Libya first participated at the Olympic Games in 1964, and has sent athletes to compete 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. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.
To date, 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.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Tokyo | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1968 Mexico City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1972 Munich | did not participate | |||||
| 1976 Montreal | boycotted | |||||
| 1980 Moscow | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Los Angeles | boycotted | |||||
| 1988 Seoul | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004 Athens | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 Paris | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
See also
External links
- "Libya". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
- "Libya". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/LBA". olympanalyt.com.
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