Luc Decker

Luc René Decker (born 3 March 1977 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgian former swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[1] He represented his nation Luxembourg at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and held three Luxembourgian records in all butterfly distances (50, 100, and 200 m).[2]

Luc Decker
Personal information
Full nameLuc René Decker
National team Luxembourg
Born (1977-03-03) 3 March 1977
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly

Decker competed only in the men's 100 m butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He achieved a FINA B-cut of 55.93 from the European Long Course Meet in Luxembourg City.[3] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Kyrgyzstan's Konstantin Ushkov, silver medalist for Russia in Atlanta four years earlier, and Uzbekistan's top favorite Ravil Nachaev. He raced to a fourth seed by almost a full second behind winner Nachaev in 56.10. Decker failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-seventh overall in the prelims.[4]

Since his retirement came after the Olympics, Decker completed his master of science degree in political economy at Paris-Sorbonne University, and later worked for investment promotion at the Ministry of the Economy and Foreign Trade in Luxembourg.[5] On July 1, 2013, Decker has been appointed as the consul general for Luxembourg and an executive director of the Luxembourg Trade and Investment in Shanghai, China.[6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luc Decker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  2. "Raphaël Stacchiotti (21 ans): "Tout le temps de battre le record de Decker"" [Raphael Stacchiotti (21): "All the time to beat Decker's record"] (in French). Luxemburger Wort. 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. "Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 207. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  5. "Direction Shanghai pour Luc Decker" [Shanghai branch for Luc Decker] (in French). paperJam.lu. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  6. "New Consul General in Shanghai". Benelux Chamber of Commerce. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.


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