Fernand Backes (born January 30, 1930, in Differdange) was a boxer from Luxembourg. 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. References External links Association Luxembourgeoise des Olympiens Fernand Backes' profile at Sports Reference.com 1930 births Living people People from Differdange Light-welterweight boxers Luxembourgian male boxers Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Luxembourg Knights of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg