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. Eleven competitors, all men, took part in 13 events in 6 sports.

Cycling

; 1000m time trial * Tarek Abou Al Dahab — 1:16.18 min (→ 32nd place) ; Sprint * Tarek Abou Al Dahab :* Round 1 — eliminated (→ did not advance) ;

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* Tarek Abou Al Dahab :* Heats — 5:35.42 min (→ did not advance) ; Individual road race * Tarek Abou Al Dahab — DNF

Fencing

Three fencers represented Lebanon in 1968. ; Men's foil * Souheil Ayoub — defeated in first round ; Men's épée * Ali Chekr — defeated in first round * Khalil Kallas — defeated in first round

Shooting

Three shooters represented Lebanon in 1968. ; Trap * Elias Salhab — 191 pts (→ 18th place) ; Skeet * Spiro Hayek — 180 pts (→ 39th place) * Tanios Harb — 179 pts (→ 41st place)

Swimming

Men's 100 metres freestyle * Yacoub Masboungi :* Heats — 1:00.5 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance) Men's 100 metres backstroke * Yacoub Masboungi :* Heats — 1:11.6 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight (57 kg) * Jean Nakouzi :* Round 1 — fought Herbert Singerman of

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:* Round 2 — fought Rodolfo Guerra of

:* Round 3 — fought Arthur Spaenhoven of the

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Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight (97 kg) * Hasan Bechara :* Round 1 — fought Petr Kment of

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:* Round 2 — fought Constantin Busoi of

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References

External links

Official Olympic Reports

Part Three: Results
{{country at games navbox, Lebanon, Olympics Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

1968 in Lebanese sport