Luxembourg at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 in 5 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Luxembourg competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 11 competitors, 10 men and 1 woman, took part in 8 events in 5 sports.[1]
Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Luxembourg entered one man and one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Nelly Wies-Weyrich, at 24th place in the women's competition.
Women's:
- Nelly Wies-Weyrich - 2252 points (→ 24th place)
Men's:
- Marcel Balthasar - 2285 points (→ 39th place)
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Men
- Track and road events
| Athletes | Events | Final | |
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| Time | Rank | ||
| Charles Sowa | 20 km walk | 1:36:23.8 | 18 |
| 50 km walk | 4:14:21.2 | 10 | |
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Two cyclists represented Luxembourg in 1972.
- Erny Kirchen - 4:15:21.0 (→ 27th place)
- Lucien Didier - 4:17:13.0 (→ 56th place)
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Five fencers, all men, represented Luxembourg in 1972.
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Rapid fire pistol:
- Michel Braun - 577 pts (→ 38th place)
Water skiing (demonstration sports)
Main article: Water skiing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Women's figure skiing:
- Sylvie Hülsemann - 1780 pts (→ 4th place)
References
- ↑ "Luxembourg at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 20 October 2014.