Lebanon at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Lebanon at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of Lebanon.svg
IOC code LIB
NOC Lebanese Olympic Committee
Website www.lebolymp.org
in Atlanta
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Mohamed Al-Aywan
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The West Asian country of Lebanon competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, which were held from 19 July to 4 August 1996. This appearance marked Lebanon's twelfth appearance in a Summer Games since their debut in 1948. The delegation consisted of one athlete, table tennis player Larissa Chouaib, who finished fourth in her group, failing to win a medal.

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Background

The Lebanese Olympic Committee was founded in 1946 and officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee on 22 November 1947. [1] A few months later, the nation made its debut in the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Their debut in a Summer Olympics also came at the 1948 edition in London. [2] Leading up to the 1996 Games, Lebanon had not missed a Summer Games since the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, which they boycotted along with Egypt and Iraq in protest of the Suez Crisis. [3] However, Lebanon did miss the most recent 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, as they were unable to send any athletes, making their last appearance to this point the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona. [4]

The 1996 Summer Olympics were held in Atlanta, United States, from 19 July to 4 August 1996. The Games in Atlanta hosted 10,318 athletes from 197 nations competing in 271 different events. [5] Lebanon's participation in the Games marked their twelfth appearance at a Summer Games. [2] The Lebanese delegation to Atlanta consisted of one athlete: table tennis player Larissa Chouaib, who competed in one event. [6] At the opening ceremony, Lebanon's flagbearer was Mohamed Al-Aywan, [7] a weightlifter who competed for the nation at the 1988 Summer Games in the men's 67.5 kg weightlifting event. [8]

Table tennis

Table tennis events were held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta Atlanta August 2016 28 (Georgia World Congress Center).jpg
Table tennis events were held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta

Larissa Chouaib competed in Group C of the women's singles event. Pitted with three other competitors, the player atop the standings after a round robin tournament would advance to the knockout stage. Her first match was against Chen Jing of Chinese Taipei on 24 July. Chouaib dropped her first game 5–21 and her second 6–21, giving Chen the match win. The following day, Chouaib competed against Chunli Li of New Zealand. Chouaib was again defeated in two games: the first by a score of 7–21 and the second by a score of 5–21. Mathematically eliminated from knockout competition, Chouaib played her final match of the Games on 26 July against Alessia Arisi of Italy. Chouaib dropped the first game 4–21 and the second 13–21. With an 0–3 record, Chouaib placed last in the group, being outscored 40 points to her opponent's 126. The winner of the group, Chen from Chinese Taipei, went on to win the silver medal in the event after falling to Deng Yaping of China in the gold medal match. [9]

AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Larissa Chouaib Women's singles Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chen  (TPE)
L 0–2		Flag of New Zealand.svg  Li  (NZL)
L 0–2		Flag of Italy.svg  Arisi  (ITA)
L 0–0		4Did not advance

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Lebanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Lebanon (LBN)". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Politics and Protest at the Olympics". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Reiche, Danyel (6 June 2016). "Why developing countries are just spectators in the 'Gold War': the case of Lebanon at the Olympic Games" (PDF). Third World Quarterly. 38 (4): 3. doi:10.1080/01436597.2016.1177455 . Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Atlanta 1996". Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Lebanon at the 1996 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Flagbearers for 1996 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Mohamed Al-Aywan". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Singles, Women". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 February 2025.

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