 2.5 rings
  • 2.6 Swimming

Medalist

Silver

Participants by sport

Football

Results

  • Eighth Second round: 0-3 defeat against the Netherlands

Squad

  • Robert Elter Émile Hamilius Joseph Koetz Charles Kruger François Langers Arthur Leesch Jean Massard Léon Metzler Thomas Schmit Camille Schumacher Michel monster

Weightlifting

  • Joseph Alzin heavyweight
  • Johny Green Lightweight
  • Michel Mertens feather-weight

Athletics

4 x 100 - meter relay

  • Results Round one: qualified in race one ( second place ) for the final 44.4 s, twelve feet behind the winners Final: 43.6 s, three meters behind the fifth place, sixth place
  • Squadron Jean Colbach Paul hammer Jean Proess Alex Servais

Singles

  • Jean Colbach 100 -meter run
  • Paul hammer 100 -meter run
  • 200 -meter run
  • Long-jump
  • Nicolas Kannive long-jump
  • Henri Pleger high Jump
  • Long-jump
  • Jean Proess 400 -meter run
  • 800 -meter run
  • Alex Servais 100 -meter run
  • Javelin

Cycling

Train

  • Jean Michel Majerus sprint
  • 50 km

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

  • Michel Dechmann middle-weight
  • Oscar Theisen Light Heavyweight

Swimming

  • Michel Théodore 200 meter breaststroke
  • Léon Pesch 100 meter freestyle
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