Luxembourg at the 1920 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LUX
NOC	Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee
Website	www.teamletzebuerg.lu (in French)
in Antwerp
Flag bearer	Alex Servais[1]
Medals Ranked 19th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Luxembourg competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Joseph Alzin	Weightlifting	Men's Heavyweight	August 31

Two swimmers, both men, represented Luxembourg in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Neither of the swimmers advanced past the quarterfinals.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Seven athletes represented Luxembourg in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in athletics, having competed in the sport each time Luxembourg had appeared at the Olympics. The country's best result of the Games was a sixth-place finish in the 4x100 relay.

Ranks given are within the heat.

A single cyclist represented Luxembourg in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Majérus did not advance past the initial heats in the sprint event, and did not finish the 50 kilometres.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Luxembourg competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time. The team lost to the Netherlands in the first round.

Team roster

• Charles Krüger
• Joseph Koetz
• Thomas Schmit
• Émile Hamilius
• Martin Ungeheuer
• Camille Schumacher
• Arthur Leesch
• Joseph Massard
• Robert Elter
• François Langers
• Léon Metzler

First round

August 28, 1920

Netherlands	3–0	Luxembourg
J. Bulder 30' Groosjohan 47' 85'	Report

La Butte, Brussels

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Georges Hubrecht (BEL)

Final rank

10th

Three weightlifters represented Luxembourg in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Alzin won the country's first medal in the sport, a silver in the heavyweight.

Weightlifter	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Joseph Alzin	+82.5 kg	260.0
Johny Grün	67.5 kg	210.0	8
Michel Mertens	60 kg	did not finish

Two wrestlers, both in the Greco-Roman style, competed for Luxembourg in 1920. Both men lost all of their matches.

Wrestler	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Rank
				Silver quarters	Silver semis	Silver match
				Bronze quarters	Bronze semis	Bronze match
Michel Dechmann	Middleweight	Bye	Westergren (SWE) (L)	did not advance			10
				Vanderleenden (BEL) (L)	did not advance
				did not advance
Oscar Theisen	Light heavyweight	Tázler (TCH) (L)	did not advance	did not advance			17
				N/A	did not advance
				N/A

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Belgium 0 1 .000  Czechoslovakia 0 1 .000  Sweden 0 1 .000 Total 0 3 .000

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 0 1 .000 Round of 16 0 1 .000 Quarterfinals 0 0 – Semifinals 0 0 – Final 0 0 – Silver quarterfinals 0 1 .000 Silver semifinals 0 0 – Silver match 0 0 – Bronze quarterfinals 0 0 – Bronze semifinals 0 0 – Bronze match 0 0 – Total 0 3 .000

• Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 August 2007.
• International Olympic Committee results database