Tunisia at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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Tunisia
competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
, United States
. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics
.
Athletics
Men's 5,000 metres
Boxing
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Swimming
Women's 100m Freestyle
Women's 200m Freestyle
Women's 400m Freestyle
Women's 200m Butterfly
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Women's 400m Individual Medley
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 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics
American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott of the Moscow Olympics was a part of a package of actions initiated by the United States to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan...
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AthleticsAthletics at the 1984 Summer OlympicsAt the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...
Men's 5,000 metres
- Fethi BaccoucheFéthi BaccoucheFéthi Baccouche is a retired Tunisian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase, the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres.He was born in Tunis, and represented the club ASM Tunis...
- Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
BoxingBoxing at the 1984 Summer OlympicsBoxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The boxing schedule began on July 29 and ended on August 11. Twelve men's boxing events were contested.-Light Flyweight :...
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Noureddine Boughani
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Satoru Higashi (Japan), 1:4
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
- Lofti Belkhir
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Kunihiro Miuro (Japan), 4:1
- Third Round — Defeated Roshdy Armanios (Egypt), 5:0
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Mircea FulgerMircea FulgerMircea Fulger is a retired boxer from Romania. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's light welterweight division...
(Romania), 0:5
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- Khemais Refai
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Konrad König (Austria), RSC-1
- Third Round — Lost to Genaro LéonGenaro LéonGenaro Léon is a former professional boxer. He fought at Welterweight.-Amateur career:León represented Mexico at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, as a Welterweight...
(Mexico), 2:3
SwimmingSwimming at the 1984 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, located on the USC campus. There was a total of 494 participants from 67 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Faten Ghattas
- Heat — 1:02.00 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Faten Ghattas
- Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Faten Ghattas
- Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's 200m Butterfly
- Faten Ghattas
- Heat — 2:22.68 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Faten Ghattas
- Heat — 2:29.77 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Faten Ghattas
- Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to South Korea (0-3)
- Lost to United States (0-3)
- Lost to Brazil (0-3)
- Lost to Argentina (0-3)
- Classification Match
- 9th/10th place: Defeated Egypt (3-2) → 9th place
- Team Roster
- Faycal Laridhi
- Mohamed Barsar
- Rachid Bousarsar
- Ghazi Mhiri
- Msaddek Lahmar
- Mounir Barek
- Walid Boulehya
- Slim Maherzi
- Chebbi Mbarek
- Yassine Mezlini
- Aziz Ben Abdallah
- Adel Khechini