# Tunisia at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Tunisia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 42 competitors, all men, took part in 22 events in 7 sports.

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Khalifa Bahroumi | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:47:09.6 | 27 |
| Mouldi Ben Amor Essalhi | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Ahmed Ben Dali Labidi | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:35:43.2 | 49 |
| Mohamed Ben Lazhar | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Mohamed Ben Lazhar | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07:57.4 | 26 |
| Abdeslem Dargouth | 800 m | 1:54.87 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hédi Dhaoui | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Mohamed Gouider | 1500 m | 3:58.52 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Brahim Karabi | 400 m | 52.0 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mongi Soussi Zarrouki | 400 m hurdles | 54.34 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Naoui Zlassi | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:55:21.0 | 28 |
| Naoui Zlassi | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Sylvain Bitan | High jump | NM | NM | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Rank |
| Tahar Ben Hassen | Bantamaweight | BYE | Nicolae Puiu (ROU) L 1-4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Noureddine Dziri | Lightweight | BYE | Harry Lempio (GER) L TKO-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Azouz Bechir | Light welterweight | BYE | György Pal (HUN) L RSC-1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Omrane Sadok | Welterweight | BYE | Tomislav Kelava (YUG) W RSC-1 | Shishman Mitsev (BUL) L 2-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mohamed Ben Gandoubi | Middleweight | — | Eamonn McKeon (IRL) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

Four male cyclists represented Tunisia in 1960

### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Ali Ben Ali | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
| Mohamed El-Kemissi | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
| Bechir Mardassi | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
| Mohamed Touati | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
| Ali Ben Ali Mohamed El-Kemissi Bechir Mardassi Mohamed Touati | Team time trial | 2:36:05.54 | 27 |

## Fencing

Four fencers represented Tunisia in 1960.

### Men's foil

* Norbert Brami
* Jean Khayat
* Raoul Barouch

### Men's épée

* Ali Annabi
* Raoul Barouch
* Norbert Brami

### Men's sabre

* Raoul Barouch
* Jean Khayat
* Ali Annabi

## Football
### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Tunisia in 1960.
| Athlete | Event | Riding (show jumping) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Running (3000 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Points | Points | Points | Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Lakdar Bouzid | Men's | 0 | 218 | 620 | 680 | 838 | 2356 | 56 |
| Habib Ben Azzabi | Men's | DQ | 356 | 340 | 450 | 532 | 1678 | 57 |
| Ahmed Ennachi | Men's | DQ | 287 | 380 | 130 | 388 | 1185 | 58 |
| Lakdar Bouzid Habib Ben Azzabi Ahmed Ennachi | Team | 0 | 861 | 1340 | 1260 | 1758 | 5219 | 17 |

## Shooting

Two shooters represented Tunisia in 1960.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Moustafa Chellouf | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 350 | 41 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Habib Dallagi | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 353 | 41 | did not advance | did not advance |