Léon Roth (canoeist) explained

Léon Roth (born 10 September 1926) is a Luxembourgian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He was born in Diekirch. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he finished 17th in the K-1 10000 m event. He was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event.[1] In 2008 he was promoted to the rank of Chevalier in the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gjerde. Arild. Jeroen Heijmans . Bill Mallon . Hilary Evans . Léon Roth Biography and Olympic Results. Olympics. Sports Reference.com. 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418022231/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/leon-roth-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 2011-03-01.
  2. Web site: " Promotion dans les ordres nationaux " : Les anciens " Olympiens " luxembourgeois à l'honneur. News. Sports.lu. 2008-07-02. 2012-03-01. fr.