Luxembourg participated at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, held between 11 and 19 February 1928. The country's participation in the Games marked its debut at the Winter Olympics.
| Luxembourg at the 1928 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | LUX |
| NOC | Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee |
| Website | www |
| in St. Moritz | |
| Competitors | 5 (men) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Willy Heldenstein |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Luxembourg team consisted of a five male athletes who competed in a single event. Willy Heldenstein served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Luxembourg did not win any medal in the Games.
Background
editLuxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee is the National Olympic Committee of Luxembourg, which was established in 1912 ahead of the country's participation in the 1912 Summer Olympics. While the country officially started participating in the Olympic programme since 1912, Michel Théato, who won the men's marathon event at the 1900 Summer Olympics belonged to the country.[1] The country did not participate in the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics. This edition of the Games in 1928 marked the nation's debut appearance at the Winter Games.[1]
The 1928 Winter Olympics was held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, between 11 and 19 February 1928.[2][3] The Luxembourg delegation consisted of five men competing in bobsleigh.[4][5] Willy Heldenstein served as the country's flag-bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony.[6] Luxembourg did not win any medal in the Games.[1][7]
Competitors
editLuxembourg sent five athlete who competed in a single sport at the Games.[4][5]
| Sport | Men | Women | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Bobsleigh
editThe Luxembourg team consisted of Marc Shoetter, Raoul Weckbecker, Willy Heldenstein, Pierre Kaempff, and Auguste Hilbert, who became the first Winter Olympic competitors for the country.[4][5] Shoetter led the bobsleigh team.[8] Heldenstein, who was the flag bearer, was the brother of 1924 Summer Olympics medalist Frantz Heldenstein.[9] Hilbert was originally a footballer, who later took up bobsleigh after the First World War.[10] Raoul Weckbecker, who was active in both skiing and bobsleigh, would go on to compete in the 1936 Winter Olympics in bobsleigh and alpine skiing.[11] Kaempff competed in bobsleigh and cycling events.[12]
Bobsleigh competitions were held on 13 and 14 February at Olympia Bobrun in St. Moritz.[13] The event was run on a 1,722 m (5,650 ft) course with a vertical drop of 130 m (430 ft). The Luxembourg team finished third to last in the event with a combined time of just over three minutes and 32 seconds across the two runs.[13]
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| LUX | Marc Shoetter Raoul Weckbecker Willy Heldenstein Pierre Kaempff Auguste Hilbert |
Five-man | 1:45.8 | 20 | 1:46.9 | 19 | 3:32.7 | 20 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Luxembourg at the Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "St. Moritz 1928". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "1928 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Luxembourg at the 1928 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Luxembourg at 1928 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
- ^ "Flag bearers at the 1928 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Comité Olympique Suisse (1928). Résultats des Concours des IImes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver (PDF) (in French). Lausanne: Imprimerie du Léman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
- ^ "Marc Shoetter". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Willy Heldenstein". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Auguste Hilbert". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Raoul Weckbecker". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Pierre Kaempff". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Bobsleigh men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.