Tunisia at the Olympics

Tunisia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Tunisia – Flag bearers
IOC code  TUN
NOC Comité National Olympique Tunisien
Olympic history
Summer Games
1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012

Tunisia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1960, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Tunisia has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

Tunisian athletes have won a total of seven medals, four by the great long-distance runner Mohammed Gammoudi in athletics, one in swimming and two in boxing.

The National Olympic Committee for Tunisia was created in 1957.

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List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Silver Gammoudi, MohammedMohammed Gammoudi 1964 Tokyo Athletics Men's 10000 metres
 Bronze Galhia, HabibHabib Galhia 1964 Tokyo Boxing Men's light welterweight
 Gold Gammoudi, MohammedMohammed Gammoudi 1968 Mexico Athletics Men's 5000 metres
 Bronze Gammoudi, MohammedMohammed Gammoudi 1968 Mexico Athletics Men's 10000 metres
 Silver Gammoudi, MohammedMohammed Gammoudi 1972 Munich Athletics Men's 5000 metres
 Bronze Missaoui, FethiFethi Missaoui 1996 Atlanta Boxing Men's light welterweight
 Gold Mellouli, OussamaOussama Mellouli 2008 Beijing Swimming Men's 1500 metre freestyle

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1960 Rome 0 0 0 0
1964 Tokyo 0 1 1 2
1968 Mexico City 1 0 1 2
1972 Munich 0 1 0 1
1976 Montreal 0 0 0 0
1980 Moscow did not participate
1984 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0
1988 Seoul 0 0 0 0
1992 Barcelona 0 0 0 0
1996 Atlanta 0 0 1 1
2000 Sydney 0 0 0 0
2004 Athens 0 0 0 0
2008 Beijing 1 0 0 1
Total 2 2 3 7

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 1 2 1 4
Boxing 0 0 2 2
Swimming 1 0 0 1
Total 2 2 3 7

See also

References