| Luxembourg at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LUX |
| NOC | Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Munich | |
| Competitors | 11 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Charles Sowa [1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Luxembourg competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 11 competitors, 10 men and 1 woman, took part in 8 events in 5 sports. [2]
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Luxembourg entered one man and one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Nelly Wies-Weyrich, at 24th place in the women's competition.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Score | Seed | Score | Seed | ||
| Marcel Balthasar | Individual | 1144 | 36 | 1141 | 43 | 2285 | 39 |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Score | Seed | Score | Seed | ||
| Nelly Wies-Weyrich | Individual | 1144 | 23 | 1108 | 33 | 2252 | 24 |
| Athletes | Events | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Charles Sowa | 20 km walk | 1:36:23.8 | 18 |
| 50 km walk | 4:14:21.2 | 10 | |
Two cyclists represented Luxembourg in 1972.
| Athletes | Events | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Lucien Didier | Individual road race | 4:17:13.0 | 56 |
| Erny Kirchen | 4:15:21.0 | 27 | |
Five fencers, all men, represented Luxembourg in 1972.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Alain Anen | Men's épée | 6 | did not advance | 68 | |||||||
| Remo Manelli | 6 | did not advance | 64 | ||||||||
| Robert Schiel | 2 Q | 3 Q | 4 | did not advance | 16 | ||||||
| Alain Anen Aly Doerfel Romain Manelli Remo Manelli Robert Schiel | Team épée |  Poland (POL)L 6–9  Mexico (MEX) Switzerland (SUI)L 4–12 | 3 | did not advance | 11 | ||||||
One male shooter represented Luxembourg in 1972.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Michel Braun | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 577 | 38 |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Sylvie Hülsemann | Women's figure skiing | 1780 | 4 |
Switzerland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 151 competitors, 122 men and 29 women, took part in 116 events in 17 sports.
Japan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 184 competitors, 148 men and 36 women, took part in 113 events in 21 sports.
Mongolia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 39 competitors, 37 men and 2 women, took part in 39 events in 7 sports.
The United States competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 400 competitors, 316 men and 84 women, took part in 185 events in 21 sports.
Poland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 290 competitors, 252 men and 38 women, took part in 150 events in 22 sports.
Puerto Rico competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 53 competitors, all men, took part in 37 events in 10 sports.
Indonesia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal. 29 competitors, 26 men and 3 women, took part in 32 events in 11 sports.
Bulgaria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 130 competitors, 106 men and 24 women, took part in 92 events in 15 sports.
Peru competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 20 competitors, 17 men and 3 women, took part in 25 events in 7 sports.
Albania competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Five competitors, four men and one woman, took part in three events in two sports.
Syria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Five competitors, four men and one woman, took part in four events in three sports.
Turkey competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 43 competitors, 42 men and 1 woman, took part in 43 events in 8 sports.
India competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 41 competitors, 40 men and no woman, took part in 27 events in 7 sports.
Luxembourg competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Six competitors, two men and four women, took part in seven events in five sports.
Ireland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 59 competitors, 51 men and 8 women, took part in 54 events in 12 sports. No Irish athletes received an Olympic medal in their sport.
Luxembourg competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Five competitors, three men and two women, took part in seven events in five sports.
Liechtenstein competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Six competitors, all men, took part in eleven events in four sports.
The Bahamas competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Twenty competitors, nineteen men and one woman, took part in thirteen events in four sports.
Barbados competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 13 competitors, 8 men and 5 women, took part in 13 events in 4 sports.
Malawi competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 16 competitors, 13 men and 3 women, took part in 17 events in 3 sports.
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