Luxembourg at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp
Competitors
Medals Rank: 19	Gold 0	Silver 1	Bronze 0	Total 1
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Luxembourg competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.

Medalists

Silver

• Joseph Alzin — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight

Aquatics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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

Swimmer	Event	Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		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

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jean Colbach	100 m	Unknown	4	Did not advance
Paul Hammer	100 m	Unknown	5	Did not advance
	200 m	24.1	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	52.6	3	Did not advance
	800 m	N/A		Unknown	9	Did not advance
Alexandre Servais	100 m	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Alex Servais	Javelin throw	40.08	21	N/A				Did not advance
Jean Colbach Paul Hammer Jean Proess Alexandre Servais	4x100 m relay	N/A				44.4	2 Q	43.6	6

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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.

Cyclist	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Repechage semis		Repechage final		Semifinals		Final
		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

Football

Main article: Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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

Team roster

• Charles Krüger
• Joseph Koetz
• Thomas Schmit
• Émile Hamilius
• Martin Ungeheuer
• Camille Schumacher
• Arthur Leesch
• Joseph Massard
• Robert Elter
• François Langers
• Léon Metzler

First round

August 28, 1920	Netherlands	3–0	Luxembourg	La Butte, Brussels Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Georges Hubrecht (BEL)
	J. Bulder  30' Groosjohan  47'  85'	Report

Final rank

10th

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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
		Result	Rank
Joseph Alzin	+82.5 kg	260.0	2 !
Johny Grün	67.5 kg	210.0	8
Michel Mertens	60 kg	Did not finish

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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

Greco-Roman

Wrestler	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Rank
				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
				N/A

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Belgium	0	1	.000
Czechoslovakia	0	1	.000
Sweden	0	1	.000
Total	0	3	.000

Round	Wins	Losses	Percent
Round of 32	0	1	.000
Round of 16	0	1	.000
Quarterfinals	0	0	–
Semifinals	0	0	–
Final	0	0	–
Silver quarterfinals	0	1	.000
Silver semifinals	0	0	–
Silver match	0	0	–
Bronze quarterfinals	0	0	–
Bronze semifinals	0	0	–
Bronze match	0	0	–
Total	0	3	.000

References

• Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report.  (French)
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich". http://olympic.w.interia.pl/. Retrieved 16 August 2007.  (Polish)
• International Olympic Committee results database