Lebanon at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lebanon at the Olympics
IOC code	LBN
NOC	Lebanese Olympic Committee
Medals Ranked 125th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 2 2 4
Summer appearances
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994–1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

Lebanon first showed up at the Olympics in 1936. A group of officials went to the Summer Olympics in Berlin that year. The Lebanese Olympic Committee was officially started in 1947.

Lebanon competed in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1948. Since then, they have taken part in almost every Summer Olympic Games. They only missed the 1956 Games. Lebanon did not go to those games to protest what Britain and France did during the Suez Crisis.

Lebanon has also joined most Winter Olympic Games since 1948. They only missed the Winter Games in 1994 and 1998. In 2010, Lebanon also took part in the first ever Youth Olympic Games held in Singapore.

Lebanese athletes have won four Olympic medals so far. Three of these medals were in Greco-Roman wrestling. One medal was won in weightlifting. The Lebanese Olympic Committee was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1948.

Olympic Medals for Lebanon

Lebanon has won medals in both Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Here's a look at their achievements.

Summer Games Medals

Lebanon has won all its Olympic medals at the Summer Games. The table below shows how many medals Lebanon won in each Summer Olympics they attended.

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1948 London	8	0	0	0	0	-
1952 Helsinki	9	0	1	1	2	32
1956 Melbourne	did not participate
1960 Rome	19	0	0	0	0	-
1964 Tokyo	5	0	0	0	0	-
1968 Mexico City	3	0	0	0	0	-
1972 Munich	19	0	1	0	1	33
1976 Montreal	3	0	0	0	0	-
1980 Moscow	15	0	0	1	1	35
1984 Los Angeles	22	0	0	0	0	-
1988 Seoul	21	0	0	0	0	-
1992 Barcelona	12	0	0	0	0	-
1996 Atlanta	1	0	0	0	0	-
2000 Sydney	5	0	0	0	0	-
2004 Athens	5	0	0	0	0	-
2008 Beijing	6	0	0	0	0	-
2012 London	10	0	0	0	0	-
2016 Rio de Janeiro	9	0	0	0	0	-
2020 Tokyo	6	0	0	0	0	-
2024 Paris	10	0	0	0	0	-
2028 Los Angeles	future event
Total		0	2	2	4	123

Winter Games Medals

Lebanon has not yet won any medals at the Winter Olympic Games. The table below shows their participation in these games.

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1948 St. Moritz	2	0	0	0	0	-
1952 Oslo	1	0	0	0	0	-
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	3	0	0	0	0	-
1960 Squaw Valley	2	0	0	0	0	-
1964 Innsbruck	4	0	0	0	0	-
1968 Grenoble	3	0	0	0	0	-
1972 Sapporo	1	0	0	0	0	-
1976 Innsbruck	1	0	0	0	0	-
1980 Lake Placid	3	0	0	0	0	-
1984 Sarajevo	4	0	0	0	0	-
1988 Calgary	4	0	0	0	0	-
1992 Albertville	4	0	0	0	0	-
1994 Lillehammer	did not participate
1998 Nagano
2002 Salt Lake City	2	0	0	0	0	-
2006 Turin	3	0	0	0	0	-
2010 Vancouver	3	0	0	0	0	-
2014 Sochi	2	0	0	0	0	-
2018 Pyeongchang	3	0	0	0	0	-
2022 Beijing	3	0	0	0	0	–
2026 Milan/Cortina	future event
Total		0	0	0	0	-

Medals by Sport

Lebanon's four Olympic medals have come from two different sports. Most of their medals are from wrestling.

Lebanese Olympic Medalists

Here are the amazing athletes who have won Olympic medals for Lebanon:

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Zakaria Chihab	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
3 Bronze	Khalil Taha	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman welterweight
2 Silver	Mohamed Traboulsi	1972 Munich	Weightlifting	Men's 75 kg
3 Bronze	Hassan Bechara	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman +100 kg

See also

In Spanish: Líbano en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Lebanon at the Olympics
• Sport in Lebanon
• Category:Olympic competitors for Lebanon