Libya at the 2008 Summer Olympics - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Libya

Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....

sent a delegation of 7 athletes to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

Athletics

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi is a Libyan long-distance runner.He finished eighteenth in the marathon at the 2007 World Championships.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:47.18 min - national record....	Men's marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:Key: = Olympic record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS = Did Not Start-Intermediates:s.t. - same time.- External links :...							DNF
Ghada Ali	Women's 400m	1:06.19	50			Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Ahmed Belgasim	Road race	did not finish

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First Repechage Round	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Mohamed Ben Saleh Mohamed Ben Saleh -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	-100 kg Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kg -Mat 1:-Mat 2:-Repechage:-References:**...	L 0000-1001	Did not advance

Swimming

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sofyan El Gadi	Men's 100 m freestyle	57.89	64	Did not advance
Asmahan Farhat Asmahan Farhat Asmahan Farhat, or Mercedes Farhat, born May 1, 1990 in Strongsville, Ohio, United States, is a Libyan swimmer.Raised in Strongsville, Ohio she began training with the Lake Erie Silver Dolphins before moving down to Marco Island, FL at age 11 and began swimming with her father for the Marco Island...	Women's 100 m breaststroke	1:21.68	47	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Ezzideen Tlish will represent Libya in Taekwondo. (Mens Under 68kg)

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Ezzideen Tlish	−68 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 68 kg The men's 68 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on August 21. A total of 16 men competed in the event, limited to fighters whose body weight is less than 68 kilograms...	L DSQ	Did not advance

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