| Libya at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LBA |
| NOC | Libyan Olympic Committee |
| Website | olympic |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 5 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Mehdi Abdulkeirat |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Libya ( Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ) competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Khaled Othman | 100 metres | 11.65 | 103 | did not advance | |||||
| Moustafa Abdel Naser | 400 metres | Disqualified | did not advance | ||||||
| Ali El-Zaidi | 1500 metres | 3:15.49 | 50 | N/A | did not advance | ||||
| Adel Adili | Marathon | N/A | 2:32:12 | 88 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yousef Shadi | Road race | did not finish | |
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