| Tunisia at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | TUN |
| NOC | Tunisian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 7 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Habib Galhia [1] |
| Medals Ranked 28th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Tunisia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mohammed Gammoudi | 5000 m | 14:29.0 | 2 Q | — | 14:05.0 |  | |||
| 10,000 m | — | 29:34.2 |  | ||||||
| Labidi Ayachi | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:24.62 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| Ahmed Zammel | 5000 m | 14:54.0 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Mahmoud Ladjili | Bantamweight | BYE |  Domingo Casco (ARG)L 2-3 | did not advance | ||||
| Mouldi Manai | Featherweight |  Abdel Khallaf (EGY)L 1-4 | did not advance | |||||
| Mongi Landhili | Lightweight | BYE |  Alfonso Molina (NCA)W 5-0 |  Calistrat Cuțov (ROU)L 0-5 | did not advance | |||
| Habib Galhia | Light-welterweight |  Adalberto Siebens (PUR)W 5-0 | Antoniu Vasile (ROU) L WO | did not advance | ||||
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