Tunisia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Tunisia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Tunisia
IOC code  TUN
NOC Tunisian Olympic Committee
Website www.cnot.org.tn (French)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 56 in 15 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games

Tunisia is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Olympics, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the US-led boycott.

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
File:PortraitHabibaGhribiLondres2012.jpg
Habiba Ghribi after winning the silver medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Tunisian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]

Boxing

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Tunisia has entered two boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Bilel Mhamdi and Hassen Chaktami had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[3]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Bilel Mhamdi Bantamweight
Hassen Chaktami Heavyweight

Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Tunisia has qualified three boats for the following distances into the Olympic canoeing regatta through the 2016 African Sprint Qualifying Tournament.

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mohamed Ali Mrabet Men's K-1 1000 m
Khaled Houssine Men's C-1 200 m
Afef Ben Ismail Women's K-1 500 m

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

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Road

Tunisia has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 10 individual ranking in the 2015 UCI Africa Tour.[4]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Rafaâ Chtioui Men's road race

Fencing

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Tunisia has entered five fencers into the Olympic competition. Two-time Olympian Ines Boubakri had claimed a spot on the Tunisian team in the women's foil by finishing among the top 14 in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings, while sisters Azza (women's sabre) and Sarra Besbes (women's épée) and debutant Mohamed Ayoub Ferjani (men's foil) did the same feat as the highest-ranked fencer coming from the Africa zone.[5] Ferjani's brother Farès rounded out the Tunisian roster by virtue of a top finish in the men's sabre at the African Zonal Qualifier in Algiers, Algeria.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Mohamed Ayoub Ferjani Men's foil
Farès Ferjani Men's sabre N/A
Sarra Besbes Women's épée
Ines Boubakri Women's foil
Azza Besbes Women's sabre

Handball

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Main article: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

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Main article: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Tunisia men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the first meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Gdańsk.[6]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 14 players
Group play
Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 7 August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
19:50
v		 France  v  Tunisia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
14:40
v		 Tunisia  v  Denmark Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
09:30
v		 Tunisia  v  Qatar Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
21:50
v		 Argentina  v  Tunisia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
19:50
v		 Croatia  v  Tunisia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro

Judo

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Tunisia has qualified a total of four judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Hela Ayari, Faicel Jaballah, and two-time Olympian Nihal Chikhrouhou were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while Houda Miled at women's middleweight (70 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the African region, as Tunisia's top-ranked judoka based on World Ranking points.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Faicel Jaballah Men's +100 kg
Hela Ayari Women's −52 kg N/A
Houda Miled Women's −70 kg N/A
Nihal Chikhrouhou Women's +78 kg N/A

Rowing

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Tunisia has qualified one boat each in the men's single sculls and the women's lightweight double sculls for the Games at the 2015 African Continental Qualification Regatta in Tunis.[7]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mohamed Taieb Single sculls
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nour El-Houda Ettaieb
Khadija Krimi		 Lightweight double sculls

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

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Main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Tunisian sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and African qualifying regattas.[8]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Youssef Akrout Laser
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Ines Gmati Laser Radial
Mixed
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Hedi Gharbi
Rihab Hammami		 Nacra 17

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

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics
File:Olfa Charni.jpg
Olfa Charni competing in the final of the women's air pistol at the 2011 Pan Arab Games.

Tunisia has qualified one shooter in the women's pistol events by virtue of her best finish at the African Continental Championships and other selection competitions, as long as she obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) as of March 31, 2016.[9]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Olfa Charni 25 m pistol

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Table tennis

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Tunisia has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Saifa Saidani had claimed the Olympic spot in the women's singles by virtue of her top two finish at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Khartoum, Sudan.[10]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Safa Saidani Women's singles

Taekwondo

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Tunisia entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Oussama Oueslati, Yassine Trabelsi, and Rahma Ben Ali secured the spots on the Tunisian team by virtue of their top two finish respectively in the men's welterweight (80 kg), men's heavyweight (+80 kg), and women's lightweight category (57 kg) at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Agadir, Morocco.[11]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Oussama Oueslati Men's −80 kg
Yassine Trabelsi Men's +80 kg
Rahma Ben Ali Women's −57 kg

Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Beach

Tunisia has qualified the men's beach volleyball team for the Olympics by winning the CAVB Continental Cup final in Abuja, Nigeria, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.[12]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Nasser Arafat
Shoeib Belhaj Salah		 Men's

Weightlifting

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Tunisia has qualified one male and one female weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top five national finish (for men) and top four (for women), respectively, at the 2016 African Championships.[13] The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Men's
Women's

Wrestling

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Tunisia has qualified four wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition, as a result of their semifinal triumphs at the 2016 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament.[14]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Mohamed Saadaoui −86 kg
Slim Trabelsi −125 kg
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Marwa Amri −58 kg
Hela Riabi −63 kg

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