Luxembourg at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Luxembourg at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Luxembourg
games=2004 Summer
competitors=10 (6 men, 4 women)
sports=6
flagbearer=Claudine Schaul

Luxembourg competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Results by event


=Archery=

Henckels lost a tie-breaker for 54th place in the ranking round, and drew a Taiwanese opponent in the first round. He led by three heading into the final six arrows, but a poor shot that scored only one point was enough to send him to a close defeat.

Men's Individual:
* Jeff Henckels
**Ranking Round: 623 points (17 10s, 55th overall)
**1/32 Round: Lost to (10) Chen Szu-Yuan of Chinese Taipei (132 - 136) (56th overall)


=Athletics=

David Fiegen fell around a second short of qualifying from his opening round heat in the men's 800 metres.

Men's 800 metres:
* David Fiegen
**Round 1: 1:46.97 (5th in heat 2, did not advance, 36th overall)


=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.

Men's Road Race:
* Benoît Joachim
**5:44:13 (45th overall, 2:29 behind)

* Kim Kirchen
**5:41:56 (6th overall, 0:12 behind)

* Fränk Schleck
**5:41:56 (16th overall, 0:12 behind)

Men's Time Trial:
* Benoît Joachim
**1:01:50.46 (26th overall, 4:18.72 behind)


=Swimming=

Neither of the Luxembourger swimmers in Athens qualified for a semifinal, with the best finish being 27th from Alwin de Prins.

Men's 100 metre Breaststroke:
* Alwin de Prins
**Heat: 1:03.32 (27th overall, did not advance)

Women's 50 metre Freestyle:
*Lara Heinz
**Heat: 26.35 s (30th overall, did not advance)

Women's 100 metre Freestyle:
*Lara Heinz
**Heat: 57.40 s (36th overall, did 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.

Women's Singles:
* Anne Kremer
**First Round: Lost to Maria Vento-Kabchi of Venezuela (3 - 6, 4 - 6)

* Claudine Schaul
**First Round: Lost to Daniela Hantuchová of Slovakia (1 - 6, 1 - 6)

Women's Doubles:
* Anne Kremer and Claudine Schaul
**First Round: Lost to Catalina Castano and Fabiola Zuluaga of Colombia (6(7) - 7, 6 - 2, 7 - 9)


=Triathlon=

Luxembourg again sent one triathlete to the Olympics. Elizabeth May finished 17th in the women's event.

Women's Competition:
* Elizabeth May
**2:08:29.22 (17th overall)

Officials

*President: Marc Theisen
*Secretary General: Marlyse Pauly

References

* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/ Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad]


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