Sportspeople of the Year
Gilles Müller (Tennis) and Christine Majerus (Cycling) won the Sportsperson of the Year Award in 2017. Source: Sportspress
Sports
Differdange City of Sports
Differdange was awarded the European City of Sports 2018 title by Aces Europe.
Soccer
Luxembourg’s soccer team (men) is number 145 on the FIFA world ranking (September 2016). Their best ranking was number 123 in 1996. Source: FIFA
Summer Olympics
Only two athletes from Luxembourg won medals in the Summer Olympics: weightlifter Joseph Alzin (silver in 1920) runner Josy Barthel (gold in 1952)
Cyclism
Four cyclists from Luxembourg have won the Tour de France: Francois Faber (1909) Nicolas Frantz (1927 and 1928) Charly Gaul (1958) Andy Schleck (2010)
Olympics
10 athletes will compete for Luxembourg in the 2016 Olympic games (Rio de Janeiro). Source: COSL