Tunisia at the Olympics

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Tunisia at the
Olympics
Flag of Tunisia.svg
IOC codeTUN
NOCTunisian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cnot.org.tn (in French)
Medals
Ranked 72nd
Gold
5
Silver
3
Bronze
7
Total
15
Summer appearances

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, three in men's swimming two 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.

Medal tables[edit]

Medals by Summer Games[edit]

Mohammed Gammoudi (top right) when he won Tunisia's 1st Gold olympic medal in Mexico city 1968.
Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Italy 1960 Rome 42 0 0 0 0 -
Japan 1964 Tokyo 9 0 1 1 2 29
Mexico 1968 Mexico City 7 1 0 1 2 28
West Germany 1972 Munich 35 0 1 0 1 33
Canada 1976 Montreal 15 0 0 0 0 -
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow Did not participate
United States 1984 Los Angeles 23 0 0 0 0 -
South Korea 1988 Seoul 41 0 0 0 0 -
Spain 1992 Barcelona 13 0 0 0 0 -
United States 1996 Atlanta 51 0 0 1 1 71
Australia 2000 Sydney 47 0 0 0 0 -
Greece 2004 Athens 54 0 0 0 0 -
China 2008 Beijing 28 1 0 0 1 52
United Kingdom 2012 London 83 2 0 1 3 35
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 61 0 0 3 3 75
Japan 2020 Tokyo 63 1 1 0 2 58
France 2024 Paris Future Event
United States 2028 Los Angeles
Australia 2032 Brisbane
Total 5 3 7 15 71

Medals by sport[edit]

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Swimming3014
Athletics2215
Taekwondo0112
Boxing0022
Fencing0011
Wrestling0011
Totals (6 sports)53715

List of medalists[edit]

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Silver Mohammed Gammoudi    Japan 1964 Tokyo Athletics Men's 10,000 m
 Bronze Habib Galhia Japan 1964 Tokyo Boxing Men's light welterweight
 Gold Mohammed Gammoudi    Mexico 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Bronze Mohammed Gammoudi    Mexico 1968 Mexico City Athletics Men's 10,000 m
 Silver Mohammed Gammoudi    West Germany 1972 Munich Athletics Men's 5000 m
 Bronze Fethi Missaoui United States 1996 Atlanta Boxing Men's light welterweight
 Gold Oussama Mellouli China 2008 Beijing Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle
 Gold Oussama Mellouli United Kingdom 2012 London Swimming Men's 10km marathon
 Gold Habiba Ghribi United Kingdom 2012 London Athletics Women's 3000 m steeplechase
 Bronze Oussama Mellouli United Kingdom 2012 London Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle
 Bronze Inès Boubakri Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Fencing Women's Foil
 Bronze Oussama Oueslati Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Taekwondo Men's 80 kg
 Bronze Marwa Amri Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling Women's freestyle 58 kg
 Gold Ahmed Hafnaoui Japan 2020 Tokyo Swimming Men’s 400 m freestyle
 Silver Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi Japan 2020 Tokyo Taekwondo Men's 58 kg

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

  • "Tunisia". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
  • "Tunisia". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/TUN". olympanalyt.com.