Background
Luxton was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the son of Sir Harold Luxton who was a member of the International Olympic Committee.
Luxton was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the son of Sir Harold Luxton who was a member of the International Olympic Committee.
He was educated at Melbourne Grammar School before going to England to study at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
They were subsequently chosen to represent Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where they came fourth in the eights. Luxton served with his father on the AOF Executive Committee for many years. When his father, resigned from the International Olympic Committee on 9 May 1951 Otto Mayer immediately announced Lewis would be his successor.
Luxton, as deputy chairman, undertook a great deal of work for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
In 1957 he was awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to the Olympic movement. Luxton was Chairman of Shell Australia where he was able to give support to Ralph Doubell who was an employee.
At Mexico in the 1968 Summer Olympics, he made the presentation to Doubell of the gold medal for the 800m. Luxton had the deciding vote on whether Australia should send athletes to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
In a 6-5 vote, Australia attended the Games officially.
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In 1932 he was a member of the winning Cambridge boat in the Boat Race. Luxton was made an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee when he retired in 1974.