Luxembourg at the 1912 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:LUX
Nocname:Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1912
Website: 
Location:Stockholm
Competitors:21
Sports:2
Flagbearer:Jean-Pierre Thommes[1]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Luxembourg competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the first official appearance at the modern Olympic Games for the nation, although it was later discovered that one Luxembourgish athlete competed in 1900.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Two athletes represented Luxembourg in the nation's Olympic debut. Pelletier's 17th-place finish in the shot put was Luxembourg's best placement.

Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.

AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Paul FournelleLong jumpalign=center colspan=2N/ANo mark30align=center colspan=2did not advance
Marcel PelletierShot putalign=center colspan=2N/A11.0417align=center colspan=2did not advance
Discus throwalign=center colspan=2N/A33.7333align=center colspan=2did not advance

all-around

team, European system

fourth place, 35.95 points

team, free system

fifth place, 16.30 points

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jean-Pierre Thommes . olympedia.org . 2 January 2024.