Luxembourg at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Luxembourg at the
1956 Summer Olympics

IOC code| LUX
NOC| Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee
Website| www.teamletzebuerg.lu (in French)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors| 11 in 5 sports
Flag bearer| René Kohn[1]
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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Luxembourg competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Eleven competitors, ten men and one woman, participated in 22 events across five sports.[2]

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's 800 metres:

* Gerard Rasquin – Round 1, 1:52.7 (4th, did not advance)

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Individual road race

* Gaston Dumont – did not finish (→ no ranking)

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Four fencers, all men, represented Luxembourg in 1956.

Men's épée

* Émile Gretsch
* Édouard Schmit
* Jean-Fernand Leischen

Men's team épée

* Émile Gretsch, Jean-Fernand Leischen, Édouard Schmit, Roger Theisen

Men's sabre

* Roger Theisen

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "René Kohn". olympedia.org. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
2. ^ "Luxembourg at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2010.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports

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Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden

Africa|

* (Egypt)*
* Ethiopia
* Kenya
* Liberia
* Nigeria
* South Africa
* Uganda

America|

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Bermuda
* Brazil
* British Guiana
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Burma
* (Cambodia)*
* Ceylon
* Republic of China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* South Korea
* Malaya
* North Borneo
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* (Netherlands)*
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Soviet Union
* (Spain)*
* Sweden
* (Switzerland)*
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand

Nations in bullet brackets indicating competed at the Equestrian events (Stockholm only)

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* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
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