Luxembourg at the Olympics
| Luxembourg at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LUX |
| NOC | Luxembourgish Olympic and Sporting Committee |
| Website | www |
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| Winter appearances | |
Luxembourg at the Olympics is a history which began in 1912.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Luxembourg is LUX.[1]
History
[change | change source]Teams from Luxembourg have been in 28 modern Olympic Games. Luxembourg's National Olympic Committee, the Comité Olympique et Sportif Luxembourgeois, was formed in 1912. They sent their first team to the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
Medalists
[change | change source]Luxembourg has won four Olympic medals (one gold and three silver) in its 28 Olympic appearances.
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver
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Joseph Alzin | 1920 Antwerp | Weightlifting | Men's heavyweight |
 Gold
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Josy Barthel | 1952 Helsinki | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres |
| Silver
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Marc Girardelli | 1992 Albertville | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom |
| Silver
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Marc Girardelli | 1992 Albertville | Alpine skiing | Men's super-G |
Winter Olympic Games
[change | change source]Luxembourg was first at the Winter Olympic Games in 1928. They have been in seven Winter Games.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ [https://web.archive.org/web/20120212112626/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]]; retrieved 2012-10-12.
