1952 Summer Olympics / Participant (Luxembourg)
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Luxembourg took part in the 1952 Summer Olympics in the Finnish capital Helsinki with 44 male athletes in nine sports.
It was the eighth time a Luxembourg team had taken part in the Summer Olympics since 1900 .
Medalist
With a gold medal won the Luxembourg team finished 27th place in the medal table .
gold
Name (s) | sport | competition |
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Josy Barthel | athletics | 1500 meters |
Participants by sport
Boxing
Half welter weight (up to 63.5 kg)
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Fernand Backes
- 1st round: BYE
- 2nd round: 0-3 defeat against Belgian Jean Louis Paternotte
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Jean Welter, Jr.
- 1st round: 0-2 defeat against the Italian Franco Vescovi
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Bruno Mattiussi
- 1st round: 0-3 defeat against Italian Guido Mazzinghi
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Alfred Stuermer
- 1st round: 0-3 defeat against Boris Nikolov from Bulgaria
fencing
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Leon Buck
- 1st round: BYE
- 2nd round, group 3: qualified for the semi-finals with five wins (3rd place)
- Semi-finals, group 2: qualified for the final with five wins (5th place)
- Final: six wins, 4th place
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Émile Gretsch
- 1st round: BYE
- 2nd round, group 4: qualified for the semi-finals with five wins (rank 1)
- Semi-finals, Group 1: with two wins (7th place) not qualified for the final
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Jean-Fernand Leischen
- 1st round: BYE
- 2nd round, group 5: not qualified for the semi-finals with two wins (rank 8)
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Paul Anen , Léon Buck, Émile Gretsch and Jean-Fernand Leischen
- 1st round, group 5: a win, rank 2, qualified for the 2nd round
- 8: 3 win against Australia / Paul Anen (2), Léon Buck (2), Émile Gretsch (2), Jean-Fernand Leischen (2)
- 2nd round, group 1: two wins, rank 2, qualified for the semi-finals
- Semi-finals, group 1: one win, rank 1, qualified for the final
- 10: 5 win against Denmark / Paul Anen (4), Léon Buck (3), Émile Gretsch (2), Jean-Fernand Leischen (1)
- Final: no win, 4th place
- 3:13 defeat against Sweden / Émile Gretsch (3)
- 2:12 defeat against Italy / Émile Gretsch (1), Jean-Fernand Leischen (1)
- 4-8 defeat against Switzerland / Jean-Fernand Leischen (1), Paul Anen (1), Émile Gretsch (2)
- 1st round, group 5: a win, rank 2, qualified for the 2nd round
Soccer
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Jules Gales , Fernand Guth , Jean Jaminet , Fernand Lahure , Léon Letsch , François Muller , Victor Nurenberg , Michel Reuter , Joseph Roller , Léon Spartz and Camille Wagner
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Preliminary round , on July 16 in Lahden kisapuisto in Lahti in front of 3,656 spectators: 5: 3 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 1) victory against the United Kingdom
- Goal scorers: Roller 1: 1 (60th min.), 2: 1 (95th), 3: 1 (97th); Letsch 2: 1 (91st); 5: 2 Gales (102nd)
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Round of 16 , on July 20 in Kotkan urheilukeskus in Kotka in front of 6,776 spectators: 1: 2 (0: 1) defeat against Brazil
- Goalscorer: Gales 1: 2 (86.)
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Preliminary round , on July 16 in Lahden kisapuisto in Lahti in front of 3,656 spectators: 5: 3 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 1) victory against the United Kingdom
canoe
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Roland Licker
- Prelims: in run 1 (rank 7) with 4: 48.1 minutes not qualified for the final
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Léon Roth
- 56: 02.9 min. (+ 8: 40.1 min.), 17th place
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Johnny Lucas and Léon Roth
- Prelims: in run 2 (rank 6) with 4: 21.6 minutes not qualified for the final
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Eugène Hanck and Roland Licker
- 50: 08.4 min. (+ 5: 47.1 min.), Rank 18
athletics
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Frédéric Hammer
- Preliminary runs : in run 9 (rank 4) with 22.4 s (hand-stopped) or 22.63 s (electronic) not qualified for the quarter-finals
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Francois Robert Schaeffer
- Prelims: in run 10 (3rd place) with 22.4 s (hand-stopped) or 22.76 s (electronic) not qualified for the quarter-finals
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Jean Hamilius
- Preliminary runs : in run 9 (rank 6) with 50.3 s (hand-stopped) or 50.75 s (electronic) not qualified for the quarter-finals
- Frédéric Hammer
- Prelims: in run 12 (rank 6) with 49.6 s (hand-stopped) or 49.90 s (electronic) not qualified for the quarter-finals
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Gérard Rasquin
- Preliminary runs: in run 2 (rank 4) with 50.0 s (hand-stopped) or 50.12 s (electronic) not qualified for the quarter-finals
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Josy Barthel
- Preliminary runs : Qualified for the semi-finals in run 1 (1st place) with 3: 51.6 minutes (hand-stopped) or 3: 51.75 minutes (electronically)
- Semi-finals : Qualified for the final in run 2 (rank 1) with 3: 50.4 minutes (hand-stopped) or 3: 50.51 minutes (electronically)
- Final : 3: 45.2 min. (Hand-stopped, OR ) 3: 45.28 min. (Electronic), 1st place
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Paul Peace
- Prelims : in run 3 (rank 13) with 15: 23.2 minutes not qualified for the final
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Jean Fonck
- Preliminary runs : in run 6 (rank 6) with 16.1 s (hand-stopped) or 16.35 s (electronic) not qualified for the semi-finals
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Jean Fonck
- Preliminary runs : in run 1 (rank 5) with 57.8 s (hand-stopped) or 57.93 s (electronic) not qualified for the quarter-finals
- Jean Hamilius, Frédéric Hammer, Gérard Rasquin and Robert Schaeffer
- Preliminary runs : in run 1 (5th place) with 3: 16.2 minutes (hand-stopped) or 3: 16.38 minutes (electronically) not qualified for the final
Cycling
Road race (190.4 km), individual classification
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Roger Ludwig
- 5: 11: 20.0 hours (+ 5: 16.6 min.), Rank 14
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André Moes
- 5: 11: 19.0 hours (+ 5: 15.6 min.), Rank 11
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Nicolas Morn
- 5: 26: 25.0 hours (+ 20: 21.6 min.), Rank 51
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Jean Schmit
- Race not finished
Road race (190.4 km), team competition
- Roger Ludwig, André Moes and Nicolas Morn
- 15:49:04 hours (+ 28:18 min.), Rank 7
Wrestling
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Mathias Scheitler
- 1st round: 0-3 defeat against Jan Cools from Belgium
- 2nd round: 0-3 defeat against Kamal Hussain from Egypt
- Rank 14
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Henri Freylinger
- 1st round: 0-3 defeat against Lebanese Khalil Taha
- 2nd round: 0-3 defeat against the Austrian Gottfried Anglberger
- Rank 13
Light heavyweight (up to 87 kg)
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Josef Schummer
- 1st round: defeat against Kelpo Grondahl from Finland
- 2nd round: defeat against İsmet Atlı from Turkey
- Rank 8
swim
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René Kohn
- Preliminary runs: in run 1 (rank 6) with 2: 59.3 min. Not qualified for the semi-finals
do gymnastics
rank | Surname | Points per discipline | points total |
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ground |
Leap |
Ingots |
Horizontal bar |
Rings |
horse |
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32 | Joseph Stoffel | 17.85 | 18.55 | 18.70 | 18.45 | 18.70 | 18.10 | 110.35 |
103 | Armand Huberty | 16.15 | 16.85 | 17.70 | 17.65 | 16.10 | 16.30 | 100.75 |
126 | Jean Kugeler | 14.20 | 17.70 | 17.65 | 16.30 | 17.15 | 14.20 | 97.20 |
131 | Marcel Coppin | 16.15 | 18.35 | 16.05 | 16.10 | 15.70 | 13.70 | 96.05 |
134 | Hubert Erang | 16.70 | 18.15 | 15.85 | 16.00 | 15.20 | 13.80 | 95.70 |
163 | René Schroeder | 15.20 | 16.45 | 15.45 | 16.20 | 16.40 | 8.25 | 87.95 |
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Marcel Coppin , Hubert Erang , Armand Huberty , Jean Kugeler , René Schroeder and Josy Stoffel
- 503.25 points, rank 18
Web links
- Luxembourg Olympic team from 1952 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )