Luxembourg at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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

Luxembourg at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeLUX
NOCLuxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee
Websitewww.teamletzebuerg.lu (in French)
in Helsinki
Competitors44 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Camille Wagner
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Gold

  • Josy Barthel — Athletics, Men's 1.500 metres

Athletics

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

Men's Light-Welterweight:

  • Fernand Backes
  • 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

Cycling

Road Competition

Men'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

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

Gymnastics

Swimming

Men

Rank given is within the heat.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
René Kohn 200 m breaststroke 2:59.3 6 Did not advance

Wrestling

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