Tunisia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Tunisia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Tunisia.svg
IOC code TUN
NOC Tunisian Olympic Committee
Website www.cnot.org.tn  (in French)
in Beijing
Competitors28 in 10 sports
Flag bearer Anis Chedly
Medals
Ranked 52nd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
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]

Tunisia Country in Northern Africa

Tunisia (officially the Republic of Tunisia) is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa, covering 165,000 square kilometres. Its northernmost point, Cape Angela, is the northernmost point on the African continent. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia's population was 11.435 million in 2017. Tunisia's name is derived from its capital city, Tunis, which is located on its northeast coast.

2008 Summer Olympics Games of the XXIX Olympiad, held in Beijing in 2008

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and commonly known as Beijing 2008, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 8 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing, China.

Beijing Municipality in Peoples Republic of China

Beijing, formerly romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's third most populous city proper, and most populous capital city. The city, located in northern China, is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of central government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together the three divisions form the Jingjinji metropolitan region and the national capital region of China.

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Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
Oussama Mellouli Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle

Athletics

Key
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
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
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Habiba Ghribi 3000 m steeplechase 9:25.50 NR 5 q9:36.43 13
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Leila Ben Youssef Pole vault 4.0032Did not advance

Boxing

Tunisia qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. All five boxers qualified at the first African qualifier. [2]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Walid Cherif Flyweight Flag of Australia.svg  Sutherland  (AUS)
W 14–2		Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Lee O-S  (KOR)
W 11–5		Flag of Italy.svg  Picardi  (ITA)
L 5-7		Did not advance
Alaa Shili Featherweight Flag of Germany.svg  Gratschow  (GER)
W 14–5		Flag of Mexico.svg  Santos  (MEX)
L 2–14		Did not advance
Saifeddine Nejmaoui Lightweight Flag of Russia.svg  Tishchenko  (RUS)
L 2–10		Did not advance
Hamza Hassini Light welterweight Flag of Iran.svg  Sepahvand  (IRI)
L 4–16		Did not advance
Mourad Sahraoui Light heavyweight Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Xp  (CHN)
L 1–3		Did not advance

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Rafâa Chtioui Men's road race 7:03:04 87

Fencing

Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Ines Boubakri Individual foil Flag of Canada.svg  Luan  (CAN)
L 9–13		Did not advance
Azza Besbes Individual sabre Flag of South Africa.svg  Chetty  (RSA)
W 15–2		Flag of France.svg  Perrus  (FRA)
W 15–11		Flag of Canada.svg  Ovtchinnikova  (CAN)
W 15–12		Flag of the United States.svg  Ward  (USA)
L 14–15		Did not advance

Judo

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Youssef Badra −81 kg Flag of Montenegro.svg  Mrvaljević  (MNE)
L 0010–0020		Did not advance
Anis Chedly +100 kg ByeFlag of France.svg  Riner  (FRA)
L 0000–0010		Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Chahnez M'barki −48 kg Flag of Ukraine.svg  Lusnikova  (UKR)
L 0000–0221		Did not advance
Nesria Jelassi −57 kg ByeFlag of Cuba.svg  Lupetey  (CUB)
W 1000–0000		Flag of Australia.svg  Pekli  (AUS)
L 0000–1011		Did not advance ByeFlag of Hungary.svg  Baczkó  (HUN)
L 0000–1011		Did not advance
Houda Miled −78 kg ByeFlag of France.svg  Possamaï  (FRA)
L 0012–1010		Did not advance
Nihal Chikhrouhou +78 kg Flag of Ecuador.svg  Chalá  (ECU)
W 1000–0000		Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim N-Y  (KOR)
L 0001–0011		Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Oussama Mellouli 200 m freestyle 1:47.9719Did not advance
400 m freestyle 3:44.547 Q N/A3:43.45 AF 5
1500 m freestyle 14:47.766 Q N/A14:40.84 AF
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Maroua Mathlouthi 200 m individual medley DNSDid not advance
400 m individual medley DNS N/ADid not advance

Taekwondo

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage Bronze MedalFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Khaoula Ben Hamza Women's +67 kg Flag of Mexico.svg  Espinoza  (MEX)
L 0–4		Did not advanceFlag of Sweden.svg  Kedzierska  (SWE)
L 4–5		Did not advance

Tennis

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Selima Sfar Women's singles Flag of Denmark.svg  Wozniacki  (DEN)
L 4–6, 1–6		Did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Khalil El Maoui Men's −56 kg 1267142DNF126DNF
Hanene Ourfelli Women's −63 kg 8017951617516

Wrestling

Key
Pin (amateur wrestling) in amateur wrestling

A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Adnan Rhimi −84 kg ByeFlag of Armenia.svg  Yenokyan  (ARM)
L 1–3 PP		Did not advance18
Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Haykel Achouri −84 kg ByeFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Gadabadze  (AZE)
L 0–3 PO		Did not advance20
Women's freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Marwa Amri −55 kg Flag of Colombia.svg  Rentería  (COL)
L 1–3 PP		Did not advance14

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References

  1. ↑ "JO-2008 : participation de 27 athlètes tunisiens", Xinhua, July 3, 2008
  2. ↑ 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament
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