Luxembourg at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Luxembourg at the 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LUX
NOC	Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee
Website	www.teamletzebuerg.lu (in French)
in Paris
Flag bearer	Paul Hammer[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Luxembourg competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Aquatics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jean-Pierre Moris	100 m backstroke	1:41.2	3	did not advance
Eugène Kuborn	100 m backstroke	1:29.0	4	did not advance

Women

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Renée Brasseur	100 m backstroke	—		1:51.4	5	did not advance
Laury Koster	200 m breaststroke	—		3:35.0	2 Q	3:39.2	6

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Three athletes represented Luxembourg in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport as well as the Games.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Paul Hammer	100 m	Unknown	2 Q	11.1	4	did not advance
	200 m	Unknown	3	did not advance
	400 m	53.1	3	did not advance
	Long jump	N/A				6.24	5	did not advance
Joseph Hilger	100 m	Unknown	3	did not advance
	200 m	Unknown	3	did not advance
	Long jump	N/A				5.68	7	did not advance
Christophe Mirgain	400 m	Unknown	5	did not advance
	800 m	N/A		Unknown	7	did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Six boxers represented Luxembourg at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport. The team went a combined 0 for 6.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Pierre Feidt	Welterweight	Black (CAN) L	did not advance				17
Jean Flammang	Featherweight	Beavis (GBR) L	did not advance				17
Grégoire Laurent	Lightweight	Petersen (DEN) L	did not advance				17
Michel Maurer	Light heavyweight	Bye	Courtis (GBR) L	did not advance			9
Jules Steichen	Welterweight	Givel (SUI) L	did not advance				17
Jean Welter	Light heavyweight	Bye	Kirby (USA) L	did not advance			9

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Canada 0 1 .000  Denmark 0 1 .000  Great Britain 0 2 .000  Switzerland 0 1 .000  United States 0 1 .000 Total 0 6 .000

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 0 4 .000 Round of 16 0 2 .000 Quarterfinals 0 0 – Semifinals 0 0 – Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 0 – Total 0 6 .000

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Five cyclists represented Luxembourg in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.

Road cycling

Cyclist	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Jean-Pierre Kuhn	Time trial	7:22:12.4	42
Louis Pesch	Time trial	7:19:51.4	39
Nic Rausch	Time trial	7:04:46.0	27
Georges Schiltz	Time trial	7:00:34.4	25
Jean-Pierre Kuhn Louis Pesch Nic Rausch Georges Schiltz	Team time trial	21:25:11.8	8

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Quarterfinals		Second repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Maurice Gillen	Sprint	did not finish		did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Luxembourg competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time in 1924.

Round 1

Bye

Round 2

May 29, 1924

Italy	2–0	Luxembourg
Baloncieri 20' Della Valle 38'	Report

Stade Pershing

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Jean Richard (FRA)

Final rank

9th place

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Eight gymnasts represented Luxembourg in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.

Artistic

Gymnast	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Mathias Erang	All-around	65.356	60
	Horizontal bar	9.833	67
	Parallel bars	15.90	62
	Pommel horse	8.390	63
	Rings	17.583	35
	Rope climbing	0 (15.0 s)	69
	Sidehorse vault	9.80	8
	Vault	3.85	60
Théo Jeitz	All-around	65.980	57
	Horizontal bar	12.850	52
	Parallel bars	17.30	52
	Pommel horse	5.400	70
	Rings	15.750	46
	Rope climbing	0 (15.0 s)	69
	Sidehorse vault	8.83	40
	Vault	5.85	48
Émile Munhofen	All-around	65.556	58
	Horizontal bar	10.366	65
	Parallel bars	17.03	54
	Pommel horse	6.600	67
	Rings	15.100	52
	Rope climbing	0 (14.6 s)	68
	Sidehorse vault	8.68	43
	Vault	7.78	27
Albert Neumann	All-around	65.196	62
	Horizontal bar	11.243	62
	Parallel bars	18.28	47
	Pommel horse	7.000	66
	Rings	14.663	54
	Rope climbing	0 (12.8 s)	65
	Sidehorse vault	8.33	50
	Vault	5.68	50
Jacques Palzer	All-around	61.563	67
	Horizontal bar	9.463	70
	Parallel bars	13.80	68
	Pommel horse	7.400	64
	Rings	14.910	53
	Rope climbing	0 (14.2 s)	67
	Sidehorse vault	8.33	50
	Vault	7.66	29
Charles Quaino	All-around	73.569	50
	Horizontal bar	11.646	60
	Parallel bars	18.50	45
	Pommel horse	10.560	55
	Rings	17.663	34
	Rope climbing	0 (12.0 s)	60
	Sidehorse vault	9.62	16
	Vault	5.58	52
Pierre Tolar	All-around	58.713	68
	Horizontal bar	7.800	72
	Parallel bars	14.65	67
	Pommel horse	5.900	69
	Rings	17.183	42
	Rope climbing	3 (10.8 s)	47
	Sidehorse vault	8.08	56
	Vault	2.00	65
Mathias Weishaupt	All-around	58.596	69
	Horizontal bar	8.550	71
	Parallel bars	16.70	59
	Pommel horse	6.520	68
	Rings	17.496	39
	Rope climbing	2 (11.4 s)	51
	Sidehorse vault	7.33	67
	Vault	0.00	67
Charles Quaino Théo Jeitz Émile Munhofen Mathias Erang Albert Neumann Jacques Palzer Pierre Tolar Mathias Weishaupt	Team	548.129	8

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Camille Wolff	Singles	de Morpurgo (ITA) L 1–6, 0–6, 0–6	did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	1H Snatch	1H Clean & Jerk	Press	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Joseph Alzin	Men's +82.5 kg						DNF	—
Johny Grün	Men's -67.5 kg	52.5	67.5	67.5	70	92.5	350	18
Henri Lehnen	Men's -82.5 kg	60	65	X	—	—	DNF	—
Michel Mertens	Men's -75 kg	60	70	80	75	95	380	19

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Adolphe Dumont	Middleweight	Lindfors (FIN) L	Vidal (ESP) L	did not advance					—	=20
Hilair Fettes	Featherweight	Řezáč (TCH) L	Rottiers (BEL) L	did not advance						=18

References

1. "Paul Hammer". olympedia.org. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

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