Lebanon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Lebanon competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne as a response to the Suez Crisis.

Lebanon at the 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LIB
NOC	Lebanese Olympic Committee
Website	www.lebolymp.org
in London
Competitors	10 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Andrea Paoli
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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The Lebanese Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games, after the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. A total of 10 athletes, 3 men and 7 women, competed in 7 different sports. For the first time in its Olympic history, Lebanon was represented by more female than male athletes.^[1] Three of its athletes were born in the United States: foil fencers and siblings Zain and Mona Shaito, and freestyle swimmer Katya Bachrouche. Two other athletes had competed in Beijing, including sprinter Gretta Taslakian, who was at her third consecutive Olympics. Asian Games silver medalist Andrea Paoli, who became the first Lebanese taekwondo jin to participate in the Olympics, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Lebanon, however, failed to win an Olympic medal in London since the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where Hassan Bchara won the bronze for Greco-Roman wrestling.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Lebanon has qualified 2 athletes.^[1]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ahmad Hazer	110 m hurdles	14.82	9	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gretta Taslakian	200 m	24.49	8	Did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Lebanon has qualified 2 fencers.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Zain Shaito	Individual foil	Zhu J (CHN) L 2–15	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mona Shaito	Individual foil	El-Gammal (EGY) W 7–6	Di Francisca (ITA) L 2–15	Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Lebanon has had 1 judoka invited.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Caren Chammas	Women's −63 kg	Willeboordse (NED) L 1100–0000	Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Women^[1]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ray Bassil	Trap	64	18	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Lebanese swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):^[3][4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Wael Koubrousli	100 m breaststroke	1:07.06	44	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Katya Bachrouche	800 m freestyle	8:35.88	19	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Lebanon qualified one woman.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Tvin Carole Moumjoghlian	Women's singles	Hanffou (CMR) L 0–4	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Lebanon has qualified the following quota place.^[1]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Andrea Paoli	Women's −57 kg	Munoz (CUB) W 4–2	Tseng L-C (TPE) L 2–5	Did not advance

See also

• Lebanon at the 2012 Summer Paralympics