The Most Famous

ATHLETES from Luxembourg

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This page contains a list of the greatest Luxembourger Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 1 of which were born in Luxembourg. This makes Luxembourg the birth place of the 115th most number of Athletes behind South Sudan, and Jordan.

Top 7

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Luxembourger Athletes of all time. This list of famous Luxembourger Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Josy Barthel (1927 - 1992)

With an HPI of 55.35, Josy Barthel is the most famous Luxembourger Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.

Joseph ("Josy") Barthel (24 April 1927 – 7 July 1992) was a Luxembourgish athlete. He was the surprise winner of the Men's 1500 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and the only athlete representing Luxembourg to have won a gold medal at the Olympics. Besides athletics, Barthel also led successful careers in both chemistry and politics.

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2. Michel Scheuer (1927 - 2015)

With an HPI of 44.34, Michel Scheuer is the 2nd most famous Luxembourger Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Michel Scheuer (20 May 1927 – 31 March 2015) was a West German sprint canoeist, born in Rodange, Luxembourg, who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won three medals with a gold (1956: K-2 1000 m) and two bronzes (1952, 1956: K-1 10000 m). Scheuer also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships; two gold (K-4 1000 m and K-4 10000 m: both 1958) and a silver (K-2 1000m:1954). Scheuer died at the age of 87 in 2015.

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3. Kim Min-woo (b. )

With an HPI of 0.00, Kim Min-woo is the 3rd most famous Luxembourger Athlete.  Their biography has been translated into different languages.

Kim Min-woo may refer to: Kim Min-woo (infielder) (born 1979), South Korean baseball player Kim Min-woo (figure skater) (born 1986), South Korean ice dancer Kim Min-woo (footballer) (born 1990), South Korean football player Kim Min-woo (pitcher) (born 1995), South Korean baseball player Kim Min-woo (curler) (born 1996), South Korean curler

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4. Jeff Henckels (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 0.00, Jeff Henckels is the 4th most famous Luxembourger Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Jeff Henckels (born 30 August 1984 in Luxembourg City) is an athlete from Luxembourg that competes in archery. Henckels competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He was defeated in the first elimination round by Chen Szu-Yuan, placing 56th overall. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was again knocked out in the first round, losing 6-2 to Rick van der Ven.

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5. Nicolas Wagner (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 0.00, Nicolas Wagner is the 5th most famous Luxembourger Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Nicolas Wagner Ehlinger (born 2 January 1992) is a dressage rider from Luxembourg. He competed at the 2019 European Championships in Rotterdam. He competed as an individual for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, finished 25th in the individual competition.

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6. Bob Bertemes (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 0.00, Bob Bertemes is the 6th most famous Luxembourger Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Bob Bertemes (born 24 May 1993) is a Luxembourgish athlete specialising in the shot put. He finished fifth at the 2015 European Indoor Championships. His personal bests in the event are 22.22 metres outdoors (Luxembourg City 2019) and 21.03 metres indoors (Potsdam 2019). Both are current national records.

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7. Formiga (b. )

With an HPI of 0.00, Formiga is the 7th most famous Luxembourger Athlete.  Their biography has been translated into different languages.

Formiga may refer to: Formiga, Minas Gerais, a municipality in Minas Gerais state, Brazil Morra da Formiga, a favela in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

People

Pantheon has 7 people classified as Luxembourger athletes born between 1927 and 1993. Of these 7, 5 (71.43%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Luxembourger athletes include Kim Min-woo, Jeff Henckels, and Nicolas Wagner. The most famous deceased Luxembourger athletes include Josy Barthel, and Michel Scheuer. As of April 2024, 6 new Luxembourger athletes have been added to Pantheon including Michel Scheuer, Kim Min-woo, and Jeff Henckels.

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