Libya at the Olympics
Libya at the Olympics is a history which began in 1956.
Libya at the Olympics | |
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IOC code | LBA |
NOC | Libyan Olympic Committee |
Website | olympic |
Medals |
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Summer appearances | |
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Libya (Libya Jamahiriya) was LYA.[1] It is now LBA.[2]
History
A teams from Libya was first at the Olympic Games in 1964. They have been in most Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation boycotted the 1976 Games along with most other African nations, and also boycotted the 1984 Games. Libya has never been in the Winter Olympic Games.
As of 2011, no Libyan athlete has ever won an Olympic medal.
The National Olympic Committee for Libya was created in 1962 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1963.
Olympic Medal table
Games | Athletes | Athletes by sport | Medals | ||||||||
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Tokyo 1964 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mexico City 1968 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1972 Munich | did not compete | ||||||||||
1976 Montreal | did not compete | ||||||||||
1980 Moscow | 32 | 9 | 1 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1984 Los Angeles | did not compete | ||||||||||
Seoul 1988 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Barcelona 1992 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta 1996 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sydney 2000 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athens 2004 | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Beijing 2008 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-10-12.
- ↑ "Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 91 [PDF p. 92 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.
Other websites
- "Libyan Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-06-13.