Tunisia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
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, United States
United States
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Bronze

  • Fethi Missaoui
    Fethi Missaoui
    Fethi Missaoui was a Tunisian boxer. Missaoui won the light welterweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.- Olympic results :*Defeated Lee Trautsch 25-9*Defeated Francie Barrett 18-6*Defeated Mohamed Alalou 16-15...

     — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight

Athletics
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

Men's 1,500 metres
  • Ali Hakimi
    Ali Hakimi
    Ali Hakimi is a Tunisian Swiss middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Born in Tunisia, he formerly represented that country.-Career:He was born in Tunis, and represented the club Club Africain...



Men's Marathon
  • Tahar Mansouri
    Tahar Mansouri
    Tahar Mansouri is a retired Tunisian marathon runner.-Achievements:-References:*...

     — 2:18.06 (→ 26th place)


Men's 20 kilometres Walk
  • Hatem Ghoula
    Hatem Ghoula
    Hatem Ghoula is a Tunisian race walker.He holds the African records in both 20,000 metres, 20 km and 50 km walk.-Achievements:-References:**...

  • Mohieddine Beni Daoud


Men's Triple Jump
  • Karim Sassi


Women's Discus Throw
  • Monia Kari
    Monia Kari
    Monia Kari is a Tunisian discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 61.74 metres, achieved in May 1996 in Tunis. This is the current African record.-Achievements:-References:*...

  • Qualification — 58.02m (→ did not advance)

Boxing
Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
  • Kalai Riadh


Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
  • Fethi Missaoui
    Fethi Missaoui
    Fethi Missaoui was a Tunisian boxer. Missaoui won the light welterweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.- Olympic results :*Defeated Lee Trautsch 25-9*Defeated Francie Barrett 18-6*Defeated Mohamed Alalou 16-15...



Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
  • Kamel Chater
    Kamel Chater
    Kamel Chater is a welterweight boxer from Tunisia, who twice won the gold medal at the All-Africa Games in his weight division. He is a two-time Olympian .-References:*...



Men's Light-Middleweight (– 75 kg)
  • Mohamed Marmouri
    Mohamed Marmouri
    Mohamed Salah Marmouri is a retired amateur boxer from Tunisia. He represented his native North African country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000. He won a bronze medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, Tunisia....


Judo
Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
This page shows the final results of the Judo Competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.Kye Sun-Hui surprised spectators by winning gold in the women's extra-lightweight event. She had obtained a wildcard entry to the Games.-Men's events:...

Men's Extra-Lightweight
  • Makrem Ayed
    Makrem Ayed
    Makrem Ayed is a Tunisian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...



Men's Lightweight
  • Hassen Moussa
    Hassen Moussa
    Hassen Moussa is a Tunisian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...



Men's Middleweight

Men's Heavyweight
  • Slim Agrebi


Women's Lightweight
  • Raoudha Chaari


Women's Half-Middleweight
  • Hajer Tbessi

Tennis
Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the host nation United States won 3 of the 4 gold medals in tennis. For the first time at the Olympics, a single bronze medal was awarded in each event.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*...

Women's Singles Competition
  • Selima Sfar
    Selima Sfar
    Selima Sfar is a Tunisian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and has been ranked as high as 75th in the world . She has experienced most of her success in ITF tournaments, winning eleven singles tournaments and twenty doubles tournaments...

  • First round — Lost to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
    Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
    Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy is a Dutch tennis player. Primarily known for her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1995 and adopted his surname...

     (Netherlands) 4-6 0-6

Men's Indoor Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Netherlands (0-3)
  • Lost to Italy (0-3)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (1-3)
  • Lost to South Korea (0-3)
  • Lost to Russia (0-3) → did not advance, 12th place
  • Team Roster
  • Tarak Aouni
  • Mohamed Baghdadi
  • Khaled Belaid
  • Faycal Ben Amara
  • Hichem Ben Romdhane
  • Riadh Ghandri
  • Nouredding Hfaiedh
  • Ghazi Koubba
  • Atef Loukil
  • Riadh Hedhili
  • Ghazi Guidara
  • Majdi Toumi


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