| Noc: | LIB |
| Nocname: | Lebanese Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Competitors: | 9 |
| Sports: | 7 |
| Flagbearer: | Nacif Elias[1] |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Lebanon competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's 17th appearance at the Summer Olympics. Lebanon did not attend the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, as a response to the Suez Crisis.
The Lebanese Olympic Committee sent a total of nine athletes, four men and five women, to compete in seven sports at the Games.[2] The Lebanese team featured two returning Olympians from London 2012: American-born foil fencer Mona Shaito and world's top-ranked shooter Ray Bassil in the women's trap. Almost half of the roster, including Bassil and slalom canoeist Richard Merjan, were granted invitations by the Tripartite Commission to the Games, due to their recent achievements.[3] Meanwhile, half-middleweight judoka and Brazil-raised athlete Nacif Elias, who was later disqualified for an allegedly illegal joint lock on Argentina's Emmanuel Lucenti in his opening bout, led the Lebanese squad as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1] [4]
Lebanon, however, failed to win its first Olympic medal, since the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where Greco-Roman wrestler Hassan Bchara took the bronze in the super heavyweight category.
See main article: article, Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Lebanese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[5] [6]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ahmad Hazer | Men's 110 m hurdles | 15.50 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Chirine Njeim | Women's marathon | 2:51:08 | 109 | ||||
See main article: article, Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
Lebanon received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Richard Merjan in the men's C-1 race, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.[2]
See main article: article, Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Lebanon entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. London 2012 Olympian Mona Shaito secured a spot in the women's foil as one of the two highest-ranked fencers from Asia outside the world's top 14 in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[7] She lost in her first bout.
See main article: article, Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Lebanon qualified one judoka for the men's half-middleweight category (81 kg) at the Games. Nacif Elias was ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[2] [8] He lost in his first match.
See main article: article, Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Lebanon has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send London 2012 Olympian Ray Bassil in the women's trap, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was met by March 31, 2016.[2] [9] She failed to advance past the preliminary round.
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)See main article: article, Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Lebanon received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[10] [11] [12] Both swimmers failed to advance past the preliminary round.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anthony Barbar | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.77 | 50 | Did not advance | |||
| Gabrielle Doueihy | Women's 400 m freestyle | 4:31.21 | 31 | Did not advance | |||
See main article: article, Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Lebanon entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Mariana Sahakian secured the Olympic spot in the women's singles as the highest-ranked table tennis player coming from the West Asia zone at the Asian Qualification Tournament in Hong Kong.[13] She lost and was eliminated in her first match.