Tunisia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Tunisia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the United States boycott.

The Tunisian Olympic Committee (French: Comité National Olympique Tunisien, CNOT) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games, surpassing the record by three athletes short in Atlanta eight years earlier. A total of 54 athletes, 44 men and 10 women, competed only in 14 sports. men's football, and men's indoor volleyball were the only team-based sports in which Tunisia had its representation at these Olympic Games. Among the sports played by the athletes, Tunisia marked its Olympic debut in artistic gymnastics and taekwondo. Five Tunisian athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including race walker Hatem Ghoula, and swimmer Oussama Mellouli, who won the bronze at the 2003 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.^[2] Meanwhile, volleyball team captain Noureddine Hfaiedh was the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.^[1]

Athletics

Tunisian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).^[3][4]

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

Women

Field events

Boxing

Tunisia sent five boxers to Athens.

Fencing

Two Tunisian fencers qualified for the following events:

Men

Football

Men's tournament

The Tunisia national football team qualified for the Olympics after winning a very tight group with three other African football powers, Nigeria, Senegal and Egypt.^[5]

Roster

The following is the Tunisian squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[6]

Head coach: Khemais Labidi

* Over-aged player.

Group play

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

11 August 2004

20:30

Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion

Attendance: 15,757

Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

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14 August 2004

20:30

Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras

Attendance: 5,512

Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

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17 August 2004

20:30

Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras

Attendance: 5,512

Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men

Judo

Four Tunisian judoka (one male and three females) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Men

Women

Rowing

Tunisian rowers qualified the following boats:

Men

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage

Sailing

Tunisian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Men

M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Swimming

Tunisian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men

Table tennis

Two Tunisian table tennis players qualified for the following events.

Taekwondo

Three Tunisian taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

Volleyball

Tunisia has qualified a men's team for the indoor tournament after earning a spot from the African Championships.

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Tunisian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[7]

Head coach: Antonio Giacobbe

Group play

Source: FIVB

Weightlifting

Two Tunisian weightlifters qualified for the following events:

Wrestling

Key:

• VT - Victory by Fall.
• PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Women's freestyle

See also

• Tunisia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
• Tunisia at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

References

1. "2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
2. "Phelps finishes with another world record". USA Today. 27 July 2003. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
3. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
4. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
5. "Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament". Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 13 March 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
6. "Olympic Men's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Tunisia (TUN)". FIFA. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
7. "Tunisia men's volleyball team roster". Athens 2004. FIVB. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Tunisian Olympic Committee (in French)