Libya at the Olympic Games
Flag of Libya – Flag bearers IOC code  LBA NOC Libyan Olympic Committee
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	8 (6 men, 2 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Mohamed Eshtiwi (weightlifting)
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Libya (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) 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 (72nd 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

  See also

• Libya at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

  References

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad

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