Luxembourg at the Olympics

Luxembourg at the Olympics is a history which began in 1912.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Luxembourg is LUX.

History
Teams from Luxembourg have been in 28 modern Olympic Games.  Luxembourg's National Olympic Committee, the Comité Olympique et Sportif Luxembourgeois, was formed in 1912.  They sent their first team to the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.

Medalists
Luxembourg has won four Olympic medals (one gold and three silver) in its 28 Olympic appearances.
 Medal Name Games Sport Event   Joseph Alzin  1920 Antwerp  Weightlifting  Men's heavyweight   Josy Barthel  1952 Helsinki  Athletics  Men's 1500 metres   Marc Girardelli  1992 Albertville  Alpine skiing  Men's giant slalom   Marc Girardelli  1992 Albertville  Alpine skiing  Men's super-G

Winter Olympic Games
Luxembourg was first at the Winter Olympic Games in 1928.  They have been in seven Winter Games.

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

References

Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:Sport in Luxembourg
Category:National sports teams of Luxembourg