Luxembourg at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Luxembourg at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeLUX
NOCLuxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee
Websitewww.teamletzebuerg.lu (in French)
in Beijing
Competitors13 in 7 sports
Flag bearers Raphaël Stacchiotti (opening)
Sascha Palgen (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Luxembourg was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee.

In total, 13 athletes including nine men and four women represented Luxembourg in seven different sports including cycling, gymnastics, judo, sailing, swimming, table tennis and triathlon.

Competitors

In total, 13 athletes represented Luxembourg at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China across seven different sports.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Cycling 3 0 3
Gymnastics 1 0 1
Judo 0 1 1
Sailing 1 0 1
Swimming 3 1 4
Table tennis 0 1 1
Triathlon 1 1 2
Total 9 4 13

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, three Luxembourger athletes participated in the cycling events – Kim Kirchen, Andy Schleck and Fränk Schleck.[1]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Kim Kirchen Men's road race 6:26:40 45
Men's time trial 1:06:29 23
Andy Schleck Men's road race 6:23:49 4
Fränk Schleck 6:26:27 42

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, one Luxembourger athlete participated in the gymnastics events – Sascha Palgen in the men's artistic individual all-around.[1]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Sascha Palgen All-around 15.200 13.000 14.325 15.725 14.225 13.600 86.075 37 Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, one Luxembourger athlete participated in the judo events – Marie Müller in the women's −52 kg category.[1]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Marie Müller Women's −52 kg  Haddad (ALG)
L 0000–0211 		Did not advance  Diédhiou (SEN)
W 1001–0001 		 Kim K-O (KOR)
L 0001–0010 		Did not advance

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, one Luxembourger athlete participated in the sailing events – Marc Schmit in the men's laser.[1]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Marc Schmit Laser 30 39 25 35 30 35 41 40 33 CAN EL 227 42

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, four Luxembourger athletes participated in the swimming events – Laurent Carnol in the men's 200 m breaststroke, Christine Mailliet in the women's 200 m freestyle, Alwin de Prins in the men's 100 m breaststroke and Raphaël Stacchiotti in the men's 200 m freestyle.[1]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Laurent Carnol 200 m breaststroke 2:15.87 40 Did not advance
Alwin de Prins 100 m breaststroke 1:03.64 51 Did not advance
Raphaël Stacchiotti 200 m freestyle 1:42.01 49 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Christine Mailliet 200 m freestyle 2:02.91 39 Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, one Luxembourger athlete participated in the table tennis events – Ni Xialian in the women's singles.[1]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ni Xialian Women's singles Bye  Huang I-h (TPE)
W 4–1 		 Li J (NED)
L 1–4 		Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, two Luxembourger athletes participated in the triathlon events – Dirk Bockel in the men's race and Elizabeth May in the women's race.[1]

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Dirk Bockel Men's 18:26 0:27 57:52 0:27 34:19 1:51:31.01 25
Elizabeth May Women's 20:26 0:30 1:05:56 0:33 40:30 2:07:55.58 41

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Luxembough at the 2008 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
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