Sporting event delegation
Tunisia
first participated at the
Olympic Games
in 1960, and has sent athletes to compete in every
Summer Olympic Games
except when they participated in the
American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics
and has never participated in the
Winter Olympic Games
.
Tunisian athletes have won a total of 15 medals, including four by the great
long-distance runner
Mohammed Gammoudi
in men's
athletics
, four in men's
swimming
three by
long-distance swimmer
Oussama Mellouli
and one by
Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui
, two in men's
boxing
, one in women's athletics, one in women's
fencing
and two in men's
taekwondo
.
The
National Olympic Committee
for Tunisia was created in 1957.
History
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1960 to 1980
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Mohammed Gammoudi
(top right) when he won Tunisia's 1st Gold olympic medal in Mexico city 1968.
Tunisia first took part in the
1960 Summer Olympics
in
Rome
. The 45 men competed in athletics,
Boxing
,
Fencing
,
Cycling
,
Modern pentathlon
,
Shooting
and
Football
. The first Olympians came from the boxing relay. On 25 August 1960, the bantamweight
Tahar Ben Hassan
, the lightweight
Noureddine Dziri
, the light welterweight
Azouz Bechir
and the welterweight
Omrane Sadok
came to their first-round bouts.
The first medals were won in
1964 Summer Olympics
in
Tokyo
. Tunisia's first medalist was
Mohammed Gammoudi
on 14 October 1964, who won silver in the
10,000 meter
. Boxer
Habib Galhia
won the light welterweight bronze a week later. A Tunisian judoka took part in Tokyo for the first time. In
Mexico City 1968
Gammoudi was able to triple his medal haul. In addition to winning a bronze medal in the
10,000 meters
, he became Tunisia's first Olympic champion in the
5,000 meters
on 15October 1968. At
1972 Summer Olympics
in
Munich
, handball players, volleyball players and a wrestler competed for the first time. Mohammed Gammoudi won his fourth Olympic medal with silver in the
5000 meters
. So far (2020) he is the Tunisian with the most medals at the Olympic Games.
Tunisia was one of the few African countries to take part in the
1976 Summer Olympics
in
Montreal
. The athletes were not used, but swimmers took part for the first time. In addition, a Tunisian woman started in Montreal for the first time.
Myriam Mizouni
became the country's first Olympian on 18 July 1976 in the
100-meter freestyle
heats. The country immediately joined the
US-led boycott
of the
1980 Summer Olympics
in
Moscow
.
1984 to 2000
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At
1984 Summer Olympics
in
Los Angeles
, Tunisian weightlifters took part for the first time. In
Boxing
,
Lotfi Belkhir
reached the quarterfinals at
light welterweight
. In
Seoul 1988
, Tunisian table tennis players made their Olympic debut. The
football selection
met in the preliminary round the team from
West Germany
, which later won bronze, and lost 1?4. At
1992 Summer Olympics
in
Barcelona
, in which a sports sailor competed for the first time, were unsuccessful for the Tunisian team.
It was not until 1996 in Atlanta that a medal could be celebrated again. Boxer
Fethi Missaoui
won bronze at
light welterweight
. In athletics, Ali Hakimi reached the 1500m final and finished eighth. In Atlanta, a Tunisian tennis player took part for the first time. Tunisian rowers made their Olympic debut in Sydney in 2000. The team was also unsuccessful in
2000 Sydney
.
2004 to present
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Oussama Mellouli
double olympic champion in swimming.
Habiba Ghribi
3,000 meter steeplechase
olympic champion.
At
2004 Summer Olympics
in
Athens
, Tunisian Taekwondoin and a gymnast competed for the first time. Swimmer
Oussama Mellouli
reached the final in the
400m individual medley
and finished 5th. In women's
weightlifting
,
Hayet Sassi
finished 4th in the
middleweight division
. The taekwondoin
Hichem Hamdouni
was able to reach the quarterfinals in the
welterweight division
. Saber fencer
Azza Besbes
also reached the quarterfinals.
After 40 years, a Tunisian Olympic victory was celebrated again at
2008 Summer Olympics
in
Beijing
.
Oussama Mellouli
won the
1500m freestyle
final after finishing fifth in the
400m freestyle
. Boxer
Walid Cherif
reached the
flyweight
quarterfinals. In
London 2012
, basketball players and canoeists competed for the first time.
Oussama Mellouli
won bronze in the
1500 meter freestyle
and became Olympic champion in the
10 km open water swim
. This makes Mellouli Tunisia's first double Olympic champion. He is also the first swimmer to win both indoor (
1500m freestyle
in
Beijing 2008
) and outdoor (10 km open water 2012 in London) olympic gold medals.
Track and field athlete
Habiba Ghribi
took second place in the
3,000 meter steeplechase
race. The winner, the Russian
Yuliya Zaripova
, was found guilty of
doping
in 2015 and disqualified. Ghribi moved up accordingly and was subsequently declared Olympic champion on 4 June 2016. Boxer
Maroua Rahali
reached the quarterfinals in the
flyweight division
. The Tunisian fencer also achieved top placements.
Ines Boubakri
was sixth in the foil, epee fencer
Sarra Besbes
eighth, her sister
Azza Bebes
ninth with the sabre. At
2016 Summer Olympics
in
Rio de Janeiro
, the Tunisian team won three bronze medals.
Ines Boubakri
won her medal in
foil fencing
,
Marwa Amri
in freestyle wrestling in the
58 kg class
and
Oussama Oueslati
in
welterweight
taekwondo. Beach volleyball players from Tunisia competed in Rio de Janeiro for the first time.
Medal tables
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Medals by Summer Games
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Medals by sport
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List of medalists
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See also
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