Tunisia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics explained

Noc:	TUN
Nocname:	Tunisian Olympic Committee
Games Link:	2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Games:	Winter Youth Olympics
Year:	2024
Flagcaption:	Flag of Tunisia
Website:
Location:	Gangwon, South Korea
Competitors:	3
Sports:	1
Flagbearer Open:	Jonathan Lourimi
Flagbearer Close:	TBD
Rank:	27
Gold:	0
Silver:	1
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	2024

Tunisia competed at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This was Tunisia's debut appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games. This will mark the country's first ever participation at a Winter or Winter Youth Olympics.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Tunisia's team consisted of three bobsledders (one man and two women).^[4] Bobsledder Jonathan Lourimi was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.^[5]

On January 23, bobsledder Jonathan Lourimi earned the silver medal in the men's monobob, becoming the first Tunisian athlete to win a Winter Youth Olympics medal. This was only the second Winter Youth Olympics medal by a North African nation, after Morocco's historic gold in 2012.^{[6] [7]}

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

width=110	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
Bobsleigh	1	2	3
Total	1	2	3

Bobsleigh

See main article: Bobsleigh at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. Tunisia qualified three bobsledders (one man and two women).^{[4] [8] [9]}

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jonathan Lourimi	Men's monobob	54.79	2	55.17	3	1:49.96
Sophie Ghorbel	align=left rowspan=2	Women's monobob	58.35	12	57.96	8	1:56.31	12
Beya Mokrani	57.78	9	58.50	12	1:56.28	10

See also

• Tunisia at the 2024 Summer Olympics

References

youtube 'work-man' jonathan lourimihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdk-KV8uXvw?feature=shared&t=213

Notes and References

1. News: 10 November 2023. A first: Tunisia qualified for Winter Olympic Games. Tunisie Numérique. Tunis, Tunisia. 24 December 2023.
2. News: 10 November 2023. Tunisia secure first-ever qualification for Winter Youth Olympic Games. Tunis Afrique Presse. Tunis, Tunisia. 24 December 2023.
3. Web site: Mikkelsen. Sebastian. From Singapore 2010 to Gangwon 2024: The Evolution of YOG. 15 January 2024. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 15 January 2024. Algeria, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates will all make their Winter Youth Olympic debut..
4. News: 11 December 2023. YOG Gangwon 2024: after Lourimi, Mokrani and Ghorbal qualified. Tunisie Numérique. Tunis, Tunisia. 24 December 2023.
5. Web site: Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information. 19 January 2024. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024.
6. Web site: Gangwon 2024: Jonathan Lourimi on historic bobsleigh medal run for Tunisia: "I never thought this was possible". 23 January 2024. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 January 2024.
7. News: Ben Mbarek. Ghaya. 23 January 2024. Tunisia's Jonathan Lourimi wins historic silver at Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics. The National. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 24 January 2024.
8. Web site: Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games - IBSF Youth Olympics Ranking List – Monobob Men. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). www.ibsf.org/. 12 December 2023. 23 December 2023.
9. Web site: Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games - IBSF Youth Olympics Ranking List – Monobob Women. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). www.ibsf.org/. 12 December 2023. 23 December 2023.