Lebanon at the 1952 Winter Olympics

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Lebanon at the
1952 Winter Olympics
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IOC code LIB
NOC Lebanese Olympic Committee
Website www.lebolymp.org
in Oslo
Competitors1 (man) in 1 sport
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Lebanon sent a delegation to compete at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway from 14 to 25 February 1952. This was the country's second time competing in a Winter Olympic Games, after their first appearance four years prior. Lebanon was represented in these Olympics by a single alpine skier, Ibrahim Geagea. He competed in three events, and his best finish was 57th in the men's downhill competition.

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Background

The Lebanese Olympic Committee was recognised by the International Olympic Committee on 31 December 1947. [1] They joined Olympic competition less than a month later, participating in the 1948 Winter Olympics. [2] The 1952 Winter Olympics were held in Oslo, Norway from 14 to 25 February 1952; a total of 694 athletes representing 30 National Olympic Committees took part. [3] These Oslo Olympics were therefore Lebanon's second appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. [2] Lebanon sent a single competitor to Oslo, Ibrahim Geagea, who competed in three events in alpine skiing. [4]

Alpine skiing

Ibrahim Geagea was 27 years old at the time of the Oslo Olympics, and was making the second of his four consecutive Olympic appearances. [5] [6] On 15 February, he took part in the single-run men's giant slalom race, and finished the course in a time of 3 minutes and 52.8 seconds, which put him in 82nd and last place among those athletes that completed the event. [7] The gold medal was won in 2 minutes and 25 seconds by Stein Eriksen of Norway; the silver and bronze medals were both won by Austrians, Christian Pravda and Toni Spiss respectively. [8]

The next day, Geagea participated in another single-run race, the men's downhill. He finished the competition in a time of 3 minutes and 20.2 seconds, which ranked him 57th out of 72 finishing competitors. [9] The gold medal was won in 2 minutes and 30.8 seconds by Zeno Colò of Italy; Austrians again took both the silver and bronze medals, with Othmar Schneider winning the silver and Pravda the bronze. [10] The third and final alpine skiing event for men in Oslo was the slalom, held on 19 February over two legs. [11] Geagea's Olympics were over when he failed to finish the first run. [12] Schneider eventually won the gold medal, with Norwegians Eriksen and Guttorm Berge taking the silver and bronze medals. [13]

AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ibrahim Geagea Men's downhill 3:20.257
Men's giant slalom 3:52.882
Men's slalom DNFdid not advance

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