Luxembourg at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Luxembourg at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Luxembourg at the; 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LUX
NOC	Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee
Website	www.teamletzebuerg.lu (in French)
in Tokyo, Japan; 23 July 2021 – 8 August 2021
Competitors	12 in 7 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Christine Majerus; Raphaël Stacchiotti
Flag bearer (closing)	Bob Bertemes
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904–1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Luxembourg competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Luxembourg athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 and 1908 Summer Olympics, and the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	1	0	1
Athletics	2	0	2
Cycling	2	1	3
Equestrian	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Table tennis	0	2	2
Triathlon	1	0	1
Total	8	4	12

Archery

Luxembourg archers booked Olympic places in the men's individual recurve based on the world ranking.

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Jeff Henckels	Men's individual	646	55	Gazoz (TUR) L 0–6	Did not advance

Athletics

Luxembourgian athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[2]^[3]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Charles Grethen	Men's 1500 m	3:41.90	6 Q	3:32.86 NR	6 q	3:36.80	12

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Bob Bertemes	Men's shot put	20.16	21	Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Luxembourg entered a squad of three riders (two men and one woman) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and top 22 (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Kevin Geniets	Men's road race	6:15:38	37
Michel Ries	Men's road race	6:21:46	73
Christine Majerus	Women's road race	3:55:13	20
Christine Majerus	Women's time trial	34:34.13	21

Equestrian

Luxembourg entered one dressage rider into the Olympic equestrian competition, by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group B (South Western Europe), marking the country's debut in the sport.^[5]

Dressage

Athlete	Horse	Event	Grand Prix		Grand Prix Freestyle		Overall
Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank	Technical	Artistic	Score	Rank
Nicolas Wagner	Quater Back Junior	Individual	70.512	25	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Swimming

Luxembourgian swimmers further 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)):^[6]^[7]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Raphaël Stacchiotti	Men's 200 m individual medley	2:03.17	42	Did not advance
Julie Meynen	Women's 50 m freestyle	25.36	=25	Did not advance
Julie Meynen	Women's 100 m freestyle	55.69	32	Did not advance

Table tennis

Luxembourg entered two athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Going to her sixth straight Olympics, Ni Xialian secured one of three available spots in the women's singles with a bronze medal victory at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.^[8] Meanwhile, Sarah de Nutte was automatically selected among the top ten table tennis players vying for qualification to join Ni Xialian in the same event based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings of June 1, 2021.^[9]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sarah de Nutte	Women's singles	Bye	Trifonova (BUL) L 3–4	Did not advance
Ni Xialian	Women's singles	Bye		Shin Y-b (KOR) L 3–4	Did not advance

Triathlon

Luxembourg qualified a single triathlete via the Individual World Rankings, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since Beijing 2008.

Athlete	Event	Time						Rank
Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total	Rank
Stefan Zachäus	Men's	17:56	0:39	56:29	0:32	36:45	1:52:21	44

References

^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ "Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". UCI. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Tokyo 2020 team and individual quota places confirmed by FEI". FEI. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^ "FINA – Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Qualification". FINA. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
^ "Timo Boll and Fu Yu clinch European Games titles". ITTF. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ "Singles and Mixed Doubles contenders confirmed for Tokyo". International Table Tennis Federation. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

External links

[1] "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[2] "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[3] "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[4] "Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". UCI. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[5] "Tokyo 2020 team and individual quota places confirmed by FEI". FEI. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[6] "FINA – Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Qualification". FINA. Retrieved 23 March 2019.

[7] "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 6 March 2021.

[8] "Timo Boll and Fu Yu clinch European Games titles". ITTF. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

[9] "Singles and Mixed Doubles contenders confirmed for Tokyo". International Table Tennis Federation. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

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