Tunisia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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)

Tunisia was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States by the Tunisian Olympic Committee.

In total, 51 athletes including 45 men and six woman represented Tunisia in nine different sports including athletics, boxing, fencing, football, judo, table tennis, tennis, volleyball and wrestling.

Tunisia won one medal at the games after Fathi Missaoui claimed bronze in the boxing light welterweight category.

Competitors

In total, 51 athletes represented Tunisia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States across nine different sports.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 5 1 6
Boxing 4 – 4
Fencing 0 1 1
Football 17 0 17
Judo 4 2 6
Table tennis 0 1 1
Tennis 0 1 1
Volleyball 12 0 12
Wrestling 3 – 3
Total 45 6 51

Medalists

Tunisia won one medal at the games after Fathi Missaoui claimed bronze in the boxing light welterweight category.[1]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Fathi Missaoui Boxing Light welterweight 2 August

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, six Tunisian athletes participated in the athletics events – Mohieddine Beni Daoud and Hatem Ghoula in the men's 20 km race walk, Monia Kari in the women's discus throw, Ali Hakimi in the men's 1,500 metres, Tahar Mansouri in the men's marathon, Karim Sassi in the men's triple jump.[1]

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
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

In total, four Tunisian athletes participated in the boxing events – Kamel Chater in the welterweight category, Mohamed Salah Marmouri in the light middleweight category, Fathi Missaoui in the light welterweight category and Kalai Riadh in the bantamweight category.[1]

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

In total, one Tunisian athlete participated in the fencing events – Henda Zaouali in the women's individual foil and the women's individual épée.[1]

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

In total, 17 Tunisian athletes participated in the football events – Khaled Badra, Lotfi Baccouche, Zoubaier Baya, Marouane Bokri, Riadh Bouazizi, Ferid Chouchane, Tarek Ben Chrouda, Chokri El-Ouaer, Hassen Gabsi, Kaies Ghodhbane, Sabri Jaballah, Radhi Jaïdi, Maher Kanzari, Mohamed Mkacher, Adel Sellimi, Mehdi Ben Slimane and Imed Ben Younes in the men's tournament.[1]

Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
 Portugal 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
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)

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, six Tunisian athletes participated in the judo events – Slim Agrebi in the men's +95 kg category, Makrem Ayed in the men's –60 kg category, Raoudha Chaari in the women's –56 kg category, Skander Hachicha in the men's –86 kg category, Hassen Moussa in the men's –71 kg category and Hajer Tbessi in the men's –61 kg category.[1]

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

In total, one Tunisian athlete participated in the table tennis events – Sonia Touati in the women's singles.[1]

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

In total, one Tunisian athletes participated in the tennis events – Selima Sfar in the women's singles.[1]

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

In total, 12 Tunisian athletes participated in the volleyball events – Faycal Ben Amara, Tarek Aouni, Mohamed Baghdadi, Khaled Bel Aïd, Riadh Ghandri, Ghazi Guidara, Riadh Hedhili, Noureddine Hfaiedh, Ghazi Koubaa, Atif Loukil, Hichem Ben Romdhane and Majdi Toumi in the indoor men's tournament.[1]

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 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

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, three Tunisian athletes participated in the wrestling events – Omrane Ayari in the Greco-Roman –130 kg category, Mohamed Naouar in the –100 kg category and Nabil Salhi in the Greco-Roman –57 kg category.[1]

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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Tunisia at the 1996 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
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