Tunisia at the 2008 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	TUN
Nocname:	Tunisian Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2008
Website:
Location:	Beijing
Competitors:	28
Sports:	10
Flagbearer:	Anis Chedly
Rank:	52
Gold:	1
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

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]

Athletics

See 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

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	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

Field events

Boxing

See 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
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Walid Cherif	Flyweight	W 14–2	W 11–5	L 5-7	Did not advance
Alaa Shili	Featherweight	W 14–5	L 2–14	Did not advance
Saifeddine Nejmaoui	Lightweight	L 2–10	Did not advance
Hamza Hassini	Light welterweight	L 4–16	Did not advance
Mourad Sahraoui	Light heavyweight	L 1–3	Did not advance

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Road

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final /
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ines Boubakri	Individual foil	L 9–13	Did not advance
Azza Besbes	Individual sabre	W 15–2	W 15–11	W 15–12	L 14–15	Did not advance

Judo

See 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 /
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Youssef Badra	−81 kg	L 0010–0020	Did not advance
Anis Chedly	+100 kg		L 0000–0010	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final /
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Chahnez M'barki	−48 kg	L 0000–0221	Did not advance
Nesria Jelassi	−57 kg		W 1000–0000	L 0000–1011	Did not advance		L 0000–1011	Did not advance
Houda Miled	−78 kg		L 0012–1010	Did not advance
Nihal Chikhrouhou	+78 kg	W 1000–0000	L 0001–0011	Did not advance

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=3	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

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Maroua Mathlouthi	200 m individual medley			Did not advance
400 m individual medley			Did not advance

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Khalil El Maoui	Men's −56 kg	126	7	~~142~~		126
Hanene Ourfelli	Women's −63 kg	80	17	95	16	175	16

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Key

- Victory by Fall.
- Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Men's Greco-Roman

Women's freestyle

Notes and References

http://www.french.xinhuanet.com/french/2008-07/03/content_662473.htm "JO-2008 : participation de 27 athlètes tunisiens"
http://www.aiba.org/default.aspx?pId=876 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament