Tunisia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Tunisia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the United States boycott.

The Tunisian Olympic Committee (Template:Langx, CNOT) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games, surpassing the record by three athletes short in Atlanta eight years earlier. A total of 54 athletes, 44 men and 10 women, competed only in 14 sports. men's football, and men's indoor volleyball were the only team-based sports in which Tunisia had its representation at these Olympic Games. Among the sports played by the athletes, Tunisia marked its Olympic debut in artistic gymnastics and taekwondo. Five Tunisian athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including race walker Hatem Ghoula, and swimmer Oussama Mellouli, who won the bronze at the 2003 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Meanwhile, volleyball team captain Noureddine Hfaiedh was the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.<ref name=hfaiedh>Template:Cite news</ref>

Athletics

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Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Hatem Ghoula	20 km walk	colspan=4 Template:N/a	1:22:59	11
Sofiane Labidi	400 m	46.04	3	Did not advance
Lotfi Turki	3000 m steeplechase	Template:Abbr		colspan=2 Template:N/a	Did not advance

Women

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Aida Sellam	Javelin throw	57.76	24	Did not advance

Boxing

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Tunisia sent five boxers to Athens.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Walid Cherif	Flyweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 14–24	Did not advance
Saifeddine Nejmaoui	Featherweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 13–38	Did not advance
Taoufik Chobba	Lightweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 8–27	Did not advance
Mohamed Ali Sassi	Light welterweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 14–36	Did not advance
Mohamed Sahraoui	Middleweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 24–29	Did not advance

Fencing

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Two Tunisian fencers qualified for the following events:

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Maher Ben Aziza	Individual foil	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 10–15	Did not advance
Mohamed Rebai	Individual sabre	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 14–15	Did not advance

Football

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Men's tournament

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The Tunisia national football team qualified for the Olympics after winning a very tight group with three other African football powers, Nigeria, Senegal and Egypt.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Roster

{{#lst:Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads|TUN}}

Group play

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Gymnastics

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Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
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Wajdi Bouallègue	All-around	9.112	8.950	8.562	9.025	8.350	8.512	52.511	47	Did not advance

Judo

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Four Tunisian judoka (one male and three females) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Anis Lounifi	−60 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 1000–0001	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0000–1001	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Saida Dhahri	−63 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0000–1000	Did not advance			Template:FlagIOCathlete W 1010–0000	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0000–1000	Did not advance
Houda Ben Daya	−78 kg	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0001–1020	Did not advance
Insaf Yahyaoui	+78 kg	Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0000–1010	Did not advance		Template:N/a	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 0120–0000	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 1012–0000	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0000–0210	5

Rowing

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Tunisian rowers qualified the following boats:

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ibtissem Trimech	Single sculls	8:15.87	6 R	7:56.19	4 SD/E	8:14.73	6 FD	7:51.21	19

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; R=Repechage

Sailing

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Tunisian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Foued Ourabi	Mistral	23	31	27	21	21	19	25	19	25	15	16	211	23

M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Swimming

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Tunisian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anouar Ben Naceur	200 m freestyle	1:54.69	50	Did not advance
Oussama Mellouli	1500 m freestyle	15:18.98	14	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:01.94 AF	15 Q	2:01.11 AF	9	Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:16.68	=6 Q	colspan=2 Template:N/a	4:14.49 AF	5

Table tennis

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Two Tunisian table tennis players qualified for the following events.

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Nesrine Ben Kahia	Women's singles	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–4	Did not advance
Olfa Guenni		Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–4	Did not advance
Nesrine Ben Kahia Olfa Guenni	Women's doubles	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 4–2	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–4	Did not advance

Taekwondo

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Three Tunisian taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mohamed Omrani	Men's −68 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 2–7	Did not advance
Hichem Hamdouni	Men's −80 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 16–11	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 2–7	Did not advance	Template:FlagIOCathlete W Template:Abbr	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 4-12	Did not advance	5
Mounira Nahdi	Women's −67 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 2–6	Did not advance

Volleyball

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Tunisia has qualified a men's team for the indoor tournament after earning a spot from the African Championships.

Men's tournament

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Roster

{{#lst:Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters|TUN}}

Group play

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Weightlifting

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Two Tunisian weightlifters qualified for the following events:

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Youssef Sbaî	Men's −69 kg	147.5	Template:Abbr	—	—	—	Template:Abbr
Hayet Sassi	Women's −63 kg	95	=4	120	4	215	4

Wrestling

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Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool				Classification	Semifinal	Final / Template:Abbr
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Fadhila Louati	−48 kg	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–5 Template:Abbr	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–4 Template:Abbr	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–5 Template:Abbr	4	Did not advance			14

See also

• Tunisia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
• Tunisia at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Template:Webarchive
• Tunisian Olympic Committee Template:In lang

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