| Tunisia at the Arab Games | |
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| IOC code | TUN |
| NOC | Tunisian Olympic Committee |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Arab Games appearances (overview) | |
Tunisia has competed since 1957 in 8 Arab Games making 8 Appearances in all Games Editions. Its athletes have won a total of 801 medals.
Host nation
Below the table representing all Tunisian medals around the games. Till now, Tunisia has won 801 medals of whom 280 are gold medals as well Tunisia ranked Second in all time Games medal table just after Egypt.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1953 Alexandria | Part of  France (FRA) | ||||||
 1957 Beirut | 0 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 2 | details |
 1961 Casablanca | Did not participate | ||||||
| 1965 Cairo | |||||||
 1976 Damascus | |||||||
| 1985 Rabat | 0 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 91 | 2 | details |
| 1992 Damascus | 0 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 51 | 8 | details |
| 1997 Beirut | 0 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 47 | 7 | details |
 1999 Amman | 0 | 39 | 40 | 62 | 141 | 2 | details |
 2004 Algiers [1] | 0 | 46 | 39 | 47 | 132 | 3 | details |
| 2007 Cairo [2] | 329 | 63 | 33 | 49 | 145 | 2 | details |
 2011 Doha [3] | 218 | 54 | 45 | 39 | 138 | 2 | details |
| 2023 Algeria (5 cities) | 195 | 23 | 47 | 51 | 121 | 2 | details |
| Total | 303 | 273 | 346 | 922 | 2 | – | |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Badminton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Basketball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Boxing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cycling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fencing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Football | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gymnastics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Handball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Judo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Karate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sailing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Swimming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (18 entries) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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