| Tunisia at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | TUN |
| NOC | Tunisian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 28 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Anis Chedly |
| Medals Ranked 52nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Tunisia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country was represented by 28 athletes competing in 10 sports. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Oussama Mellouli | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Hatem Ghoula | 20 km walk | 1:23:44 | 27 |
| 50 km walk | 4:03:47 | 33 | |
| Hassanine Sebei | 20 km walk | 1:25:23 | 34 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Habiba Ghribi | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:25.50 NR | 5 q | 9:36.43 | 13 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Leila Ben Youssef | Pole vault | 4.00 | 32 | Did not advance | |
Tunisia qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. All five boxers qualified at the first African qualifier. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Walid Cherif | Flyweight |  Sutherland (AUS)W 14–2 |  Lee O-S (KOR)W 11–5 |  Picardi (ITA)L 5-7 | Did not advance | ||
| Alaa Shili | Featherweight |  Gratschow (GER)W 14–5 |  Santos (MEX)L 2–14 | Did not advance | |||
| Saifeddine Nejmaoui | Lightweight |  Tishchenko (RUS)L 2–10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Hamza Hassini | Light welterweight |  Sepahvand (IRI)L 4–16 | Did not advance | ||||
| Mourad Sahraoui | Light heavyweight |  Zhang Xp (CHN)L 1–3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafâa Chtioui | Men's road race | 7:03:04 | 87 |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Ines Boubakri | Individual foil |  Luan (CAN)L 9–13 | Did not advance | |||||
| Azza Besbes | Individual sabre |  Chetty (RSA)W 15–2 |  Perrus (FRA)W 15–11 | Ovtchinnikova (CAN) W 15–12 |  Ward (USA)L 14–15 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Youssef Badra | −81 kg |  Mrvaljević (MNE)L 0010–0020 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Anis Chedly | +100 kg | Bye | Riner (FRA) L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Chahnez M'barki | −48 kg |  Lusnikova (UKR)L 0000–0221 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Nesria Jelassi | −57 kg | Bye |  Lupetey (CUB)W 1000–0000 | Pekli (AUS) L 0000–1011 | Did not advance | Bye |  Baczkó (HUN)L 0000–1011 | Did not advance | ||
| Houda Miled | −78 kg | Bye | Possamaï (FRA) L 0012–1010 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Nihal Chikhrouhou | +78 kg |  Chalá (ECU)W 1000–0000 | Kim N-Y (KOR) L 0001–0011 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Oussama Mellouli | 200 m freestyle | 1:47.97 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m freestyle | 3:44.54 | 7 Q | — | 3:43.45 AF | 5 | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 14:47.76 | 6 Q | — | 14:40.84 AF | | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Maroua Mathlouthi | 200 m individual medley | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 m individual medley | DNS | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Khaoula Ben Hamza | Women's +67 kg | Espinoza (MEX) L 0–4 | Did not advance |  Kedzierska (SWE)L 4–5 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Selima Sfar | Women's singles |  Wozniacki (DEN)L 4–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Khalil El Maoui | Men's −56 kg | 126 | 7 | DNF | 126 | DNF | |
| Hanene Ourfelli | Women's −63 kg | 80 | 17 | 95 | 16 | 175 | 16 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Adnan Rhimi | −84 kg | Bye |  Yenokyan (ARM)L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 18 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Haykel Achouri | −84 kg | Bye |  Gadabadze (AZE)L 0–3 PO | Did not advance | 20 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Marwa Amri | −55 kg |  Rentería (COL)L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 14 | ||||
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