Olympic Summer Games 1920 / Participant (Luxembourg)
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Luxembourg participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , Belgium , with a delegation of 25 athletes (all men) in 18 competitions in six sports. A medal (silver) could be won. The youngest athlete was sprinter Paul Hammer (20 years and 34 days), the oldest athlete was long jumper Nicolas Kanivé (32 years and 268 days). It was the country’s third Summer Olympics participation .
Medalist
silver
Joseph Alzin | Weightlifting | Heavyweight |
Participants by sport
Soccer
Results
- Eighth place
- Round of 16: 3-0 loss to the Netherlands
Squad
Weightlifting
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Joseph Alzin
- Heavyweight
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Johny Green
- lightweight
- Final: 210.0 kg, eighth place
- One-handed tear: 52.5 kg, ninth place
- One-handed push: 67.5 kg, sixth place
- Push: 90.0 kg, tenth place
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Michel Mertens
- Featherweight
- Final: 45.0 kg, competition not finished (DNF)
- One-handed snatch: 45.0 kg, eighth place
- One-handed thrusting: competition not finished (DNF)
- Push: competition not finished (DNF)
athletics
4 x 100 meter relay
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Results
- Round one: qualified for the final in run one (second place), 44.4 s, twelve meters behind the first place
- Final: 43.6 s, three meters behind the fifth placed, sixth place
- Season
singles
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Jean Colbach
- 100 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in round seven (fourth place), no time known
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Paul Hammer
- 100 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in round one (fifth place), no time known
- 200 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in run four (fourth place), 24.1 s, two meters behind the third-placed
- Long jump
- Qualifying round: 5.450 m. Rank 28, not qualified for the final
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Nicolas Kanivé
- Long jump
- Qualifying round: 5.415 m. Rank 29, not qualified for the final
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Henri Pleger
- high jump
- Qualifying round: 1.60 m. 19th place, not qualified for the final
- Long jump
- Qualifying round: 5.815 m. Rank 23, not qualified for the final
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Jean Proess
- 400 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in race nine (third place), 52.6 s, one meter behind the runner-up
- 800 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in round one (ninth place), no time known
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Alex Servais
- 100 meter run
- Round one: eliminated in round five (fifth place), no time known
- Javelin
- Qualifying round: 40,000 m. 21st place, not qualified for the final
Cycling
train
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Jean Michel Majerus
- sprint
- Round one: eliminated in run five (third place), five lengths back
- 50 km
- Final: competition not finished (DNF), abandonment at kilometer 28.8
Wrestling
Greco-Roman
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Michel Dechmann
- medium weight
- Round one: BYE
- Round two: Shoulders defeat against Carl Westergren from Sweden
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Oscar Theisen
- Light heavyweight
- Round one: Eliminated against František Tázler from Czechoslovakia by victory over the shoulders of the opponent
swim
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Théodore Michel
- 200 meters chest
- Round one: eliminated in round two (fourth place), no time known
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Léon Pesch
- 100 meters freestyle
- Round one: eliminated in round four (fourth place), no time known
Web links
- Luxembourg Olympic team 1920 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )