Luxembourg at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Luxembourg at the Olympic Games
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	10 (6 men, 4 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Claudine Schaul
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Luxembourg competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Jeff Henckels	Men's individual	623	55	Chen S-Y (TPE) (10) L 132–136	Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
David Fiegen	800 m	1:46.97	5	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Road

In the men's road race, Kirchen and Schleck finished in the main peloton of 34 riders, with Kirchen finishing 3rd in that group and 6th overall. Benoît Joachim was the only entrant in the time trial, but finished well back.

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Benoît Joachim	Men's road race	5:44:13	45
	Men's time trial	1:01:50	26
Kim Kirchen	Men's road race	5:41:56	6
Fränk Schleck		5:41:56	16

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Neither of the Luxembourger swimmers in Athens qualified for a semifinal, with the best finish being 27th from Alwin de Prins.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alwin de Prins	100 m breaststroke	1:03.32	27	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lara Heinz	50 m freestyle	26.35	30	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	57.40	36	Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Anne Kremer and Claudine Schaul both lost their single matches in straight sets to higher ranking opponents, then paired up as a double team, and lost an upset to a wildcard entry from Colombia in three sets, including a tiebreak set and a 16 game final set.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Anne Kremer	Women's singles	Vento-Kabchi (VEN) L 3–6, 4–6	Did not advance
Claudine Schaul		Hantuchová (SVK) L 1–6, 1–6	Did not advance
Anne Kremer Claudine Schaul	Women's doubles	N/A	Castaño / Zuluaga (COL) L 6(7)–7, 6–2, 7–9	Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Luxembourg again sent one triathlete to the Olympics. Elizabeth May finished 17th in the women's event.

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total Time	Rank
Elizabeth May	Women's	19:43	0:19	1:10:26	0:22	37:39	2:08:29.22	17

Officials

• President: Marc Theisen
• Secretary General: Marlyse Pauly

References

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad