Libya at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Libya
games=2004 Summer
competitors=8 (6 men, 2 women)
sports=5
flagbearer=Mohamed Eshtiwi (weightlifting)
officials=

Libya competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Results by event

=Athletics=

Ruwida El Hubti finished last in the women's 400 metres, but set a new national record in the process. The top finish for a Libyan athlete came in the marathon, where El Zaidi placed 39th.

Men's marathon:
* Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi
**2:20:31 (39th overall)

Women's 400 metres:
* Ruwida El Hubti
** Round 1: 1:03.57 (7th in the heat 1, did not advance, 42nd overall) ("Libyan Record")

=Judo=

Libya's only judoka in Athens lost his first match in less than two minutes.

Men's 81 kg (Half-Middleweight):
* Mohamed Ben Saleh
** Round of 32: Lost to Robert Krawczyk of Poland (Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame; ippon - 1:44)

=Swimming=

Neither Libyan athlete managed to progress beyond their opening heat.

Men's 50 metre Freestyle:
*Khaled Ghezzawi
**Heat: 27.55 s (71st overall, did not advance)

Women's 50 metre Freestyle:
* Amira Edrahi
**Heat: 34.67 s (72th overall, did not advance)

=Taekwondo=

Ezedin Salem lost his first round bout when the referee ended the contest, then withdrew in his repechage match.

Men's Under 58 kg:
*Ezedin Salem
**Round of 16: Lost to Chu Mu Yen of Chinese Taipei (Referee stopped contest; Round 1, 1:15) (advanced to first repechage round)
**Repechage Round 1: Lost to Juan Ramos of Spain (Withdrew)

=Weightlifting=

Only one of the two Libyan weightlifters in Athens managed to complete a valid lift in both the Snatch and the Clean & Jerk. This was Mohamed Eshtiwi, who finished 16th in the 77 kg class.

Men's 77 kg:
*Mohamed Eshtiwi
**335.0 kg (Snatch: 155.0 kg, Clean & Jerk: 180.0 kg) (16th overall)

Men's 85 kg:
*Hamza Abughalia
**Did not finish

Abughalia completed a Snatch of 147.5 kg, but missed three attempts at a Clean & Jerk of 180.0 kg, which would have placed him 12th overall.

Officials

*President: Mohammad Moammar Al-Gathafi
*Secretary General: Marwan Kamel Maghur

ee also

* Libya at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

References

* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/ Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad]