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Libya at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
LBA

Competitors
  
5 in 4 sports

Website
  
olympic.ly (Arabic)

Libya at the 2012 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Libyan Olympic Committee

Flag bearer
  
Sofyan El Gidi (opening) Hala Gezah (closing)

Medals
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0

Libya competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Olympics since its debut at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, including seven appearances under the name Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

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Five Libyan athletes were selected to the team, competing only in 4 different sports. Weightlifter Al El-Kekli, however, later withdrew from the Olympic games over an unspecified injury. Swimmer Sofyan El Gidi, the youngest athlete of the team, at age 20, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Libya, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics

Libyan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
    • Men
    Women

    Swimming

    Men

    Weightlifting

    Libya has qualified 1 athlete.

    References

    Libya at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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