Lebanon at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Lebanon competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Eleven competitors, all men, took part in 13 events in 6 sports.

Cycling

1000 metres time trial

• Tarek Abou-Zahab — 1:16.18 min (→ 32nd place)

Sprint

• Tarek Abou-Zahab

* Round 1 — eliminated (→ did not advance)

Individual pursuit

• Tarek Abou-Zahab

* Heats — 5:35.42 min (→ did not advance)

Road race

• Tarek Abou-Zahab — 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

Men's trap

• Elias Salhab — 191 pts (→ 18th place)

Men's 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......
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