Libya at the Olympics

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."Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 91 [PDF p. 92 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.

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 2025, 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
GamesAthletesAthletes by sportMedals20px|Athletics20px|Swimming20px|Volleyball20px|Cycling20px|Judo20px|Taekwondo20px|Weightlifting20px|Gold20px|Silver20px|Bronze Tokyo 1964  1  1  -  -  -  -  -  -000 Mexico City 1968  1  1  -  -  -  -  -  -000 1972 Munich did not compete 1976 Montreal did not compete 1980 Moscow  32  9  1  22  -  -  -  -000 1984 Los Angeles did not compete Seoul 1988  1  -  -  -  4  -  -  -000 Barcelona 1992  1  1  -  -  -  -  -  -  000 Atlanta 1996  1  1  -  -  -  -  -  -000 Sydney 2000  1  1  -  -  -  -  -  - 000 Athens 2004  8  1  2  -  -  1  1  2000 Beijing 2008  7  2  2  -  1  1  1  -000

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

 References 

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Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:Sport in Libya
Category:National sports teams of Libya