Fernand Backes

Summary

Fernand Backes (born 30 January 1930 in Differdange) is a Luxembourgish former boxer. Backes was member of the Luxembourgish Olympic team at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. 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.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "" Promotion dans les ordres nationaux " : Les anciens " Olympiens " luxembourgeois à l'honneur". News (in French). Sports.lu. 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2012-03-01.

External links edit

  • Association Luxembourgeoise des Olympiens
  • Fernand Backes' profile at Sports Reference.com