Luxembourg competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. The nation has competed at every Olympic games for a century, except the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Luxembourgian Olympic and Sporting Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. A total of 10 athletes, 6 men and 4 women, competed in 6 sports; most of them participated strongly in road cycling, swimming, and tennis. Notable Luxembourgish athletes featured road cyclist Fränk Schleck, triathlete Elizabeth May, and tennis star Claudine Schaul, who later became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
Luxembourg failed to win an Olympic medal in Athens since the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where middle-distance runner Josy Barthel took home the Olympic title in the men's 1500 metres.
Archery
One Luxembourgish archer qualifiedfor the men's individual archery.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJeff HenckelsMen's individual62355L 132–136Did not advance
Athletics
Luxembourgish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankDavid Fiegen800 m1:46.975Did not advance
Cycling
Road In the men's road race, Kirchen and Schleck finished in the main peloton of 34 riders, with Kirchen finishing 3rd in that group and 6th overall. Benoît Joachim was the only entrant in the time trial, but finished well back.
AthleteEventTimeRankBenoît JoachimMen's road race5:44:1345Men's time trial1:01:5026Kim KirchenMen's road race5:41:566Fränk Schleck5:41:5616
Swimming
Luxembourgish swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAlwin de Prins100 m breaststroke1:03.32 27Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLara Heinz50 m freestyle26.3530Did not advance100 m freestyle57.4036Did not advance
Tennis
Anne Kremer and Claudine Schaul both lost their single matches in straight sets to higher ranking opponents, then paired up as a double team, and lost an upset to a wildcard entry from Colombia in three sets, including a tiebreak set and a 16-game final set.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAnne KremerWomen's singlesL 3–6, 4–6Did not advanceClaudine SchaulL 1–6, 1–6Did not advanceAnne KremerClaudine SchaulWomen's doublesL 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 7–9Did not advance
Triathlon
Luxembourg again sent one triathlete to the Olympics.
AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRankElizabeth MayWomen's19:430:191:10:260:2237:392:08:29.2217
References
External links Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Luxembourgian Olympic and Sporting Committee