Luxembourg competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Joseph Alzin Weightlifting Men's HeavyweightAugust 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
SwimmerEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Théodore Michel 200 m breast Unknown 4 did not advance Léon Pesch 100 m free Unknown 4 did 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.
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Jean Colbach 100 m 5 did not advance Paul Hammer 100 m 6 did not advance 200 m 24.0 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 53.2 3 did not advance 800 m N/A2:12 9 did not advance Alex Servais 100 m 5 did not advance Javelin throw 40.08 21 N/A did not advance Jean Colbach Paul Hammer Jean Proess Alex Servais 4 × 100 m relay N/A 44.4 2 Q 43.6 6
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 finalSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Jean Majérus Sprint Unknown 3 did not advance 50 km N/A did 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 Charles Krüger Joseph Koetz Thomas Schmit Émile Hamilius Martin Ungeheuer Camille Schumacher Arthur Leesch Joseph Massard Robert Elter François Langers Léon Metzler
First round
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.
WeightlifterEventFinalResultRank Joseph Alzin +82.5 kg 260.0 Johny Grün 67.5 kg 210.0 8 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 quarters Silver semis Silver match Bronze quarters Bronze semis Bronze match Michel Dechmann Middleweight Bye (L) did not advance 10 (L) did not advance did not advance Oscar Theisen Light heavyweight (L) did not advance did not advance 17 N/A did not advance N/A
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 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
Sources
International Olympic Committee results database