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Luxembourg at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
LUX

Competitors
  
21 in 2 sports

Website
  
www.cosl.lu (French)

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Luxembourg at the 1912 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Luxembourgish Olympic and Sporting Committee

Medals
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 3 0 4

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.

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Athletics

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.

Gymnastics

all-around

  • Antoine Wehrer - 15th, 117.25 points
  • Pierre Hentges - 18th, 115.50 points
  • Jean-Pierre Thommes - 22nd, 110.75 points
  • François Hentges - 23rd, 110.50 points
  • Emile Lanners - 24th, 109.75 points
  • team, European system

    fourth place, 35.95 points

  • Nicolas Adam
  • Charles Behm
  • André Bordang
  • Michel Hemmerling
  • François Hentges
  • Pierre Hentges
  • Jean-Baptiste Horn
  • Nicolas Kanivé
  • Nicolas Kummer
  • Marcel Langsam
  • Emile Lanners
  • Jean-Pierre Thommes
  • François Wagner
  • Antoine Wehrer
  • Ferd Wirtz
  • Joseph Zuang
  • team, free system

    fifth place, 16.30 points

  • Nicolas Adam
  • Charles Behm
  • André Bordang
  • Jean-Pierre Frantzen
  • Michel Hemmerling
  • François Hentges
  • Pierre Hentges
  • Jean-Baptiste Horn
  • Nicolas Kanivé
  • Émile Knepper
  • Nicolas Kummer
  • Marcel Langsam
  • Emile Lanners
  • Maurice Palgen
  • Jean-Pierre Thommes
  • François Wagner
  • Antoine Wehrer
  • Ferd Wirtz
  • Joseph Zuang
  • References

    Luxembourg at the 1912 Summer Olympics Wikipedia