Chief of State : Grand Duke Henri Head of Government : Mr Jean-Claude Juncker Minister/ Secretary of State/ Chairman of agency responsible for sports : Mr Romain Schneider Chairman of the National Olympic Committee : Mr Marc Theisen Chairman of the National Sports Confederation :
Land surface : 2 586 km²
Population : 0,5 million
Capital : Luxembourg
Language : luxembourgish, french, german
Currency : euro
GDP per capita ($PPP) : 367 (37 Mia €)
Budget of State (2009): 9.263 Mia € Budget of the ministry responsible for sports:
39.904 Mio € Principal financing source for sport:
State and private sponsors National sports federations :
55 federations 1800 clubs Sports people member of a club : 95 000 persons
National and international political priorities in the sports sector (2009)
- Promotion of competitive and top-level sports
- Promotion of leisure sport
- Measures in favor of volontary work
- Anti-doping policy
Organisation of sport in the country (2009) As in the past : The Luxembourgish Olympic and Sporting Committee is the central body of sport. The state is the subsidiary authority which is pre-eminently in charge of the funding of recognized sports federations activities and legislative measures.
Results of the last Olympic Games Summer Games (Beijing, 2008) Total of available medals:
Total of won medals: ( … th by gold ranking)
Gold: ; Silver: ; Bronze:
Winter Games (Turin, 2006)
Total of available medals :
Total of won medals: ( … th by gold ranking)
Gold: ; Silver: ; Bronze:
World champion in 2009 (including non olympic sport): /
European champion (in 2009): /
Links : Ministry: www.
National Olympic Committee: www.
Sports director : M. Guy Fusenig
Government Commissioner for physical education and sports
B.P. 180
L-2011 Luxembourg
EPAS contact: Name: M. Jean Krantz
Title: Government councillor
Address: B.P. 180 L-2011 Luxembourg
Tel. : +352 247 83417
Fax : +352 247 83440
E-mail :jean.krantz@sp.etat.lu
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