Luxembourg at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Luxembourg at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
IOC code LUX
NOC Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee
Website www.teamletzebuerg.lu  (in French)
in Antwerp
Flag bearer Alex Servais [1]
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Luxembourg competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Joseph Alzin Weightlifting Men's Heavyweight August 31

Aquatics

Swimming

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.

Men
SwimmerEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Théodore Michel 200 m breast Unknown4did not advance
Léon Pesch 100 m free Unknown4did not advance

Athletics

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.

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jean Colbach 100 m 5did not advance
Paul Hammer 100 m 6did not advance
200 m 24.04did not advance
Long jump 5.4528N/Adid not advance
Nicolas Kanivé Long jump 5.41529N/Adid not advance
Henri Pleger Long jump 5.81523N/Adid not advance
High jump 1.6020N/Adid not advance
Jean Proess 400 m 53.23did not advance
800 m N/A2:129did not advance
Alex Servais 100 m 5did not advance
Javelin throw 40.0821N/Adid not advance
Jean Colbach
Paul Hammer
Jean Proess
Alex Servais
4 × 100 m relay N/A44.42 Q43.66

Cycling

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.

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

CyclistEventHeatsQuarterfinalsRepechage semisRepechage finalSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jean Majérus Sprint Unknown3did not advance
50 km N/Adid not finish

Football

Luxembourg competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time. The team lost to the Netherlands in the first round.

Team roster
First round
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–0Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
J. Bulder Soccerball shade.svg30'
Groosjohan Soccerball shade.svg47'Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report
La Butte, Brussels
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Georges Hubrecht (BEL)
Final rank
10th

Weightlifting

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.

WeightlifterEventFinal
ResultRank
Joseph Alzin +82.5 kg 260.0Silver medal icon.svg
Johny Grün 67.5 kg 210.08
Michel Mertens 60 kg did not finish

Wrestling

Two wrestlers, both in the Greco-Roman style, competed for Luxembourg in 1920. Both men lost all of their matches.

Greco-Roman

WrestlerEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsRank
Silver quartersSilver semisSilver match
Bronze quartersBronze semisBronze match
Michel Dechmann Middleweight ByeFlag of Sweden.svg  Westergren  (SWE) (L)did not advance10
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Vanderleenden  (BEL) (L)did not advance
did not advance
Oscar Theisen Light heavyweight Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Tázler  (TCH) (L)did not advancedid not advance17
N/Adid not advance
N/A

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References

  1. "Alex Servais". olympedia.org. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

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