Libya at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Sporting event delegation

Libya at the
2008 Summer Olympics

IOC code| LBA
NOC| Libyan Olympic Committee
Website| olympic.ly (in Arabic)
in Beijing
Competitors| 7 in 5 sports
Flag bearer | Mohamed Ben Saleh
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1964
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* 2020
* 2024

Libya (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) sent a delegation of 7 athletes to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[1] This was the last time that Libya attended the Olympics as the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi | Marathon | DNF

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Ghada Ali | 400 m | 1:06.19  | 7  | Did not advance

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

### Road

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Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Ahmed Belgasem | Men's road race | Did not finish

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage 1  | Repechage 2  | Repechage 3  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Mohamed Ben Saleh | Men's −100 kg |  Hadfi (HUN)
L 0001–1001  | Did not advance

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Sofyan El Gadi | 100 m freestyle | 57.89  | 64  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Asmahan Farhat[2] | 100 m breaststroke | 1:21.68  | 47  | Did not advance

## Taekwondo

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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Ezedin Tlish will represent Libya in Taekwondo.[3] (Men's Under 68 kg)

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Bronze Medal  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Ezedin Tlish | Men's −68 kg |  Kim (UZB)
L DSQ | Did not advance

## References

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* "Libyans at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games", Tripoli Post, August 3, 2008

1. ^ http://www.africanpath.com/p_blogEntry.cfm?blogEntryID=5636
2. ^ Lely's Farhat breaking down barriers for Libyan team
3. ^ "African taekwondo champion to fight for a medal at Beijing Olympics" Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, Xinhua, July 31, 2008

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National Olympic Committees at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Republic of the Congo
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

America|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
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* Dominica
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* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
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* Netherlands Antilles
* Nicaragua
* Panama
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* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Cambodia
* China
* East Timor
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
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* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
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* North Korea
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Chinese Taipei
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Europe|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
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* Iceland
* Ireland
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* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

Oceania|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Guam
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Federated States of Micronesia
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

*[DNF]: Did not finish
*[BM]: Bronze medal match
*[DSQ]: Disqualified
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