Lebanon at the Olympics

Template:Infobox Olympics Lebanon Lebanon's first appearance in the Olympics was in 1940 when a "delegation of officials" attended the Summer Olympics in Berlin. Following the formation of the Lebanese Olympic Committee in 1947, Lebanon participated for the first time at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in all but one Summer Olympic Games since then. Lebanon was one of three nations to boycott the 1956 Games in protest of the British and French involvement in the Suez Crisis. Lebanon has also participated in most Winter Olympic Games since 1948, missing only the 1994 and 1998 Winter Games.

Lebanon also participated at the 1st Youth Olympic Games 2010 in Singapore.

Lebanese athletes have won a total of four medals, three in Greco-Roman wrestling and one in weightlifting.

The National Olympic Committee for Lebanon was created in 1947 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1948.

Lebanon medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Silver	Zakaria Chihab	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
Bronze	Khalil Taha	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman welterweight
Silver	Mohamed Tarabulsi	1972 Munich	Weightlifting	Men's middleweight
Bronze	Hassan Bechara	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight

Medals by sport

Wrestling	0	1	2	3
Weightlifting	0	1	0	1
Total	0	2	2	4

See also

• Sport in Lebanon
• Category:Olympic competitors for Lebanon

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
• "Lebanese Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-08-08.