Libya at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Libya at the 1980 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LBA
NOC	Libyan Olympic Committee
Website	olympic.ly (Arabic)
in Moscow
Competitors	29 (27 men, 2 women) in 5 sports
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1964 1968 1972–1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Libya (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]

Athletics

Men's 200 metres

• Ahmed Sallouma

• Heat — 22.88 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• Salem El-Margini

• Heat — 1:50.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres

• Marzouk Mabrouk

• Heat — 3:54.3 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Esa Shetewi

• Final — 2:38:01 (→ 44th place)

• Enemri el-Marghani

• Final — 2:42:27 (→ 49th place)

Men's 4x400 metres Relay

• Abashir Fellah, Salem el-Margini, Ahmed Seluma, and Elmehdi Diab

• Heat — 3:16.7 (→ did not advance)

Cycling

Seven cyclists represented Libya in 1980.

Individual road race

• El-Munsif Ben Youssef
• Ali Hamid El-Aila
• Mohamed Ganfud
• Nuri Kaheil

Team time trial

• Ali Hamid El-Aila
• Mohamed El-Kamaa
• Nuri Kaheil
• Khalid Shebani

Sprint

• Fawzi Abdussalam

1000m time trial

• Khalid Shebani

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Abdulwahab Werfeli

• Heats — 1.01,55 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

Volleyball

Men's team competition

• 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

• Kamaluddin Badi
• Adnan el-Khuja
• Samir Sagar
• Miloud Zakka
• Mohamed Bochor
• Ahmed Zoubi
• Awad Zakka
• Ahmed el-Fagei
• Jamal Zarugh
• Elmendi el-Sherif
• Ragab Zakka Wanis
• Mustafa el-Musbah

Weightlifting

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports