Lebanon at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

Lebanon participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date Taekwondo Men's 73kg 18 Aug

Fencing

Group Stage AthleteEventMatch 1Match 2Match 3Match 4Match 5Match 6SeedRita Abou JaoudeGirls’ Foil L 1-5 L 0-5 L 0-5 L 1-5 W 5-3 L 2-512

Knock-Out Stage AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankRita Abou JaoudeGirls’ Foil L 7-15did not advance12

Judo

Individual AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4SemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultCaren ChammasGirls' -63 kgBYE L 000-101Repechage W 100-000Repechage W 100-000Repechage L 000-001Did not advance7

Team TeamEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultMunichMixed TeamEssen L 3-4did not advance9

Swimming

AthletesEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimePositionTimePositionTimePositionAbbas RaadBoys’ 50m Freestyle25.2630Did not advanceBoys’ 50m Backstroke28.7613Did not advanceNibal YamoutGirls’ 200m Breaststroke2:46.9619Did not advanceGirls’ 200m Individual Medley2:32.2323Did not advance

Taekwondo

Michel Samaha qualified for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games by getting 5th place at the World qualifications in Tijuana, Mexico.

Samaha defeated the player from Suriname that had won against the player from Azerbaijan (ranked 6th at the World Qualifications). Samaha reached the semi-final and secured the BRONZE medal then lost against the player from Russia.

Samaha brought back to Lebanon the 1st Olympic medal since 1980.

AthleteEventPreliminaryQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankMichel SamahaBoys' -73kgBYE W 5-4 L 4-10did not advance

References

External links Competitors List: Lebanon