The West Asian nation of Lebanon competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, which was held from 29 July to 14 August 1948.

The Lebanese delegation was made up of eight male competitors: boxer Michel Ghaoui, shooters Khalil Hilmi and Salem Salam, and wrestlers Bechara Abou Rejalie, Charif Damage, Ibrahim Mahgoub, Abdallah Sidani, and Safi Taha.

Rejalie retired during the match and did not return to the competition, placing him tied for 17th with José Luis Pérez of Mexico, who also withdrew after his loss.

On 3 August, during the first round, he lost to Edmond Faure of France by decision, though Sidani was only marked with two points due to a quality technical performance.

However, during the second round on 4 August, he was pinned by Manuel Varela of Argentina in the ninth minute, scoring three additional points.

[13] In the featherweight contest, Safi Taha quickly pinned Raymond Strasser of Luxembourg during the first round on 3 August.

His success continued in round two the following day, when he defeated Antoine Merle of France by decision, adding a point to his total.

That same day, a loss to Luigi Campanella of Italy by decision in the fourth round saw Taha total seven points, eliminating him from the competition and placing him in sixth, tied with three other wrestlers: El-Sayed Mohamed Kandil of Egypt, Egil Solsvik of Norway, and Erkki Talosela of Finland.

[15] Charif Damage wrestled in the lightweight competition, starting with a win in the eleventh minute by pin against Luis Rosado of Argentina in the first round on 3 August.

In the second round on 4 August, Damage defeated Abraham Kurland of Denmark by decision, adding a point to his total.

In the first round on 3 August, Mahgoub lost to Erling Stuer Lauridsen of Denmark by decision, costing him three points.