| Lebanon at the 2021 Summer World University Games | |
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| IOC code | LBN |
| in Chengdu, China 28 July 2023 – 8 August 2023 | |
| Competitors | 7 (1 man and 6 women) |
| Medals |
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| Summer World University Games appearances | |
Lebanon competed at the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China held from 28 July to 8 August 2023. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Tamer Saleh | 100 metres | 10.88 | 43 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metres | 21.78 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lara Chehayeb | 50 metre butterfly | 32.62 | 41 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 metre butterfly | Did not start | ||||||
| 200 metre individual medley | 2:56.25 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||
| Rea Maalouf | 50 metre freestyle | 29.83 | 37 | Did not advance | |||
| 50 metre backstroke | 34.35 | 31 | Did not advance | ||||
| 50 metre breaststroke | 40.51 | 30 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 metre breaststroke | 1:29.52 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
| Rebecca Najem Mezher | 50 metre freestyle | 27.63 | 30 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 metre freestyle | 1:00.10 | 38 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 metre freestyle | 2:14.77 | 28 | Did not advance | ||||
| 50 metre butterfly | 29.56 | 33 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 metre butterfly | 1:06.47 | 31 | Did not advance | ||||
| Christelle Rouhana | 100 metre freestyle | 1:06.37 | 42 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre freestyle | 2:27.52 | 31 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 metre individual medley | 2:44.13 | 26 | Did not advance | ||||
| Lara Chehayeb Rea Maalouf Rebecca Najem Mezher Christelle Rouhana | 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay | 4:23.01 | 12 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Group round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Laetitia Azar | Women's singles |  Horváthová (SVK)L 0–3 |  Mammadova (AZE)W 3–0 |  Tao (MAC)W 3–2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Mireille Boyajian | Women's singles |  Farei (IRI)L 0–3 |  Khetkhuan (THA)L 0–3 |  Ji (KOR)L 0–3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Laetitia Azar Mireille Boyajian | Women's doubles | — | Bye | Aueawiriyayothin / Paranang (THA) L 0–3 | Did not advance | |||||||
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