# Tunisia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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. Meanwhile, volleyball team captain Noureddine Hfaiedh was the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.

## 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).

### 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

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Hatem Ghoula | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:22:59 | 11 |
| Sofiane Labidi | 400 m | 46.04 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lotfi Turki | 3000 m steeplechase | DNS | DNS | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Aida Sellam | Javelin throw | 57.76 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Tunisia sent five boxers to Athens.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Walid Cherif | Flyweight | Izoria (GEO) L 14–24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Saifeddine Nejmaoui | Featherweight | Djelkhir (FRA) L 13–38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Taoufik Chobba | Lightweight | Little (AUS) L 8–27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Ali Sassi | Light welterweight | Blain (FRA) L 14–36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Sahraoui | Middleweight | Balzsay (HUN) L 24–29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing

Two Tunisian fencers qualified for the following events:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Maher Ben Aziza | Individual foil | Tiomkin (USA) L 10–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Rebai | Individual sabre | Agresta (BRA) L 14–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## 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.

#### Roster

The following is the Tunisian squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Khemais Labidi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | 2004 club |
| 1 | 1GK | Khaled Fadhel* | (1976-09-29)29 September 1976 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | CS Sfaxien |
| 2 | 2DF | Anis Boussaidi | (1981-04-10)10 April 1981 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Stade Tunisien |
| 3 | 2DF | Karim Haggui | (1984-01-20)20 January 1984 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Strasbourg |
| 4 | 2DF | Alaeddine Yahia | (1981-09-26)26 September 1981 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Guingamp |
| 5 | 4FW | Sabeur Trabelsi | (1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Étoile Sahel |
| 6 | 3MF | Houcine Ragued | (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 7 | 2DF | Amir Hadj Massaoued | (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | CS Sfaxien |
| 8 | 2DF | Zied Bhairi | (1981-02-05)5 February 1981 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Espérance |
| 9 | 4FW | Ali Zitouni | (1981-01-11)11 January 1981 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Espérance |
| 10 | 3MF | Khaled Mouelhi | (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Club Africain |
| 11 | 4FW | Amine Ltaief | (1984-07-04)4 July 1984 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Créteil |
| 12 | 2DF | Anis Ayari | (1982-02-16)16 February 1982 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Stade Tunisien |
| 13 | 3MF | Ouissen Ben Yahia | (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Club Africain |
| 14 | 3MF | Mejdi Traoui | (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Étoile Sahel |
| 15 | 2DF | Jose Clayton* | (1974-03-21)21 March 1974 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | Espérance |
| 16 | 2DF | Issam Merdassi | (1981-03-16)16 March 1981 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | CS Sfaxien |
| 17 | 4FW | Mohamed Jedidi* | (1978-09-10)10 September 1978 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Étoile Sahel |
| 18 | 1GK | Jassem Khaloufi | (1981-09-02)2 September 1981 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | AS Marsa |
* Over-aged player.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 | |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Wajdi Bouallègue | All-around | 9.112 | 8.950 | 8.562 | 9.025 | 8.350 | 8.512 | 52.511 | 47 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

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

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Anis Lounifi | −60 kg | Pak N-C (PRK) W 1000–0001 | Stanev (RUS) L 0000–1001 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Saida Dhahri | −63 kg | Tanimoto (JPN) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Maza (ECU) W 1010–0000 | Chisholm (CAN) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Houda Ben Daya | −78 kg | Bye | Silva (BRA) L 0001–1020 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Insaf Yahyaoui | +78 kg | Bye | Sun Fm (CHN) L 0000–1010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Bye | Chalá (ECU) W 0120–0000 | Blanco (VEN) W 1012–0000 | Donguzashvili (RUS) L 0000–0210 | 5 |

## Rowing

Tunisian rowers qualified the following boats:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ibtissem Trimech | Single sculls | 8:15.87 | 6 R | 7:56.19 | 4 SD/E | 8:14.73 | 6 FD | 7:51.21 | 19 |
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

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Foued Ourabi | Mistral | 23 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 211 | 23 |
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

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Anouar Ben Naceur | 200 m freestyle | 1:54.69 | 50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oussama Mellouli | 1500 m freestyle | 15:18.98 | 14 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oussama Mellouli | 200 m individual medley | 2:01.94 AF | 15 Q | 2:01.11 AF | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oussama Mellouli | 400 m individual medley | 4:16.68 | =6 Q | — | — | 4:14.49 AF | 5 |

## Table tennis

Two Tunisian table tennis players qualified for the following events.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Nesrine Ben Kahia | Women's singles | Erdelji (SCG) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Olfa Guenni | Women's singles | Cada (CAN) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nesrine Ben Kahia Olfa Guenni | Women's doubles | Menaifi / Nechab (ALG) W 4–2 | Huang I-H / Lu Y-F (TPE) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Three Tunisian taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mohamed Omrani | Men's −68 kg | Massimino (AUS) L 2–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hichem Hamdouni | Men's −80 kg | Obiorah (NGR) W 16–11 | Tanrıkulu (TUR) L 2–7 | Did not advance | Geisler (PHI) W RSC | Karami (IRI) L 4-12 | Did not advance | 5 |
| Mounira Nahdi | Women's −67 kg | Benabderassoul (MAR) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## 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.
Head coach: Antonio Giacobbe
| № | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2004 club |
| 2 | Mohamed Trabelsi | 15 September 1981 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | CS Sfaxien |
| 3 | Mehdi Gara | 1 March 1981 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 332 cm (131 in) | 317 cm (125 in) | C.O. Kelibia |
| 4 | Walid Ben Abbes | 19 June 1980 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 331 cm (130 in) | 308 cm (121 in) | Unattached |
| 5 | Samir Sellami | 13 July 1977 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 308 cm (121 in) | CS Sfaxien |
| 7 | Chaker Ghezal | 14 January 1977 | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | E.S. Sahel |
| 9 | Khaled Belaïd | 30 December 1973 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 326 cm (128 in) | 312 cm (123 in) | CS Sfaxien |
| 11 | Marouane Fehri | 1 July 1979 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 306 cm (120 in) | C.O. Kelibia |
| 13 | Noureddine Hfaiedh | 27 August 1973 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | E.S. Sahel |
| 14 | Mehrez Berriri (L) | 13 April 1975 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 328 cm (129 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | CS Sfaxien |
| 15 | Ghazi Guidara (C) | 18 May 1974 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 326 cm (128 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | E.S. Tunis |
| 17 | Mohammed Slim Chekili | 15 March 1985 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 328 cm (129 in) | 309 cm (122 in) | C.O. Kelibia |
| 18 | Hosni Karamosly | 1 June 1980 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 338 cm (133 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | CS Sfaxien |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 427 | 398 | 1.073 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1.333 | 475 | 454 | 1.046 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1.333 | 471 | 457 | 1.031 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | 422 | 419 | 1.007 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 405 | 394 | 1.028 | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 373 | 451 | 0.827 | |

## Weightlifting

Two Tunisian weightlifters qualified for the following events:
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Youssef Sbaî | Men's −69 kg | 147.5 | DNF | — | — | — | DNF |
| Hayet Sassi | Women's −63 kg | 95 | =4 | 120 | 4 | 215 | 4 |

## Wrestling

* 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

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Classification | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Fadhila Louati | −48 kg | Psatha (GRE) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | Merleni (UKR) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Karamchakova (TJK) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |