Julien Lefèvre

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJulien•Lefèvre
Used nameJulien•Lefèvre
Born1 July 1907 in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (LUX)
Died4 January 1984 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg (LUX)
NOC Luxembourg

Biography

Luxembourg sculptor and medalist Julien Lefévre was also the reserve for the Luxembourgian bobsleigh team at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. His father Alfred built the famous Grand Hôtel Mercure Alfa in Luxembourg. Julien Lefèvre mostly worked together with his wife Nina-Victorine Kestler (1904-81). Both studied at l’Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles. Joint works were signed with “Julien et Nina Lefèvre”. Julien worked as a sculptor, a medalist and as an engraver of coins and banknotes. In 1935 he was a founding member and the first president of the Groupement des Escrimeurs (Group of Luxembourg Fencers), which in 1937 eventually became the Luxembourg Fencing Association.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Art Competitions LUX Julien Lefèvre
Sculpturing, Statues, Open (Olympic) AC