# Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Tunisia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1960, Tunisian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the nation's partial support for the US-led boycott.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Ahmed Hafnaoui | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | 25 July |
| Silver | Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | 24 July |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Boxing | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Fencing | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Judo | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rowing | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sailing | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Wrestling | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Total | 34 | 29 | 63 |

## Archery

Two Tunisian archers qualified for the men's and women's individual recurve, respectively, at the Games, by finishing in the top two, among those eligible for Olympic qualification, at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Mohamed Hammed | Men's individual | 631 | 62 | Oh J-h (KOR) L 0-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rihab Elwalid | Women's individual | 609 | 59 | Román (MEX) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Hammed Rihab Elwalid | Mixed team | 1240 | 28 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

Tunisian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):

### 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 |
| Abdessalem Ayouni | Men's 800 m | 1:45.73 SB | 3 Q | 1:44.99 NR | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Amine Touati | Men's 400 m hurdles | 50.58 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marwa Bouzayani | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 9:31.25 PB | 6 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Tunisia entered two female boxers into the Olympic tournament for the first time in history. Khouloud Hlimi (women's featherweight) and Mariem Homrani (women's lightweight) secured their spots by advancing to the final match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal.
| 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 |
| Khouloud Hlimi | Women's featherweight | Bye | Irie (JPN) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mariem Homrani | Women's lightweight | Bye | Khelif (ALG) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Sprint

Tunisian canoeists qualified three boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ghailene Khattali | Men's C-1 1000 m | 4:39.791 | 6 QF | 4:35.417 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Ali Mrabet | Men's K-1 1000 m | 4:02.148 | 5 | 3:56.325 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Khaoula Sassi | Women's K-1 200 m | 45.101 | 5 | 45.809 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Afef Ben Ismail Khaoula Sassi | Women's K-2 500 m | 2:05.770 | 5 | 2:10.979 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

## Fencing

Tunisian fencers qualified a full squad each in the women's team sabre for the Games as the highest-ranked nation from Africa outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings. Experienced Olympians Mohamed Samandi (men's foil), Farès Ferjani (men's sabre), Sarra Besbes (women's épée), and Rio 2016 bronze medalist Inès Boubakri scored additional places on the Tunisian team as the highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Africa in their respective individual events of the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.

### 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 |
| Mohamed Samandi | Foil | Bye | Shikine (JPN) L 4–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Farès Ferjani | Sabre | Bye | Berrè (ITA) L 10–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| 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 |
| Sarra Besbes | Épée | Bye | Isola (ITA) L 12–14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Inès Boubakri | Foil | Bye | Korobeynikova (ROC) L 3–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nadia Ben Azizi | Sabre | Bhavani Devi (IND) L 3–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amira Ben Chaabane | Sabre | Bye | Pusztai (HUN) L 12–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yasmine Daghfous | Sabre | Katona (HUN) L 6–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nadia Ben Azizi Amira Ben Chaabane Yasmine Daghfous Olfa Hezami | Team sabre | — | Japan (JPN) L 29–45 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

Tunisia qualified three female judoka for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Nihel Landolsi (women's middleweight, 70 kg), with Nihal Chikhrouhou competing in the women's heavyweight category (+78 kg) at her fourth consecutive Olympics, was selected among the top 18 judoka of their respective weight categories based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021, while Ghofran Khelifi (women's lightweight, 57 kg) accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ghofran Khelifi | Women's –57 kg | Ilieva (BUL) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nihel Landolsi | Women's –70 kg | Bernholm (SWE) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nihal Chikhrouhou | Women's +78 kg | Adlington (GBR) W 10–00 | Xu Sy (CHN) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing

Tunisia qualified one boat in the women's lightweight double sculls for the Games by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2019 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Nour El-Houda Ettaieb Khadija Krimi | Women's lightweight double sculls | 7:39.61 | 5 R | 7:54.95 | 5 FC | Bye | 7:22.25 | 16 |
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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Sailing

Tunisian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2021 Lanzarote International Regatta and the 2021 Mussanah Open.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | 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 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Eya Guezguez Sarra Guezguez | Women's 49erFX | DNF | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | UFD | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | EL | 234 | 21 |
| Mehdi Gharbi Rania Rahali | Mixed Nacra 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | DNF | 20 | 19 | 20 | DNF | 20 | 20 | EL | 219 | 20 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Shooting

Tunisian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and African Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Ala Al-Othmani | Men's 10 m air pistol | 563 | 34 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Olfa Charni | Women's 10 m air pistol | 570 | 25 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Olfa Charni | Women's 25 m pistol | 569 | 39 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ala Al-Othmani Olfa Charni | Mixed 10 m air pistol team | 561 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Tunisian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ahmed Hafnaoui | Men's 400 m freestyle | 3:45.68 | 8 Q | 3:43.36 | |
| Ahmed Hafnaoui | Men's 800 m freestyle | 7:49.14 | =10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oussama Mellouli | Men's 10 km open water | — | — | 1:56:33.3 | 20 |

## Table tennis

Tunisia entered two athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. 2010 Youth Olympic bronze medalist Adem Hmam and Fadwa Garci scored their semifinal victories to occupy one of the four available spots each in the men's and women's singles, respectively, at the 2020 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tunis.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Adem Hmam | Men's singles | Bye | Kou (UKR) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fadwa Garci | Women's singles | Batmönkh (MGL) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Tunisia entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi secured a spot in the men's flyweight category (58 kg) with a top two finish at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi | Men's −58 kg | Artamonov (ROC) W 25–18 | Demse (ETH) W 32–9 | Jang J (KOR) W 25–19 | Bye | Dell'Aquila (ITA) L 12–16 | |

## Tennis

Tunisia entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament. Playing in the court at her third straight Games, Ons Jabeur (world no. 26) qualified directly as one of the top 56 official entrants in the women's singles based on the WTA World Rankings of June 13, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ons Jabeur | Women's singles | Suárez (ESP) L 4–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Volleyball
### Indoor
#### Summary

| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Tunisia men's | Men's tournament | Brazil L 0–3 | France L 0–3 | United States L 1–3 | Argentina L 2–3 | ROC L 0–3 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Men's tournament

Tunisia men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the pool round with three match points and securing an outright berth at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Cairo, Egypt, marking the country's recurrence to the sport after an eight-year absence.

##### Team roster

The following is the Tunisia roster.
Head coach: Antonio Giacobbe
* 2 Ahmed Kadhi MB
* 3 Khaled Ben Slimene S
* 6 Mohamed Ali Ben Othmen Miladi OH
* 7 Elyes Karamosli OH
* 9 Omar Agrebi MB
* 10 Hamza Nagga OP
* 11 Ismaïl Moalla OH
* 12 Mehdi Ben Cheikh S
* 13 Selim Mbareki MB
* 15 Wassim Ben Tara OP
* 19 Aymen Bouguerra OH
* 20 Saddem Hmissi L

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | ROC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 427 | 397 | 1.076 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 476 | 450 | 1.058 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1.200 | 476 | 464 | 1.026 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 449 | 442 | 1.016 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | United States | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 432 | 412 | 1.049 | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 | 339 | 434 | 0.781 | |

## Weightlifting

Tunisia entered five weightlifters (three men and two women) into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Karem Ben Hnia finished sixth of the eight highest-ranked weightlifters in the men's 73 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings, with rookies Ramzi Bahloul (men's 81 kg), Aymen Bacha (men's 109 kg), Chaima Rahmouni (women's 64 kg), and 2014 Youth Olympic bronze medalist Nouha Landoulsi (women's 55 kg) topping the field of weightlifters vying for qualification from Africa in their respective weight categories based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Karem Ben Hnia | Men's –73 kg | 153 | 5 | 185 | 6 | 338 | 6 |
| Ramzi Bahloul | Men's –81 kg | 136 | 14 | 164 | 12 | 300 | 12 |
| Aymen Bacha | Men's –109 kg | 177 | 9 | 211 | 9 | 388 | 9 |
| Nouha Landoulsi | Women's –55 kg | 88 | 8 | 108 | 8 | 196 | 8 |
| Chaima Rahmouni | Women's –64 kg | 91 | 12 | 111 | DNF | 91 | DNF |

## Wrestling

Tunisia qualified ten wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition; all of whom advanced to the top two finals to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle (65 and 97 kg), men's Greco-Roman (67, 77, 97, and 130 kg) and women's freestyle wrestling (50, 57, 62, and 76 kg) at the 2021 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Hammamet.
Key:
* VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
* VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
* PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
* PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
* ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
* SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Haithem Dakhlaoui | Men's −65 kg | Ghiasi (IRI) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |
| Mohamed Saadaoui | Men's −97 kg | Nurov (MKD) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 15 |
| Sarra Hamdi | Women's −50 kg | Bisla (IND) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Stadnik (AZE) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Siwar Bousetta | Women's −57 kg | Kit (UKR) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 15 |
| Marwa Amri | Women's −62 kg | Johansson (SWE) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 15 |
| Zaineb Sghaier | Women's −76 kg | Gray (USA) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Adar (TUR) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | 16 |

### Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Souleymen Nasr | Men's −67 kg | Al-Obaidi (EOR) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 15 |
| Lamjed Maafi | Men's −77 kg | Makhmudov (KGZ) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |
| Haykel Achouri | Men's −97 kg | Michalik (POL) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| Amine Guennichi | Men's −130 kg | Acosta (CHI) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |