Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

's first appearance in the Olympics was in 1936 when a "delegation of officials" attended the Summer Olympics in Berlin. Following the formation of the Lebanese Olympic Committee in 1947, Lebanon participated for the first time at the

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in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in all but one Summer Olympic Games since then. Lebanon was one of four nations to boycott the 1956 Games in protest of the

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and French involvement in the Suez Crisis. Lebanon has also participated in most

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since 1948, missing only the 1994 and 1998 Winter Games. Lebanon also participated at the 1st

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2010 in Singapore. Lebanese athletes have won four medals, three in Greco-Roman wrestling and one in

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. The

Lebanese Olympic Committee Lebanese Olympic Committee ( ar, اللجنة الأولمبية اللبنانية, IOC code: LBN, 1964-2016: ''LIB'') is the National Olympic Committee representing Lebanon. In 1960 the Olympic Committee of Lebanon was awarded with the Count Al ...

, i.e. the National Olympic Committee for Lebanon, was created in 1947 and recognized by the

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Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Winter Games

Medals by summer sport

Medalists

See also

References

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