Lebanon at the
Olympics
IOC codeLBN
NOCLebanese Olympic Committee
Websitewww.lebolymp.org
Medals
Ranked 120th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Lebanon's first appearance in the Olympics was in 1936 when a "delegation of officials" attended the Summer Olympics in Berlin.[1] Following the formation of the Lebanese Olympic Committee in 1947, Lebanon participated for the first time at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in all but one Summer Olympic Games since then. Lebanon was one of four nations to boycott the 1956 Games in protest of the British and French involvement in the Suez Crisis.[2] Lebanon has also participated in most Winter Olympic Games since 1948, missing only the 1994 and 1998 Winter Games.[3]

Lebanon also participated at the 1st Youth Olympic Games 2010 in Singapore.[4]

Lebanese athletes have won four medals, three in Greco-Roman wrestling and one in weightlifting.

The Lebanese Olympic Committee, i.e. the National Olympic Committee for Lebanon, was created in 1947 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1948.[5]

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1948 London80000-
1952 Helsinki9011232
1956 Melbournedid not participate
1960 Rome190000-
1964 Tokyo50000-
1968 Mexico City30000-
1972 Munich19010133
1976 Montreal30000-
1980 Moscow15001135
1984 Los Angeles220000-
1988 Seoul210000-
1992 Barcelona120000-
1996 Atlanta10000-
2000 Sydney50000-
2004 Athens50000-
2008 Beijing60000-
2012 London100000-
2016 Rio de Janeiro90000-
2020 Tokyo60000-
2024 Parisfuture event
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total0224118

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1948 St. Moritz20000-
1952 Oslo10000-
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo30000-
1960 Squaw Valley20000-
1964 Innsbruck40000-
1968 Grenoble30000-
1972 Sapporo10000-
1976 Innsbruck10000-
1980 Lake Placid30000-
1984 Sarajevo40000-
1988 Calgary40000-
1992 Albertville40000-
1994 Lillehammerdid not participate
1998 Nagano
2002 Salt Lake City20000-
2006 Turin30000-
2010 Vancouver30000-
2014 Sochi20000-
2018 Pyeongchang30000-
2022 Beijing30000
2026 Milan–Cortinafuture event
Total0000-

Medals by summer sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Wrestling0123
Weightlifting0101
Totals (2 entries)0224

Medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverZakaria Chihab1952 Helsinki WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman bantamweight
 BronzeKhalil Taha1952 Helsinki WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman welterweight
 SilverMohamed Traboulsi1972 Munich WeightliftingMen's 75 kg
 BronzeHassan Bechara1980 Moscow WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman +100 kg

See also

References

  1. Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan By Britannica Educational Publishing
  2. "Timeline: Politics and Protest at the Olympics". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  3. "Lebanon at the Olympic Games". www.topendsports.com. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  4. "OCA » Singapore 2009". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  5. "About Us". Lebanese Olympic Committee. 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
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