Libya at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Libya at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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Mohamed Fuad Hrezi[1] | |
Medals |
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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.
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]
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Ali El-Ghrari
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Men's individual | 568 | 63 | 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
- 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 & road events
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Mohamed Fuad Hrezi
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Men's marathon | 2:21:17 | 77 |
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]
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Mohamed El-Kawisah | Men's −60 kg | Bye | 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.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Al-Hussein Gambour | Men's single sculls | 7:43.85 | 5 R | 7:45.09 | 4 SE/F | Bye | 8:13.17 | 4 FF | 7:41.77 | 32 |
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
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Ahmed Attellesey
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Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.89 | 53 | Did not advance | |||
Daniah Hagul | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:25:47 | 43 | Did 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]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Yousef Shriha | Men's −58 kg | Navarro (MEX) L 9–23 PTG |
Did not advance |
References
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ Zaptia, Sami (6 August 2016). "Libya's Olympic team of seven take part in opening ceremony". Libya Herald. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Qualification – Men" (PDF). World Archery Federation. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games". International Judo Federation. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- FINA. Archived from the originalon 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- World Taekwondo Federation. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
External links
- Libya at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio2016.com. at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 August 2016)
- Libya at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)