Luxembourg at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Luxembourg at the 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LUX
NOC	Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee
Website	www.teamletzebuerg.lu (in French)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	11 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	René Kohn[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Luxembourg competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 11 competitors, 10 men and 1 woman, took part in 22 events in 5 sports.^[2]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's 800 metres:

• Gerard Rasquin - Round 1, 1:52.7 (4th, did not advance)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Individual road race

• Gaston Dumont — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Four fencers, all men, represented Luxembourg in 1956.

Men's épée

• Émile Gretsch
• Édouard Schmit
• Jean-Fernand Leischen

Men's team épée

• Émile Gretsch, Jean-Fernand Leischen, Édouard Schmit, Roger Theisen

Men's sabre

• Roger Theisen

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics

References

1. "René Kohn". olympedia.org. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
2. "Luxembourg at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2010.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports