Tunisia at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Tunisia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Tunisia
IOC code  TUN
NOC Tunisian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cnot.org.tn (French)
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich
Competitors
Medals
Rank: 33		 Gold
0		 Silver
1		 Bronze
0		 Total
1
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games

Tunisia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Medalists

Silver

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:49.4
  • Semifinals — 1:49.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Heat — 3:43.9 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Tim Dement (USA), 0:5


Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Issoufou Habou (NIG), 5:0
  • Third Round — Defeated Alan Jenkinson (AUS), 5:0
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Dieter Kottysch (FRG), 0:5

Handball

Men's Team Competition

  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (7–25)
  • Lost to East Germany (9–21)
  • Lost to Iceland (16–27)
  • 13th/16th place: Lost to Denmark (21–29)
  • 15th/16th place: Lost to Spain (20–23) → 16th and last place

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

  • Lost to Soviet Union (0–3)
  • Lost to Poland (0–3)
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (0–3)
  • Lost to South Korea (0–3)
  • Lost to Bulgaria (0–3)
  • Lost to West Germany (1–3)
  • Mohamed Ben Cheikh
  • Moncef Ben Soltane
  • Samir Lamouchi
  • Hamouda Ben Messaoud
  • Raja Hayder
  • Naceur Bounatouf
  • Oueil Behi Mohamed
  • Abdelaziz Derbal
  • Rafik Ben Amor
  • Abdelaziz Bousarsar
  • Naceur Ben Othman

References