Luxembourg at the 1952 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	LUX
Nocname:	Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1952
Website:
Location:	Helsinki
Competitors:	44
Sports:	9
Flagbearer:	Camille Wagner^[1]
Rank:	27
Gold:	1
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

Luxembourg competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 44 competitors, all men, took part in 32 events in 9 sports.^[2]

Medalists

Gold

• Josy Barthel - Athletics, Men's 1.500 metres

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Seven athletes, all male, represented Luxembourg in 1952.

Men's 200 metres

• Fred Hammer
• Roby Schaeffer

Men's 400 metres

• Fred Hammer
• Jean Hamilius
• Gérard Rasquin

Men's 1500 metres

• Josy Barthel

Men's 5000 metres

• Paul Frieden

Men's 110 metres hurdles

• Johny Fonck

Men's 400 metres hurdles

• Johny Fonck

Men's 4 x 400 metres relay

• Fred Hammer
• Jean Hamilius
• Gérard Rasquin
• Roby Schaeffer

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Men's Light-Welterweight:

• Second Round - Lost to Jean Louis Paternotte of Belgium (0 - 3)

Men's Welterweight:

• Jeannot Welter

• First Round - Lost to Franco Vescovi of Italy (0 - 2)

Men's Light-Middleweight:

• Bruno Matiussi

• First Round - Lost to Guido Mazzinghi of Italy (0 - 3)

Men's Middleweight:

• Alfred Stuermer

• First Round - Lost to Boris Georgiev Nikolov of Bulgaria (0 - 3)

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Road CompetitionMen's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

• André Moes - 5:11:19.0 (→ 11th place)
• Roger Ludwig - 5:11:20.0 (→ 14th place)
• Josef Schraner - 5:15:06.1 (→ 20th place)
• Nicolas Morn - 5:26:25.0 (→ 51st place)
• Jean Schmit - did not finish (→ no ranking)

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Four fencers, all male, represented Luxembourg in 1952.

Men's épée

• Léon Buck
• Émile Gretsch
• Jean-Fernand Leischen

Men's team épée

• Émile Gretsch
• Jean-Fernand Leischen
• Paul Anen
• Léon Buck

Football

See main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Camille Wagner . olympedia.org . 2 January 2024.
2. Web site: Luxembourg at the 1952 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042419/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/LUX/summer/1952/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2010-09-23 . sports-reference.com.