Libya at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Libya at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg
IOC code LBA
NOC Libyan Olympic Committee
Website olympic.ly  (in Arabic)
in Moscow
Competitors29 (27 men, 2 women) in 5 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Libya (Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics. 29 competitors, 27 men and 2 women, took part in 20 events in 5 sports. [1]

Contents

Athletics

Men's 200 metres

  • Heat – 22.88 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat – 1:50.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres

  • Heat – 3:54.3 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Final – 2:38:01 (→ 44th place)
  • Final – 2:42:27 (→ 49th place)

Men's 4x400 metres Relay

  • Heat – 3:16.7 (→ did not advance)

Cycling

Seven cyclists represented Libya in 1980.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Heats – 1.01,55 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Women's 100m Butterfly

Women's 200m Freestyle

Women's 400m Freestyle

Women's 100m backstroke

Volleyball

Men's team competition

  • Lost to Romania (0-3)
  • Lost to Poland (0-3)
  • Lost to Brazil (0-3)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (0-3)
  • 9th/10th place: Lost to Italy (0-3) → 10th place

Weightlifting

Men's Flyweight

Men's Bantamweight

References

  1. El-Mehdi Sallah Ahmad Diab (Arabic: المهدي صلاح أحمد دياب; born 1958) competed in the 400m and the 4x400m relay at the 1980 Olympics. [2] [3]
  1. "Libya at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "El-Mehdi Sallah Diab Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. "Olympedia – El-Mehdi Sallah Diab". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 August 2024.