Libya (Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics. 29 competitors, 27 men and 2 women, took part in 20 events in 5 sports.[1]
| Libya at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LBA |
| NOC | Libyan Olympic Committee |
| Website | olympic |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 29 (27 men, 2 women) in 5 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Athletics edit
Men's 200 metres
- Heat — 22.88 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Heat — 1:50.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
- Heat — 3:54.3 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Final — 2:38:01 (→ 44th place)
- Final — 2:42:27 (→ 49th place)
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
- Heat — 3:16.7 (→ did not advance)
Cycling edit
Seven cyclists represented Libya in 1980.
Swimming edit
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Heats — 1.01,55 (→ did not advance, 36th place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
Women's 200m Freestyle
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Soad Fezzani
Women's 100m backstroke
- Soad Fezzani
Volleyball edit
Men's team competition edit
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Romania (0-3)
- Lost to Poland (0-3)
- Lost to Brazil (0-3)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (0-3)
- Classification Match
- 9th/10th place: Lost to Italy (0-3) → 10th place
- Team Roster
Weightlifting edit
Men's Flyweight
- Almabruk Mahmud Mahmud (→ 15th place)
Men's Bantamweight
- Ali Shalabi (→ 17th place)
References edit
- ^ "Libya at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
External links edit
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