| Libya at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | LBA |
| NOC | Libyan Olympic Committee |
| Website | olympic |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 7 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Mohamed Ben Saleh |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Libya was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the Libyan Olympic Committee.
In total, seven athletes including five men and two women represented Libya in five different sports including athletics, cycling, judo, swimming and taekwondo.
In total, seven athletes represented Libya at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China across five different sports. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 7 |
In total, two Libyan athletes participated in the athletics events – Ghada Ali in the women's 400 m and Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi in the men's marathon. [1]
The men's marathon took place on 24 August 2008. El Zaidi did not finish. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi | Marathon | DNF | |
The heats for the women's 400 m took place on 16 August 2008. Ali finished seventh in her heat in a time of one minute 6.19 seconds and she did not advance to the semi-finals. [3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ghada Ali | 400 m | 1:06.19 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
In total, one Libyan athlete participated in the cycling events – Ahmed Belgasem in the men's road race. [1]
The men's road race took place on 9 August 2008. Belgasem did not finish. [4]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Belgasem | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
In total, one Libyan athlete participated in the judo events – Mohamed Ben Saleh in the men's −100 kg category. [1]
The men's −100 kg category took place on 14 August 2008. In the first round, Saleh lost by ippon to Dániel Hadfi of Hungary. [5]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Mohamed Ben Saleh | Men's −100 kg |  Hadfi (HUN)L 0001–1001 | Did not advance | |||||||
In total, two Libyan athletes participated in the swimming events – Sofyan El Gadi in the men's 100 m freestyle and Asmahan Farhat.in the women's 100 m breaststroke. [1]
The heats for the men's 100 m freestyle took place on 12 August 2008. El Gadi finished third in his heat in a time of 57.89 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals. [6]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sofyan El Gadi | 100 m freestyle | 57.89 | 64 | Did not advance | |||
The heats for the women's 100 m breaststroke took place on 10 August 2008. Farhat finished first in her heat in a time of one minute 21.68 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals. [7]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Asmahan Farhat [8] | 100 m breaststroke | 1:21.68 | 47 | Did not advance | |||
In total, one Libyan athlete participated in the taekwondo events – Ezedin Tlish in the men's −68 kg category. [1]
The men's –68 kg category took place on 21 August 2008. In the first round, Tlish lost to Dmitriy Kim of Uzbekistan. [9]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Ezedin Tlish | Men's −68 kg |  Kim (UZB)LDSQ | Did not advance | |||||
