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.

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

<small>Rank given is within the heat.</small>

Wrestling

References