Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Tunisia at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Tunisia.svg
IOC code TUN
NOC Tunisian Olympic Committee
Website www.cnot.org.tn  (in French)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors63 in 16 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Inès Boubakri
Mehdi Ben Cheikh
Flag bearer (closing) Ghailene Khattali
Medals
Ranked 58th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Tunisia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] Since the nation's official debut in 1960, Tunisian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the nation's partial support for the US-led boycott.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ahmed Hafnaoui Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle 25 July
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi Taekwondo Men's 58 kg 24 July

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 112
Athletics 213
Boxing 022
Canoeing 224
Fencing 268
Judo 033
Rowing 022
Sailing 134
Shooting 112
Swimming 202
Table tennis 112
Taekwondo 101
Tennis 011
Volleyball 12012
Weightlifting 325
Wrestling 6410
Total342963

Archery

Two Tunisian archers qualified for the men's and women's individual recurve, respectively, at the Games, by finishing in the top two, among those eligible for Olympic qualification, at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco. [2]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mohamed Hammed Men's individual 63162Flag of South Korea.svg  Oh J-h  (KOR)
L 0-6
Did not advance
Rihab Elwalid Women's individual 60959Flag of Mexico.svg  Román  (MEX)
L 2–6
Did not advance
Mohamed Hammed
Rihab Elwalid
Mixed team 124028Did not advance

Athletics

Tunisian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [3] [4]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Abdessalem Ayouni Men's 800 m 1:45.73 SB3 Q1:44.99 NR6Did not advance
Mohamed Amine Touati Men's 400 m hurdles 50.586Did not advance
Marwa Bouzayani Women's 3000 m steeplechase 9:31.25 PB6Did not advance

Boxing

Tunisia entered two female boxers into the Olympic tournament for the first time in history. Khouloud Hlimi (women's featherweight) and Mariem Homrani (women's lightweight) secured their spots by advancing to the final match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal. [5]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Khouloud Hlimi Women's featherweight ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Irie  (JPN)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Mariem Homrani Women's lightweight ByeFlag of Algeria.svg  Khelif  (ALG)
L 0–5
Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Tunisian canoeists qualified three boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco. [6]

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ghailene Khattali Men's C-1 1000 m 4:39.7916 QF4:35.4177Did not advance
Mohamed Ali Mrabet Men's K-1 1000 m 4:02.14853:56.3255Did not advance
Khaoula Sassi Women's K-1 200 m 45.101545.8096Did not advance
Afef Ben Ismail
Khaoula Sassi
Women's K-2 500 m 2:05.77052:10.9796Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Fencing

Tunisian fencers qualified a full squad each in the women's team sabre for the Games as the highest-ranked nation from Africa outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings. Experienced Olympians Mohamed Samandi (men's foil), Farès Ferjani (men's sabre), Sarra Besbes (women's épée), and Rio 2016 bronze medalist Inès Boubakri scored additional places on the Tunisian team as the highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Africa in their respective individual events of the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mohamed Samandi Foil ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Shikine  (JPN)
L 4–15
Did not advance
Farès Ferjani Sabre ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Berrè  (ITA)
L 10–15
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Sarra Besbes Épée ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Isola  (ITA)
L 12–14
Did not advance
Inès Boubakri Foil ByeOlympic flag.svg  Korobeynikova  (ROC)
L 3–15
Did not advance
Nadia Ben Azizi Sabre Flag of India.svg  Bhavani Devi  (IND)
L 3–15
Did not advance
Amira Ben Chaabane ByeFlag of Hungary.svg  Pusztai  (HUN)
L 12–15
Did not advance
Yasmine Daghfous Flag of Hungary.svg  Katona  (HUN)
L 6–15
Did not advance
Nadia Ben Azizi
Amira Ben Chaabane
Yasmine Daghfous
Olfa Hezami
Team sabre Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
L 29–45
Did not advance

Judo

Tunisia qualified three female judoka for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Nihel Landolsi (women's middleweight, 70 kg), with Nihal Chikhrouhou competing in the women's heavyweight category (+78 kg) at her fourth consecutive Olympics, was selected among the top 18 judoka of their respective weight categories based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021, while Ghofran Khelifi (women's lightweight, 57 kg) accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position. [7]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ghofran Khelifi Women's –57 kg Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ilieva  (BUL)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Nihel Landolsi Women's –70 kg Flag of Sweden.svg  Bernholm  (SWE)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Nihal Chikhrouhou Women's +78 kg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adlington  (GBR)
W 10–00
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Sy  (CHN)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Rowing

Tunisia qualified one boat in the women's lightweight double sculls for the Games by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2019 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis. [8] [9]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Nour El-Houda Ettaieb
Khadija Krimi
Women's lightweight double sculls 7:39.615 R7:54.955 FCBye7:22.2516

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Tunisian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2021 Lanzarote International Regatta and the 2021 Mussanah Open.

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Eya Guezguez
Sarra Guezguez
Women's 49erFX DNFDNCDNCDNCDNCDNCUFD2020212021EL23421
Mehdi Gharbi
Rania Rahali
Mixed Nacra 17 1920202020DNF201920DNF2020EL21920

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Tunisian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and African Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020. [10]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Ala Al-Othmani Men's 10 m air pistol 56334Did not advance
Olfa Charni Women's 10 m air pistol 57025Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol 56939Did not advance
Ala Al-Othmani
Olfa Charni
Mixed 10 m air pistol team 56119Did not advance

Swimming

Tunisian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [11] [12]

AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Ahmed Hafnaoui Men's 400 m freestyle 3:45.688 Q3:43.36Gold medal icon.svg
Men's 800 m freestyle 7:49.14=10Did not advance
Oussama Mellouli Men's 10 km open water 1:56:33.320

Table tennis

Tunisia entered two athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. 2010 Youth Olympic bronze medalist Adem Hmam and Fadwa Garci scored their semifinal victories to occupy one of the four available spots each in the men's and women's singles, respectively, at the 2020 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tunis. [13]

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Adem Hmam Men's singles ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Kou  (UKR)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Fadwa Garci Women's singles Flag of Mongolia.svg  Batmönkh  (MGL)
L 1–4
Did not advance

Taekwondo

Tunisia entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi secured a spot in the men's flyweight category (58 kg) with a top two finish at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco. [14]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi Men's −58 kg Olympic flag.svg  Artamonov  (ROC)
W 25–18
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Demse  (ETH)
W 32–9
Flag of South Korea.svg  Jang J  (KOR)
W 25–19
ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Dell'Aquila  (ITA)
L 12–16
Silver medal icon.svg

Tennis

Tunisia entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament. Playing in the court at her third straight Games, Ons Jabeur (world no. 26) qualified directly as one of the top 56 official entrants in the women's singles based on the WTA World Rankings of June 13, 2021. [15]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ons Jabeur Women's singles Flag of Spain.svg  Suárez  (ESP)
L 4–6, 1–6
Did not advance

Volleyball

Indoor

Summary
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Tunisia men's Men's tournament Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
L 0–3
Flag of France.svg  France
L 0–3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
L 1–3
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
L 2–3
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png ROC
L 0–3
6Did not advance

Men's tournament

Tunisia men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the pool round with three match points and securing an outright berth at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Cairo, Egypt, marking the country's recurrence to the sport after an eight-year absence. [16]

Team roster

The following is the Tunisian roster. [17]

Head coach: Antonio Giacobbe

Group play

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 541121352.6004273971.076 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 541101281.5004764501.058
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 532812101.2004764641.026
4Flag of France.svg  France 523810101.0004494421.016
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52368100.8004324121.049
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 50513150.2003394340.781
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
12:02
v
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Hamid Al-Rousi (UAE), Fabrice Collados (FRA)
(25–22, 25–20, 25–15)
Results Statistics

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
16:25
v
France  Flag of France.svg3–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Kang Joo-hee (KOR)
(25–21, 25–11, 25–21)
Results Statistics

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
11:05
v
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Evgeny Makshanov (RUS), Sumie Myoi (JPN)
(25–14, 23–25, 25–14, 25–23)
Results Statistics

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
16:30
v
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Wojciech Maroszek (POL)
(23–25, 23–25, 25–19, 25–18, 15–8)
Results Statistics

1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
14:25
v
ROC  Russian Olympic Committee flag.png3–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Patricia Rolf (USA)
(25–20, 25–22, 25–16)
Results Statistics

Weightlifting

Tunisia entered five weightlifters (three men and two women) into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Karem Ben Hnia finished sixth of the eight highest-ranked weightlifters in the men's 73 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings, with rookies Ramzi Bahloul (men's 81 kg), Aymen Bacha (men's 109 kg), Chaima Rahmouni (women's 64 kg), and 2014 Youth Olympic bronze medalist Nouha Landoulsi (women's 55 kg) topping the field of weightlifters vying for qualification from Africa in their respective weight categories based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Karem Ben Hnia Men's –73 kg 153518563386
Ramzi Bahloul Men's –81 kg 136141641230012
Aymen Bacha Men's –109 kg 177921193889
Nouha Landoulsi Women's –55 kg 88810881968
Chaima Rahmouni Women's –64 kg 9112111DNF91DNF

Wrestling

Tunisia qualified ten wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition; all of whom advanced to the top two finals to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle (65 and 97 kg), men's Greco-Roman (67, 77, 97, and 130 kg) and women's freestyle wrestling (50, 57, 62, and 76 kg) at the 2021 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Hammamet. [18] [19] [20]

Key:

Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Haithem Dakhlaoui Men's −65 kg Flag of Iran.svg  Ghiasi  (IRI)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance13
Mohamed Saadaoui Men's −97 kg Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Nurov  (MKD)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance15
Sarra Hamdi Women's −50 kg Flag of India.svg  Bisla  (IND)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Stadnik  (AZE)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance9
Siwar Bousetta Women's −57 kg Flag of Ukraine.svg  Kit  (UKR)
L 0–5 VT
Did not advance15
Marwa Amri Women's −62 kg Flag of Sweden.svg  Johansson  (SWE)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance15
Zaineb Sghaier Women's −76 kg Flag of the United States.svg  Gray  (USA)
L 0–5 VT
Did not advanceFlag of Turkey.svg  Adar  (TUR)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance16
Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Souleymen Nasr Men's −67 kg Olympic flag.svg  Al-Obaidi  (EOR)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance15
Lamjed Maafi Men's −77 kg Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Makhmudov  (KGZ)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance13
Haykel Achouri Men's −97 kg Flag of Poland.svg  Michalik  (POL)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance16
Amine Guennichi Men's −130 kg Flag of Chile.svg  Acosta  (CHI)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance11

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