Libya competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since the nation's official debut at 1964.
| Libya at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | LBA |
| NOC | Libyan Olympic Committee |
| Website | olympic |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2021 – 11 August 2021 | |
| Competitors | 6 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers | Ahmed Abuzriba Mek Almukhtar[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Athletics
editLibya sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]
- 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
- Track events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ahmed Essabai | Men's 100 m | 11.89 | 44 | Did not advance | |||||
Rowing
editLibya entered one boat in the men's single sculls competitions for the Games. Mohamed Bukrah directly secured his spots for the nations after through the allocation process of universality spots.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mohamed Bukrah | Men's single sculls | 7:37.75 | 5 R | 7:45.55 | 5 SE/F | Bye | 8:00.42 | 4 FF | 7:28.90 | 31 | |
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
Shooting
editFor the first time in Olympic history, Libyan shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2023 African Championships, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament[4]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Mohammed Bin Dallah | Men's 10 m air pistol | 555 | 32 | Did not advance | |
Swimming
editLibya sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Yousef Abubaker | Men's 100 m freestyle | 56.19 | 75 | Did not advance | |||
| Maleek Al-Mukhtar | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:10.99 | 36 | Did not advance | |||
Weightlifting
editFor the first time since the nation's last participation in 2004, Libya entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Ahmed Abuzriba (men's 102 kg) secured one quotas to participate in his weight divisions based on the allocations of universality spots.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Ahmed Abuzriba | Men's −102 kg | 164 | DNF | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "World Rowing - Paris 2024 - OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION RANKING (FINAL, updated on 3 June 2024)" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.