Libya at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Libya at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Libya.svg
IOC code LBA
NOC Libyan Olympic Committee
Website olympic.ly  (in Arabic)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors7 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Mohamed Fuad Hrezi [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Libya competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics since its debut at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo; seven of them were represented by the Libyan athletes under the name Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

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Libyan Olympic Committee sent a total of seven athletes, six men and one woman, to compete in six sports at the Games; all of them made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro. Notable Libyan athletes were breaststroke swimmer Daniah Hagul, the lone female and the youngest of the team (aged 17), and marathon runner Mohamed Fuad Hrezi, who was awarded the honor of carrying the Libyan flag in the opening ceremony. [2] Libya, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Archery

Libya has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a male archer to the Olympic tournament, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. [3]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
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Score
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Score
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Score
Rank
Ali El-Ghrari Men's individual 56863Flag of the United States.svg  Ellison  (USA)
L 0–6
Did not advance

Athletics (track and field)

Libyan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [4] [5]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Mohamed Fuad Hrezi Men's marathon 2:21:1777

Judo

Libya has qualified one judoka for the men's extra-lightweight category (60 kg) at the Games. Mohamed El-Kawisah earned a continental quota spot from the African region, as the highest-ranked Libyan judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016. [6]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
Rank
Mohamed El-Kawisah Men's −60 kg ByeFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Smetov  (KAZ)
L 000–100
Did not advance

Rowing

Libya has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a rower in the men's single sculls to the Rio regatta, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Al-Hussein Gambour Men's single sculls 7:43.855 R7:45.094 SE/FBye8:13.174 FF7:41.7732

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Swimming

Libya has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [7] [8] [9]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ahmed Attellesey Men's 50 m freestyle 23.8953Did not advance
Daniah Hagul Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:25:4743Did not advance

Taekwondo

Libya entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics for the first time since 2004. Yousef Shriha secured a spot in the men's flyweight category (58 kg) by virtue of his top two finish at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Agadir, Morocco. [10]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yousef Shriha Men's −58 kg Flag of Mexico.svg  Navarro  (MEX)
L 9–23 PTG
Did not advance

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