Tunisia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Tunisia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country was represented by 28 athletes competing in 10 sports.[1]

Tunisia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTUN
NOCTunisian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cnot.org.tn (in French)
in Beijing
Competitors28 in 10 sports
Flag bearer Anis Chedly
Medals
Ranked 52nd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldOussama MellouliSwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyle

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Key
  • Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Hatem Ghoula 20 km walk 1:23:44 27
50 km walk 4:03:47 33
Hassanine Sebei 20 km walk 1:25:23 34
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Habiba Ghribi 3000 m steeplechase 9:25.50 NR 5 q 9:36.43 13
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Leila Ben Youssef Pole vault 4.00 32 Did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Tunisia qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. All five boxers qualified at the first African qualifier.[2]

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  Sutherland (AUS)
W 14–2		  Lee O-S (KOR)
W 11–5		  Picardi (ITA)
L 5-7		 Did not advance
Alaa Shili Featherweight  Gratschow (GER)
W 14–5		  Santos (MEX)
L 2–14		 Did not advance
Saifeddine Nejmaoui Lightweight  Tishchenko (RUS)
L 2–10		 Did not advance
Hamza Hassini Light welterweight  Sepahvand (IRI)
L 4–16		 Did not advance
Mourad Sahraoui Light heavyweight  Zhang Xp (CHN)
L 1–3		 Did not advance

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Rafâa Chtioui Men's road race 7:03:04 87

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Women
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
Ines Boubakri Individual foil  Luan (CAN)
L 9–13		 Did not advance
Azza Besbes Individual sabre  Chetty (RSA)
W 15–2		  Perrus (FRA)
W 15–11		  Ovtchinnikova (CAN)
W 15–12		  Ward (USA)
L 14–15		 Did not advance

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2008 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
Youssef Badra −81 kg  Mrvaljević (MNE)
L 0010–0020		 Did not advance
Anis Chedly +100 kg Bye  Riner (FRA)
L 0000–0010		 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event 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		 Rank
Chahnez M'barki −48 kg  Lusnikova (UKR)
L 0000–0221		 Did not advance
Nesria Jelassi −57 kg Bye  Lupetey (CUB)
W 1000–0000		  Pekli (AUS)
L 0000–1011		 Did not advance Bye  Baczkó (HUN)
L 0000–1011		 Did not advance
Houda Miled −78 kg Bye  Possamaï (FRA)
L 0012–1010		 Did not advance
Nihal Chikhrouhou +78 kg  Chalá (ECU)
W 1000–0000		  Kim N-Y (KOR)
L 0001–0011		 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Oussama Mellouli 200 m freestyle 1:47.97 19 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 3:44.54 7 Q — 3:43.45 AF 5
1500 m freestyle 14:47.76 6 Q — 14:40.84 AF 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Maroua Mathlouthi 200 m individual medley DNS Did not advance
400 m individual medley DNS — Did not advance

Taekwondo
Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Khaoula Ben Hamza Women's +67 kg  Espinoza (MEX)
L 0–4		 Did not advance  Kedzierska (SWE)
L 4–5		 Did not advance

Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Selima Sfar Women's singles  Wozniacki (DEN)
L 4–6, 1–6		 Did not advance

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Khalil El Maoui Men's −56 kg 126 7 142 DNF 126 DNF
Hanene Ourfelli Women's −63 kg 80 17 95 16 175 16

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
Adnan Rhimi −84 kg Bye  Yenokyan (ARM)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 18
Men's Greco-Roman
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
Haykel Achouri −84 kg Bye  Gadabadze (AZE)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 20
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Marwa Amri −55 kg  Rentería (COL)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 14

See also

References
  1. "JO-2008 : participation de 27 athlètes tunisiens" Archived 2008-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, Xinhua, July 3, 2008
  2. 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.