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Libya at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Libya at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeLBA
NOCLibyan Olympic Committee
Websiteolympic.ly (in Arabic)
in Beijing
Competitors7 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Mohamed Ben Saleh
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Libya was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the Libyan Olympic Committee.

In total, seven athletes including five men and two women represented Libya in five different sports including athletics, cycling, judo, swimming and taekwondo.

Competitors

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In total, seven athletes represented Libya at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China across five different sports.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Cycling 1 0 1
Judo 1 0 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Taekwondo 1 0 1
Total 5 2 7

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, two Libyan athletes participated in the athletics events – Ghada Ali in the women's 400 m and Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi in the men's marathon.[1]

The men's marathon took place on 24 August 2008. El Zaidi did not finish.[2]

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi Marathon DNF

The heats for the women's 400 m took place on 16 August 2008. Ali finished seventh in her heat in a time of one minute 6.19 seconds and she did not advance to the semi-finals.[3]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ghada Ali 400 m 1:06.19 7 Did not advance

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, one Libyan athlete participated in the cycling events – Ahmed Belgasem in the men's road race.[1]

The men's road race took place on 9 August 2008. Belgasem did not finish.[4]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Ahmed Belgasem Men's road race Did not finish

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, one Libyan athlete participated in the judo events – Mohamed Ben Saleh in the men's −100 kg category.[1]

The men's −100 kg category took place on 14 August 2008. In the first round, Saleh lost by ippon to Dániel Hadfi of Hungary.[5]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mohamed Ben Saleh Men's −100 kg  Hadfi (HUN)
L 0001–1001 		Did not advance

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, two Libyan athletes participated in the swimming events – Sofyan El Gadi in the men's 100 m freestyle and Asmahan Farhat.in the women's 100 m breaststroke.[1]

The heats for the men's 100 m freestyle took place on 12 August 2008. El Gadi finished third in his heat in a time of 57.89 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.[6]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sofyan El Gadi 100 m freestyle 57.89 64 Did not advance

The heats for the women's 100 m breaststroke took place on 10 August 2008. Farhat finished first in her heat in a time of one minute 21.68 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.[7]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Asmahan Farhat[8] 100 m breaststroke 1:21.68 47 Did not advance

Taekwondo

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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, one Libyan athlete participated in the taekwondo events – Ezedin Tlish in the men's −68 kg category.[1]

The men's –68 kg category took place on 21 August 2008. In the first round, Tlish lost to Dmitriy Kim of Uzbekistan.[9]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ezedin Tlish Men's −68 kg  Kim (UZB)
L DSQ 		Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Libya at the 2008 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  2. ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, Marathon, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  3. ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, 400 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  4. ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, Road Race, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  5. ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, Half-Heavyweight (≤100 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  6. ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, 100 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  7. ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, 100 metres Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  8. ^ Lely's Farhat breaking down barriers for Libyan team
  9. ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, Featherweight (≤68 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.