IOC code TUN | Competitors 54 in 14 sports | |
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Medals GoldSilverBronzeTotal2136 | ||
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.
Contents
- Athletics
- Boxing
- Fencing
- Mens tournament
- Artistic
- Judo
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Volleyball
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- References
The Tunisian Olympic Committee (French: Comité National Olympique Tunisien, 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. Meanwhile, volleyball team captain Noureddine Hfaiedh was the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
Tunisia left Athens with six medals,(2 gold,1 silver,3 bronze) .
Athletics
Tunisian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
Boxing
Tunisia sent five boxers to Athens.
Fencing
Two Tunisian fencers qualified for the following events:
Men's tournament
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.
The following is the Tunisian squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Khemais Labidi
* Over-aged player.
Artistic
Judo
Four Tunisian judoka (one male and three females) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Rowing
Tunisian rowers qualified the following boats:
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
Tunisian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
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
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):
Table tennis
Two Tunisian table tennis players qualified for the following events.
Taekwondo
Three Tunisian taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.
Volleyball
Tunisia has qualified a men's team for the indoor tournament after earning a spot from the African Championships.
Men's tournament
The following is the Tunisian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Antonio Giacobbe
Weightlifting
Two Tunisian weightlifters qualified for the following events:
Wrestling
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