André Bordang

André Bordang joined the club Société de Gymnastique from the capital’s district of Grund at age 12. He participated in the very first World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 1903 in Antwerpen, winning two bronze medals, in the parallel bars and in the team event. Bordang finished 18th in the individual all-around. Until World War I, he competed in four more World Championships (1905, 1907, 1911 and 1913). At the first national trials in January 1912, he placed third. After the final trials in June, he was one of 16 gymnasts selected for the Olympics. At the Olympic Games in Stockholm, the team from Luxembourg, including Bordang, placed fifth and last in the team event of the free system but missed bronze by less than one point in the team event of the European system.

Later he was an instructor of his club and of the national team attending the world championships 1919, 1925 and 1926 as well as the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. Bordang also served as president and later honorary president of his club and vice-president of the Federal Council of the Union of Luxembourg Gymnastics Societies. He was awarded the Vermeil Medal of the Grand Ducal Order of the Oak Crown in his home country and high distinctions from France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Tunisia.

His older brother Antoine was also a successful gymnast and member of the bronze medal team at the 1903 World Championships. André Bordang was married to Elisabeth Thill.