| Luxembourg at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LUX |
| NOC | Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 93rd |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
Luxembourg'sNational Olympic Committee, theLuxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee, was founded in 1912 and sent its first team to the1912 Summer Olympics inStockholm.
Only three athletes won medals competing for Luxembourg in the Summer Olympics: weightlifterJoseph Alzin, silver in1920, and runnerJosy Barthel, gold in1952. In the late 20th-century, it was discovered that runnerMichel Théato, whose medal was previously given to France, was actually Luxembourgish. Théato won the gold medal in the men's marathon.[1]
Luxembourg first competed at theWinter Olympic Games in1928, and has taken part in a total of tenWinter Games. Thus, despite having been one of the earliest countries to take part,Luxembourg has competed in relatively few of the Games. To date, Luxembourg has won a total of two medals: bothsilver, and won byMarc Girardelli in1992.
After Luxembourg's first appearance, inSt. Moritz, and the country's second appearance, at the1936 Games inGarmisch-Partenkirchen, Luxembourg did not compete at the Winter Olympics for another five decades. As a low-lying country, whose highest peak (theKneiff) lies only 560 metres (1,837 ft) above sea level, Luxembourg had little pedigree in most Winter Olympic sports.
However, the naturalisation ofMarc Girardelli, anAustrian-bornalpine skier, saw Luxembourg return to the Games in1988. In the following Winter Olympics, in1992 inAlbertville, Girardelli won Luxembourg's first two Winter Olympic medals, scooping silver in both thegiant slalom andsuper-G.
Neither Girardelli, nor Luxembourg, has won another Winter medal since 1992, but the country's return to the Winter world stage has been maintained by the appearance of twoice skaters in subsequent Games:Patrick Schmit in1998 andFleur Maxwell in2006.
Luxembourg qualified for the2010 Winter Olympics with two athletes but did not participate because one did not reach the criteria set by the NOC and the other was injured before the Games.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris | 0[1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1904 St. Louis | did not participate | |||||
| 1908 London | ||||||
| 1912 Stockholm | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1920 Antwerp | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 1924 Paris | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1932 Los Angeles | did not participate | |||||
| 1936 Berlin | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1948 London | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1952 Helsinki | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 1956 Melbourne | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960 Rome | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1964 Tokyo | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1968 Mexico City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1972 Munich | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976 Montreal | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980 Moscow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Seoul | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004 Athens | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 Paris | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 96 | |
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 St. Moritz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1932 Lake Placid | did not participate | |||||
| 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1948–1984 | did not participate | |||||
| 1988 Calgary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Albertville | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 1994 Lillehammer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998 Nagano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | did not participate | |||||
| 2006 Turin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010 Vancouver | did not participate | |||||
| 2014 Sochi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022 Beijing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2026 Milano Cortina | future event | |||||
| Total | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alpine skiing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Josy Barthel | 1952 Helsinki | Athletics | Men's 1500m |
 Silver | Joseph Alzin | 1920 Antwerp | Weightlifting | Men's Heavyweight |
| Silver | Marc Girardelli | 1992 Albertville | Alpine skiing | Men's super-G |
| Silver | Marc Girardelli | 1992 Albertville | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom |
