Fernand Backes (born January 30, 1930, in Differdange) was a

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. Backes was member of the Luxembourgish Olympic team at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

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. After a bye in the first round of the light-welterweight division, he was eliminated in the second round by Belgian Jean-Louis Paternotte. In 2008 he was promoted to the rank of Chevalier in the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

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Association Luxembourgeoise des Olympiens
1930 births Living people Sportspeople from Differdange Light-welterweight boxers Luxembourgian male boxers Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Luxembourg Knights of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg {{Luxembourg-boxing-bio-stub