Tunisia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Tunisia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 51 competitors, 45 men and 6 women, took part in 24 events in 9 sports.[1]

Tunisia at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTUN
NOCTunisian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cnot.org.tn (in French)
in Atlanta
Competitors51 (45 men and 6 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer Iskander Hachicha
Medals
Ranked 71st
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Bronze

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Track and road events
Athletes Events Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ali Hakimi 1500 metres 3:36.58 3 Q — 3:35.91 10 Q 3:38.19 8
Tahar Mansouri Marathon — 2:18:06 26
Mohieddine Beni Daoud 20 km walk — 1:27:15 37
Hatem Ghoula 20 km walk — 1:25:52 33
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Karim Sassi Triple jump 14.25 43 Did not advance
Women
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Monia Kari Discus throw 58.02 28 Did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Kalai Riadh Bantamweight  Swan (AUS)
W 14-4		  Raicu-Olteanu (ROM)
L 3-16		 Did not advance
Fathi Missaoui Light-welterweight  Trautsch (AUS)
W 25-9		  Barrett (IRL)
W 18-6		  Allalou (ALG)
W 16-15		  Urkal (GER)
L 6-20		 Did not advance
Kamel Chater Welterweight  Kyvelos (CAN)
W 4-4 TB		  Karpaciauskas (LTU)
W RSC-1		  Saitov (RUS)
L 3-9		 Did not advance 5
Mohamed Salah Marmouri Light middleweight  Masoe (ASA)
W 11-8		  Johnson (NOR)
W 17-4		  Reid (USA)
L 8-13		 Did not advance 5

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Henda Zaouali Women's individual foil  Felusiak (POL)
L 15-9		 Did not advance
Women's individual épée  Jakimiuk (POL)
L 15-7		 Did not advance

Football
Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament
Group stage - Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 312053+25
 Portugal 312042+25
 United States 31114404
 Tunisia 301215−41


Portugal 2 – 0 Tunisia
Martins 13', 68' Report
Attendance: 34,796
Referee: Pereira (BRA)
United States 2 – 0 Tunisia
Kirovski 38'
Maisonneuve 90'		 Report
Attendance: 45,687
Referee: Hugh Dallas (GBR)
Argentina 1 – 1 Tunisia
Ortega 5' Report Mkacher 74'
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 16,826
Referee: Un-Prasert (THA)
Team roster

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Makrem Ayed −60 kg BYE  Nikolay Oyegin (RUS)
L 0000-0010		 Did not advance 21
Hassen Moussa −71 kg —  Andrey Shturbabin (UZB)
L 0000-0010		 Did not advance 21
Skander Hachicha −86 kg BYE  Yosvane Despaigne (CUB)
W 0000–0001		 Did not advance 21
Slim Agrebi +95 kg BYE  Igor Peshkov (KAZ)
L 0000-1000		 Did not advance 21
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Raoudha Chaari −56 kg —  Nicola Fairbrother (GBR)
L 0000-1000		 Did not advance 20
Hajer Tbessi −61 kg —  Ching Hui Wu (HKG)
W 1000-0000		  Gella Vandecaveye (BEL)
L 0000-1000		 Did not advance BYE  Xiomara Griffith (VEN)
L 0000-1000		 Did not advance 9

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Group round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Sonia Touati Women's singles Group G
 Nicole Struse (GER)
L 0 – 2
 Taeko Todo (JPN)
L 0 – 2
 Tamara Boroš (ROM)
L 0 – 2		 4 Did not advance

Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Selima Sfar Singles  Schultz-McCarthy (NED)
L 4–6, 0–6		 Did not advance

Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament
Main article: Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 5 5 0 10 15 0 MAX 225 138 1.630 Quarterfinals
2  Netherlands 5 4 1 9 12 3 4.000 209 131 1.595
3  FR Yugoslavia 5 3 2 8 9 8 1.125 215 191 1.126
4  Russia 5 2 3 7 7 9 0.778 196 201 0.975
5  South Korea 5 1 4 6 3 12 0.250 156 198 0.788
6  Tunisia 5 0 5 5 1 15 0.067 98 240 0.408
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
21 Jul Netherlands  3–0  Tunisia 15–4 15–4 15–2     45–10
23 Jul Italy  3–0  Tunisia 15–9 15–5 15–1     45–15
25 Jul FR Yugoslavia  3–1  Tunisia 15–4 15–17 15–3 15–3   60–27
27 Jul South Korea  3–0  Tunisia 15–4 15–6 15–6     45–16
29 Jul Russia  3–0  Tunisia 15–9 15–10 15–11     45–30
Team roster

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Nabil Salhi -57 kg  Manukyan (ARM)
L 0-4		  Šukevičius (LTU)
L 0-11		 did not advance 20
Mohamed Naouar -100 kg  Wroński (POL)
L 0-10		  Bürgler (SUI)
L 0-11		 did not advance 17
Omrane Ayari 130 kg  Karelin (RUS)
L 0-10		  Bel Aziz (MAR)
W 4-2		  Suzuki (JPN)
L 3-4		 did not advance 11

References
  1. "Tunisia at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
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