Lebanon at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Lebanon at the 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LIB
NOC	Lebanese Olympic Committee
Website	www.lebolymp.org
in Mexico City
Competitors	11 in 6 sports
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Lebanon competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Eleven competitors, all men, took part in 13 events in 6 sports.^[1]

Cycling

1000m time trial

• Tarek Abou Al Dahab — 1:16.18 min (→ 32nd place)

Sprint

• Tarek Abou Al Dahab

• Round 1 — eliminated (→ did not advance)

Individual pursuit

• Tarek Abou Al Dahab

• Heats — 5:35.42 min (→ did not advance)

Individual road race

• Tarek Abou Al Dahab — DNF

Fencing

Three fencers represented Lebanon in 1968.

Men's foil

• Souheil Ayoub — defeated in first round

Men's épée

• Ali Chekr — defeated in first round
• Khalil Kallas — defeated in first round

Shooting

Three shooters represented Lebanon in 1968.

Trap

• Elias Salhab — 191 pts (→ 18th place)

Skeet

• Spiro Hayek — 180 pts (→ 39th place)
• Tanios Harb — 179 pts (→ 41st place)

Swimming

Men's 100 metres freestyle

• Yacoub Masboungi

• Heats — 1:00.5 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 100 metres backstroke

• Yacoub Masboungi

• Heats — 1:11.6 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight (57 kg)

• Jean Nakouzi

• Round 1 — fought Herbert Singerman of Canada
• Round 2 — fought Rodolfo Guerra of Mexico
• Round 3 — fought Arthur Spaenhoven of the Netherlands

Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight (97 kg)

• Hasan Bechara

• Round 1 — fought Petr Kment of Czechoslovakia
• Round 2 — fought Constantin Busoi of Romania

References

1. "Lebanon at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
  • Part Three: Results