1948 Summer Olympics / Participant (Lebanon)

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The Lebanon participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London in part with a delegation of eight male athletes in nine races in three competitions. None of the athletes managed to win a medal. It was Lebanon's first participation in the Summer Olympics.

Participants by sport

Boxing

• Michel Ghaoui

  Featherweight: eliminated in the 1st round

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

• Abdallah Sidani

  Flyweight: eliminated in the 2nd round

• Safi Taha

  Featherweight: eliminated in the 4th round

• Charif Damage

  Lightweight: 4th place

• Ibrahim Mahgoub

  Light heavyweight: eliminated in the 2nd round

Freestyle

• Abou Rejaile Bechara

  Lightweight: eliminated in the 1st round

shoot

• Khalil Hilmi

  Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 57th place

  Free pistol 50 m: 50th place

• Salem Salam

  Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 70th place

Web links

• Lebanese Olympic team from 1948 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )