Libya at the Olympics facts for kids

LYA

Libya at the Olympics is a history which began in 1956.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Libya (Libya Jamahiriya) was LYA. It is now LBA.

History

A teams from Libya was first at the Olympic Games in 1964. They have been 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. Libya has never been in the Winter Olympic Games.

As of 2011, 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.

Olympic Medal table

Games	Athletes	Athletes by sport							Medals
Tokyo 1964	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
Mexico City 1968	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
1972 Munich	did not compete
1976 Montreal	did not compete
1980 Moscow	32	9	1	22	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
1984 Los Angeles	did not compete
Seoul 1988	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	0	0	0
Barcelona 1992	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
Atlanta 1996	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
Sydney 2000	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
Athens 2004	8	1	2	-	-	1	1	2	0	0	0
Beijing 2008	7	2	2	-	1	1	1	-	0	0	0

Related pages

• List of IOC country codes