Lebanon at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Lebanon competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21. This was Lebanon's 17th time taking part in the Summer Olympics. They missed the 1956 games in Melbourne because of the Suez Crisis.

The Lebanese Olympic Committee sent nine athletes, four men and five women, to compete in seven different sports. Two athletes, Mona Shaito and Ray Bassil, had also competed in the London 2012 Olympics. Some athletes, like Ray Bassil and Richard Merjan, got to compete because of their recent good performances.

Nacif Elias, a judoka who grew up in Brazil, carried Lebanon's flag during the opening ceremony. Unfortunately, Lebanon did not win an Olympic medal since 1980, when Hassan Bchara won a bronze medal in wrestling.

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Lebanese athletes qualified to take part in several running and walking events at the 2016 Summer Olympics. They could send up to three athletes for each event if they met the required standards.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ahmad Hazer	Men's 110 m hurdles	15.50	7	Did not advance
Chirine Njeim	Women's marathon	—N/a				2:51:08	109

Canoeing

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Lebanon took part in canoeing for the first time at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The country was invited to send a competitor named Richard Merjan to race in the men's C-1 event.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Best	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Richard Merjan	Men's C-1	120.20	18	121.67	16	120.20	19	Did not advance

Fencing

Main articles: Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Lebanon had one fencer compete in the Olympics. Mona Shaito, who also competed in the London 2012 Olympics, earned her place by being one of the top-ranked fencers from Asia. She faced her first match and did not win.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mona Shaito	Women's foil	Bye	Kiefer (USA) L 3–15	Did not advance

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Lebanon had one judo athlete in the men’s half-middleweight group (81 kg) at the 2016 Summer Olympics. His name was Nacif Elias, and he was chosen because he was one of the best-ranked judokas. He lost his first match.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Nacif Elias	Men's −81 kg	Bye	Lucenti (ARG) L 000–100	Did not advance

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Lebanon was invited to send athlete Ray Bassil to compete in the women's trap event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She had to meet a certain score by March 31, 2016, to take part. However, she did not move on to the next round after the preliminary competition.

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ray Bassil	Women's trap	65	14	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Lebanon was invited by FINA to send two swimmers, one boy and one girl, to the Olympics. Neither swimmer moved on past the first round of their events.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	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	—N/a		Did not advance

Table tennis

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Lebanon had one athlete in the table tennis competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Mariana Sahakian got her spot because she was the top-ranked player from West Asia at the Asian Qualification Tournament in Hong Kong. She lost her first match and did not move forward.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mariana Sahakian	Women's singles	Oshonaike (NGR) L 3–4	Did not advance