| Luxembourg at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LUX |
| NOC | Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee |
| Website | www |
| inRio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 10 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Gilles Müller[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Luxembourg competed at the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in1900, Luxembourgish athletes have appeared in every edition of theSummer Olympic Games throughout the modern era, with the exception of the sparsely attended1904 and1908 Summer Olympics, and the1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression.
Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee selected a team of 10 athletes to compete in five sports at the Games.[2] The nation's roster in Rio de Janeiro was also a replication to those sent toAthens 2004, but had an equal share between men and women with five each. Among the sports represented by the athletes, Luxembourg staged its Olympic comeback in track and field from a 12-year absence.
The Luxembourg team featured six returning Olympians. Five of them competed atLondon 2012, with the exception of professional road cyclistFränk Schleck, who staged an eight-year comeback to his third and final Olympic circuit in Rio de Janeiro before retiring from the sport.[3] Other notable Luxembourgian athletes were swimmersRaphaël Stacchiotti andLaurent Carnol, table tennis player and four-time OlympianNi Xialian, and world no. 44 tennis playerGilles Müller, who led the team as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]
Luxembourg, however, failed to win its first Olympic medal, since the1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where middle-distance runnerJosy Barthel took home the men's 1500 m title.
Luxembourgish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event), signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since2004:[4][5]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Charles Grethen | Men's 800 m | 1:48.93 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Charline Mathias | Women's 800 m | 2:09.30 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
Luxembourgish riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their best individual ranking in the2015 UCI World Tour (for men) and top 22 national finish in the 2016 UCI World Ranking (for women).[6][7]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fränk Schleck | Men's road race | 6:13:36 | 20 |
| Chantal Hoffmann | Women's road race | Did not finish | |
| Christine Majerus | Women's road race | 3:56:34 | 18 |
| Women's time trial | 48:16.17 | 22 | |
Luxembourgish swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[8][9]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Laurent Carnol | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.88 | =27 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:11.94 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Raphaël Stacchiotti | Men's 100 m freestyle | 50.79 | 47 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 200 m individual medley | 2:00.21 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Men's 400 m individual medley | 4:20.37 | 23 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Julie Meynen | Women's 50 m freestyle | 25.12 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 100 m freestyle | 55.09 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
Luxembourg has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Remarkably going to her fifth Olympics,Ni Xialian granted an invitation from ITTF to compete in the women's singles as one of the next seven highest-ranked eligible players, not yet qualified, on the Olympic Ranking List.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Ni Xialian | Women's singles | Bye |  Kumahara (BRA)W 4–3 |  Shen Yf (ESP)W 4–3 |  Feng Tw (SIN)L 2–4 | Did not advance | ||||
Luxembourg has entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 OlympianGilles Müller (world no. 44) qualified directly for the men's singles as one of the top 56 eligible players in theATP World Rankings as of June 6, 2016.[11][12]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Gilles Müller | Men's singles |  Janowicz (POL)W 7–5, 1–6, 7–6(12–10) |  Tsonga (FRA)W 6–4, 6–3 | Bautista Agut (ESP) L 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | Did not advance | |||
