Athletics

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...

Race walker Hatem Ghoula

Hatem Ghoula

Hatem Ghoula is a Tunisian race walker.He holds the African records in both 20,000 metres, 20 km and 50 km walk.-Achievements:-References:**...

 stayed with the leading group through 10 km, but fell back after that and came in more than 3 minutes behind to post Tunisia's best result of the Games in athletics. None of the other members of the Tunisian team managed to advance out of the first round, though Sofiane Labidi

Sofiane Labidi

Sofiane Labidi is a Tunisian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.19 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Seville.-Achievements:-References:...

 was within 0.2 s of advancing to the second round of the Men's 400 metres.

Men's 400 metres

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres

-Qualification:The qualification period for Athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 400 metres, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 45.55 seconds or faster during the qualification period...

:

• Sofiane Labidi
  Sofiane Labidi
  Sofiane Labidi is a Tunisian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.19 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Seville.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  
  • Round 1: 46.04 s (3rd in heat 4, did not advance, 28th overall)

Men's 3000 metre Steeplechase:

• Lotfi Turki
  • Round 1: Did not start

Men's 20 kilometre Walk:

• Hatem Ghoula
  Hatem Ghoula
  Hatem Ghoula is a Tunisian race walker.He holds the African records in both 20,000 metres, 20 km and 50 km walk.-Achievements:-References:**...
  
  
• 1:22:59 (11th overall)

Women's Javelin Throw:

• Aida Sellam
  Aïda Sellam
  Aïda Sellam is a Tunisian javelin thrower. Her personal best throw is 60.87 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Tunis.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
  • Round 1: 57.76 m (11th in Group B, did not advance, 24th overall)

Boxing

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...

The Tunisian boxing team failed to win a single bout in Athens, going 0-5. Only Mohamed Sahraoui in the Middleweight competition managed to hold his opponent's margin of victory to single digits.

Men's Flyweight (51kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Flyweight

The Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the second-lightest class. Flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 51 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...

:

• Walid Cherif
  Walid Cherif
  Walid Cherif is a boxer from Tunisia, who won the gold medal in 2003 at the All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria.He also participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native North African country. There he was beaten in the first round of the Flyweight division by Georgia's Nikoloz Izoria.Cherif...
  
  
  • Round of 32:Lost to Nikoloz Izoria
    Nikoloz Izoria
    Nikoloz Izoria is a boxer from Georgia.He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native country. There he was stopped in the second round of the Flyweight division by Azerbaijan's eventual bronze medalist Fuad Aslanov....
    
     of Georgia
    Georgia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Georgia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Archery:Women's individual:* Kristine Esebua — 40th place* Khatuna Narimanidze — 51st place-Athletics:Men's 110 metre hurdles:...
    
     (14 - 24)

Men's Featherweight (57kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Featherweight

The Featherweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-lightest class. Featherweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 57 kilograms.-Participants:...

:

• Saifeddine Nejmaoui
  Saifeddine Nejmaoui
  Saifeddine Nejmaoui is a Tunisian boxer who won the lightweight division at the 2007 All-Africa Games and twice competed at the Olympic Games: 2004 and 2008.In Athens 2004 he lost his first match to Frenchman Khedafi Djelkhir...
  
  
  • Round of 32: Lost to Khedafi Djelkhir
    Khedafi Djelkhir
    Khédafi Djelkhir, or sometimes Khesafi Djelkhir, is a French featherweight amateur boxer of Algerian origin...
    
     of France
    France at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    At the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....
    
     (13 - 38)

Men's Lightweight (60kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Lightweight

The Lightweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-lightest class. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 60 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...

:

• Taoufik Chobba
  • Round of 32: Lost to Anthony Little of Australia
    Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Australia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896...
    
     (8 - 27)

Men's Light Welterweight (64kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Welterweight

-References:*...

:

• Mohamed Ali Sassi
  Mohamed Ali Sassi
  Mohamed Ali Sassi is a Tunisian Olympic boxer . He represented his native North African country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
  
  
  • Round of 32: Lost to Willy Blain
    Willy Blain
    Willy Blain is a boxer from France, best known to win the 2003 amateur world title in the Light Welterweight division.-Amateur:...
    
     of France
    France at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    At the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....
    
     (14 - 36)

Men's Middleweight (75kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Middleweight

The Middleweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-heaviest class. Middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 75 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results: -References:*...

:

• Mohamed Sahraoui
  • Round of 32: Lost to Károly Balzsay
    Károly Balzsay
    Károly Balzsay is a Hungarian boxer and the current WBA super middleweight champion. He is also a former WBO super middleweight champion...
    
     of Hungary
    Hungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    - Gold:*Natasa Janics — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m*Natasa Janics and Katalin Kovács — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m*Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, and Gábor Horváth — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m...
    
     (24 - 29)

Fencing

Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Ten gold medals were awarded in individual and team events further divided into three styles of fencing: épée, foil and sabre....

Both Tunisian fencers lost their opening matches. Ben Aziza was 70 places lower in the world rankings than his American opponent, but Rebai was ranked ahead of Agresta, but was just barely beaten.

Men's Foil

Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's foil

-References:*...

:

• (33) Maher Ben Aziza
  • Round of 64: Lost to (32) Jonathan Tiomkin
    Jonathan Tiomkin
    Jonathan Tiomkin is an American foil fencer.Tiomkin played competitive youth tennis before trying fencing.-High School:...
    
     of the United States
    United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    The United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
    
     (10 - 15)

Men's Sabre

Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre

-References:*...

:

• (32) Mohamed Rebai
  • Round of 64: Lost to (33) Renzo Pasquale Zeglio Agresta of Brazil
    Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Brazil competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Brazilian athletes were represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee . The largest Brazilian delegation ever consisted of 247 athletes , which represented 42 more athletes than in Sydney 2000 and 22 more than in Atlanta 1996 —...
    
     (14 - 15)

Football

Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...

 (Soccer)

The Tunisian men's team

Tunisia national football team

The Tunisia national football team , nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , is the national team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football. They have qualified for four FIFA World Cups, the first one in 1978, but have yet to make it out of the first round...

 qualified for the Olympics after winning a very tight group with three other African football powers, Nigeria

Nigeria national football team

The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...

, Senegal

Senegal national football team

The Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national team of Senegal and is controlled by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Football...

 and Egypt. The three over-23 players named by coach Khemais Labidi

Khemais Labidi

Khemais Labidi is a Tunisian football midfielder who played for Tunisia in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise.-External links:*...

 were Khaled Fadhel

Khaled Fadhel

Khaled Fadhel is a Tunisian football player and goalkeeper. As of 2006, he plays for Kayseri Erciyesspor in Turkey.Fadhel was a member of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football squad, which exited in the first round...

, José Clayton and Mohamed Jedidi

Mohamed Jedidi

Mohamed Jedidi is a Tunisian footballer. As of 2004, he plays for Asswehly S.C.. He was a member of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team, which exited in the first round, finishing third in Group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and runners-up Australia.Tunisia rounded off their...

. All but four of the team played their club football in Tunisia with Espérance

Espérance Club

The Espérance Club, and the Maison Espérance dressmaking cooperative, were founded in the mid-1890s by Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence and Mary Neal in response to distressing conditions for girls in the London dress trade...

 and Club Africain

Club Africain

The Club Africain , also known as CA or Al Nadi Al Ifriki, is a Tunisian omnisport club founded in 1920 in Tunis. Club Africain football section is best known for its section of football...

 having 3 each.

Tunisia managed to earn four points from their three matches, including a back-and-forth win in their final game that featured the Serbians coming back to tie the game twice in the last 20 minutes before an 89th minute winning goal, and ended level on points with Australia, but Australia had better goal differential. The team's leading scorer was Ali Zitouni

Ali Zitouni

-Career:Zitouni plays for Antalyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig. He previously played for Espérance in Tunisia and was loaned to Troyes AC for six months.Zitouni played for the Tunisia national football team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals...

 of Espérance

Espérance Club

The Espérance Club, and the Maison Espérance dressmaking cooperative, were founded in the mid-1890s by Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence and Mary Neal in response to distressing conditions for girls in the London dress trade...

 with two goals.

Men's Competition

Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament

The men's football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics featured 16 men's national teams from the six continental confederations. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, in which each team would play each of the others once...

:

• Team Roster
  • Goalkeepers
    • Khaled Fadhel
      Khaled Fadhel
      Khaled Fadhel is a Tunisian football player and goalkeeper. As of 2006, he plays for Kayseri Erciyesspor in Turkey.Fadhel was a member of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football squad, which exited in the first round...
      
      
    • Jasem Khalfaoui
  • Defenders
    • Anis Ayari
      Anis Ayari
      Anis Ayari is a Tunisian footballer. He currently plays for Étoile du Sahel.-Club career:Ayari debuted as a player with Stade Tunisien in March 2002, playing both defence and midfield. Ayari moved from Stade Tunisien in 2004 to Turkish club Samsunspor...
      
      
    • Zied Bhairi
      Zied Bhairi
      Zied Bhairi is a Tunisian footballer. He currently plays for the Libyan Premier League club Tahaddy.Bhairi has a brief spell with SpVgg Greuther Fürth but did not appear in any 2...
      
      
    • Anis Boussaidi
      Anis Boussaidi
      Anis Boussaïdi is a Tunisian footballer. He currently plays in Russia for FC Rostov.- Club career :As of January 2008, he was playing for K.V. Mechelen on loan from FC Arsenal Kyiv...
      
      
    • José Clayton
    • Karim Hagui
    • Issam Merdassi
      Issam Merdassi
      Issam Merdassi is a Tunisian footballer. He currently plays for BSC Young Boys.Merdassi played until 2006 for CS Sfaxien then went on loan to Al-Nasr before returning to CS Sfaxien for one saison 2008-2009 and finally he was transferred to BSC Young Boys in summer 2009.He was a member of the...
      
      
    • Amir Haj Messoud
    • Aleddine Yahia
  • Midfielders
    • Wissem Ben Yahia
    • Khaled Mouelhi
      Khaled Mouelhi
      Khaled "Kiko" Mouelhi is a Tunisian footballer. He currently plays for Espérance Sportive de Tunis of Tunisia....
      
      
    • Houcine Ragued
    • Majdi Traoui
  • Forwards
    • Sabeur Trabelsi
      Sabeur Trabelsi
      Sabeur Trabelsi is a Tunisian football player who plays for Chatham Town.Trabelsi previously played for Étoile Sportive du Sahel. Prior to the 2006-07 season he signed non-contract terms with Sittingbourne FC in the English Ryman League Division One South...
      
      
    • Ali Zitouni
      Ali Zitouni
      -Career:Zitouni plays for Antalyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig. He previously played for Espérance in Tunisia and was loaned to Troyes AC for six months.Zitouni played for the Tunisia national football team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals...
      
      
    • Amine Letaief
    • Mohamed Jedidi
      Mohamed Jedidi
      Mohamed Jedidi is a Tunisian footballer. As of 2004, he plays for Asswehly S.C.. He was a member of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team, which exited in the first round, finishing third in Group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and runners-up Australia.Tunisia rounded off their...
      
      

Tunisia also had four alternate players, who are not counted as part of the official roster.

• Alternates
  • Haykel Guemamdia
    Haykel Guemamdia
    Haykel Guemamdia is a Tunisia footballer. He currentlyplays as forward for the Tunisian club Club Sportif Sfaxien.Guemamdia had a spell with RC Strasbourg in France's Ligue 1....
    
     (forward)
  • Issam Jomaa
    Issam Jomaa
    Issam Jemâa is a Tunisian footballer. As of May 2006, he plays as a striker for the Ligue 1 club Auxerre. He started his footballing career for Espérance, and was later signed by French side Lens.-International career:...
    
     (forward)
  • Hamed Kasraoui (goalkeeper)
  • Fethi Mechergui (midfielder)

• Group C
  • Drew with Australia (1 - 1) (Ali Zitouni
    Ali Zitouni
    -Career:Zitouni plays for Antalyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig. He previously played for Espérance in Tunisia and was loaned to Troyes AC for six months.Zitouni played for the Tunisia national football team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals...
    
     69')
  • Lost to Argentina
    Argentina national football team
    The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
    
     (0 - 2)
  • Defeated Serbia and Montenegro (3 - 2) (José Clayton 41', Mohamed Jedidi
    Mohamed Jedidi
    Mohamed Jedidi is a Tunisian footballer. As of 2004, he plays for Asswehly S.C.. He was a member of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team, which exited in the first round, finishing third in Group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and runners-up Australia.Tunisia rounded off their...
    
     pen 83', Ali Zitouni
    Ali Zitouni
    -Career:Zitouni plays for Antalyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig. He previously played for Espérance in Tunisia and was loaned to Troyes AC for six months.Zitouni played for the Tunisia national football team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals...
    
     89')
• 3rd in group, did not advance (4 points, 4 GF, 5 GA, -1 GD, 12th overall)

Artistic

Wajdi Bouallegue was Tunisia's only gymnast at the Athens Games, and while he put together a respectable performance on the vault, he was well back of qualifying for any of the all-around or apparatus finals.

Men's All-Around

Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's artistic individual all-around

These are the results of the men's individual all-around competition, one of eight events for male competitors in the artistic gymnastics discipline contested in the gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...

:

• Wajdi Bouallegue
  • Qualification: 52.511 points (47th overall, did not advance)
    • Floor Exercise: 9.112 (57th overall, did not advance)
    • Pommel Horse: 8.950 (63rd overall, did not advance)
    • Rings: 8.562 (73rd overall, did not advance)
    • Parallel Bars: 8.350 (77th overall, did not advance)
    • Horizontal Bar: 8.512 (71st overall, did not advance)
    • Vault: 9.025(one vault only)

Judo

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...

Tunisia had never won any martial arts medal in the Olympics, but came very close to their first in the women's Heavyweight class, as Insaf Yahyaoui

Insaf Yahyaoui

Insaf Yahyaoui is a Tunisian judoka.She finished in joint fifth place in the heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Tea Donguzashvili of Russia.-External links:*...

 beat two South American judokas to reach the bronze medal match, but could only last a minute-and-a-half before losing. The overall record for Tunisian judkoas in Athens was 4-6.

Men's 60 kg (Extra-Lightweight)

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 60 kg

These are the results of the Men's 60 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total number of 33 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 60 kilograms...

:

• Anis Lounifi
  Anis Lounifi
  Anis Lounifi is a Tunisian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
  
  
  • Round of 32: Defeated Pak Nam-Chol of North Korea (Harai-goshi; ippon - 1:28)
  • Round of 16: Lost to Evgeny Stanev
    Evgeny Stanev
    Evgeny Stanev is a Russian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
    
     of Russia
    Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
    
     (Sukui-nage; ippon - 3:03)

Women's 63 kg (Half-Middleweight)

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 63 kg

These are the results of the women's 63 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 22 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 63 kilograms...

:

• Saida Dhahri
  • Round of 32: Lost to Ayumi Tanimoto
    Ayumi Tanimoto
    born August 4, 1981 in Anjo, Aichi, is a Japanese female judoka. She was coached by Toshihiko Koga, who is a gold medalist at the BarcelonaOlympics and a silver medalist at the Atlanta Olympics Men's Judo....
    
     of Japan
    Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Japan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal...
    
     (Tate-shiho-gatame; ippon - 1:49) (advanced to first repechage round)
  • Repechage Round 1: Defeated Diana Maza of Ecuador
    Ecuador at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Ecuador competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Athletics:Men's 110m Hurdles:* Jackson Quiñónez* Round 1 — 13.44 s * Round 2 — 13.67 s Men's 800 metres:* Byron Piedra...
    
     (Yoko-shiho-gatame; ippon - 3:18)
  • Repechage Round 2: Lost to Marie Helen Chisholm of Canada
    Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Canada competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.The Canadian Olympic Committee sent a team of over 200 athletes, the lowest since Canada boycotted the games in 1980. This is a result of the COC changing its standards for qualifying, with the aim of sending fewer athletes but focusing...
    
     (Yoko-shiho-gatame; ippon - 1:32)

Women's 78 kg (Half-Heayweight)

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 78 kg

These are the results of the women's 78 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 21 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 78 kilograms...

:

• Houda Ben Daya
  • Round of 32: Bye
  • Round of 16: Lost to Edinanci Silva
    Edinanci Silva
    Edinanci Fernandes da Silva is a judoka from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division at the Pan American Games. A resident of São Paulo, she represented the country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.Edinanci was born with both male...
    
     of Brazil
    Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Brazil competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Brazilian athletes were represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee . The largest Brazilian delegation ever consisted of 247 athletes , which represented 42 more athletes than in Sydney 2000 and 22 more than in Atlanta 1996 —...
    
     (Uchi-mata; ippon - 3:18)

Women's 78+ kg (Heavyweight)

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's +78 kg

These are the results of the women's +78 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 22 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was greater than 78 kilograms...

:

• Insaf Yahyaoui
  Insaf Yahyaoui
  Insaf Yahyaoui is a Tunisian judoka.She finished in joint fifth place in the heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Tea Donguzashvili of Russia.-External links:*...
  
  
  • Round of 32: Bye
  • Round of 16: Lost to Sun Fuming
    Sun Fuming
    Sun Fuming is a female Chinese judoka who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the gold medal in the heavyweight class in 1996. Eight years later she won the bronze medal in the heavyweight class.-References:*...
    
     of China
    China at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    China competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.The team won 32 gold medals and 63 medals in total ....
    
     (Yoko-shiho-gatame; ippon - 1:22) (advanced to first repechage round)
  • Repechage Round 1: Bye
  • Repechage Round 2: Defeated Carmen Chala
    Carmen Chalá
    Carmen Anita Chalá-Quilumba is a judoka and former field athlete from Ecuador.-Biography:Carmen was born in an Ecuadoran province Carchi but with heart she is from Manabí...
    
     of Ecuador
    Ecuador at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Ecuador competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Athletics:Men's 110m Hurdles:* Jackson Quiñónez* Round 1 — 13.44 s * Round 2 — 13.67 s Men's 800 metres:* Byron Piedra...
    
     (Soto-makikomi; waza-ari)
  • Repechage Round 3: Defeated Giovanna Blanco
    Giovanna Blanco
    Giovanna José Blanco Bazon is a female judoka from Venezuela, who won the silver medal in the women's heavyweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:...
    
     of Venezuela
    Venezuela at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Venezuela competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Weightlifter Israel José Rubio won the nation's first medal of these Games when he placed third in the 62 kg class...
    
     (Kuzure-kesa-gatame; ippon - 2:41)
  • Bronze Medal Match: Lost to Tea Donguzashvili
    Tea Donguzashvili
    Tea Donguzashvili is a Russian judoka.She won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
    
     of Georgia
    Georgia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Georgia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Archery:Women's individual:* Kristine Esebua — 40th place* Khatuna Narimanidze — 51st place-Athletics:Men's 110 metre hurdles:...
    
     (Kesa-gatame; w'ari ippon - 1:28)

Rowing

Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre and featured 550 competitors taking part in 14 events....

Tunisia's only rower at the Games languished near the back of the pack in her first three races, but in the D final she proved herself the class of the lower echelon of the field, winning by two full seconds.

Women's Single Sculls

Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Single Sculls

These are the results of the Women's single sculls competition, one of six events for female competitors in Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Heat 1 :# Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, Germany 7:35.20...

:

• Ibtissem Trimech
  • Heat: 8:15.87 (6th in heat 2, advanced to repechage)
  • Repechage: 7:56.19 (4th in repechage 2, advanced to semifinal C/D)
  • Semifinal C/D: 8:14.73 (4th in semifinal C/D 2, advanced to final D)
  • Final D: 7:51.21 (1st in Final D, 19th overall)

Sailing

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre with eleven events being contested.The events were split into four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes that were open to both men and women...

Ourabi did not have any particularly notable results, never finishing higher than 15th.

Men's Mistral

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's sailboard

These are the results of the men's sailboard competition in sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Results:-Notes:...

:

• Foued Ourabi
  • 211 points (23rd overall)

Swimming

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...

Oussama Mellouli

Oussama Mellouli

Oussama "Ous" Mellouli is a Tunisian swimmer who competes in the freestyle and medley events. He currently is an African Record holder, and trains with the USA club based at the University of Southern California, where he went to school and swam, collegiately....

 was a bronze medalist at the 2003 Worlds

2003 World Aquatics Championships

Barcelona, Spain was the host city of the X FINA World Aquatics Championships or the 10th FINA World Championships in Aquatics, which were held from July 12 until July 27, 2003....

 in the 400 metre IM, so he was a decent bet to become Tunisia's first Olympic swimming medallist, but he ended up falling 2 seconds short in the 400 metre IM final. He also just failed to make the final in the 200 metre IM, missing out by just 0.02 seconds. Still, Mellouli had a strong games, setting new African records with three of his swims.

Men's 200 metre Freestyle

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle

In the lead-up to the Men's 200 metre freestyle Final at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the race was billed as The Race of the Century due to its significance and high-class field....

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• Anouar Ben Naceur
  • Heat: 1:54.69 (50th overall, did not advance)

Men's 1500 metre Freestyle

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle

The Men's 1500 Metre freestyle event was one of sixteen events for male swimmers at the 2004 Olympics.-Records:-Heat 1:# Charnvudth Saengsri, – 15:54.46# Giancarlo Zolezzi, – 16:00.52# Yi-Khy Saw, – 16:06.38-Heat 2:...

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• Oussama Mellouli
  Oussama Mellouli
  Oussama "Ous" Mellouli is a Tunisian swimmer who competes in the freestyle and medley events. He currently is an African Record holder, and trains with the USA club based at the University of Southern California, where he went to school and swam, collegiately....
  
  
  • Heat: 15:18.98 (14th overall, did not advance)

Men's 200 metre Individual Medley

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley

The final of the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held in Athens, Greece.-Records:-Heat 1:# Jorge Oliver, Puerto Rico 2:08.84# Georgios Dimitriadis, Cyprus 2:12.27...

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• Oussama Mellouli
  Oussama Mellouli
  Oussama "Ous" Mellouli is a Tunisian swimmer who competes in the freestyle and medley events. He currently is an African Record holder, and trains with the USA club based at the University of Southern California, where he went to school and swam, collegiately....
  
  
  • Heat: 2:01.94 (15th overall, Qualified) (African Record)
  • Semifinal: 2:01.11 (9th overall, did not advance) (African Record)

Men's 400 metre Individual Medley

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley

These are the results of the Men's 400 metre individual medley, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Saša Imprić 4:32.02# Andrew Mackay 4:32.38...

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• Oussama Mellouli
  Oussama Mellouli
  Oussama "Ous" Mellouli is a Tunisian swimmer who competes in the freestyle and medley events. He currently is an African Record holder, and trains with the USA club based at the University of Southern California, where he went to school and swam, collegiately....
  
  
  • Heat: 4:16.68 (T-6th overall, Qualified)
  • Final: 4:14.49 (5th overall)(African Record)

Table Tennis

Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

thumb|rightTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Galatsi Olympic Hall with 172 competitors in 4 events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

The two Tunisian women were both ranked outside the world top 500, and were large underdogs in their matches, and neither managed to get a set closer than 11-7. They had better luck when teamed together for the doubles, drawing another unheralded North African team and beating them before falling in the second round to a Taiwanese pair.

Women's Singles

Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's singles

These are the results of the women's singles competition, one of two events for female competitors in table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-First round:August 14winners on left in bold-Second round:August 15...

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• Nesrine Ben Kahia
  • Round 1: Lost to Silvija Erdelji of Serbia and Montenegro
    Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Serbia and Montenegro competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The nation competed previously as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
    
     (3 - 11, 1 - 11, 3 - 11, 7 - 11)

• Olfa Guenni
  • Round 1: Lost to Petra Cada of Canada
    Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Canada competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.The Canadian Olympic Committee sent a team of over 200 athletes, the lowest since Canada boycotted the games in 1980. This is a result of the COC changing its standards for qualifying, with the aim of sending fewer athletes but focusing...
    
     (4 - 11, 7 - 11, 4 - 11, 7 - 11)

Women's Doubles

Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's doubles

These are the results of the women's doubles competition, one of two events for female competitors in table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Preliminary round:...

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• Nesrine Ben Kahia and Olfa Guenni
  • Round 1: Defeated Asma Menaifi and Souad Nechab of Algeria
    Algeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Algeria competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Algeria first competed in the Olympics in 1964, and entered the 2004 Athens Games having won a total of twelve medals — including one gold, one silver, and three bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
    
     (11 - 9, 11 - 7, 11 - 5, 9 - 11, 8 - 11, 11 - 8)
  • Round 2: Lost to Huang I-Hua and Lu Yun-Feng of Chinese Taipei
    Chinese Taipei at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Due to the political status of Taiwan, the Republic of China competed as Chinese Taipei at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
    
     (4 - 11, 4 - 11, 6 - 11, 4 - 11)

Taekwondo

Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women....

The Tunisian Taekwondo team put up a 2-4 record, with both wins coming in the Men's under 80 kg class, where Hichem Hamdouni won a bout in both the main draw and the repechage, but was finally elimnated by Asian champion Yossef Karami

Yossef Karami

Yousef Karami is an Iranian Taekwondo athlete who competed in the Men's 80 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He is also the 2003 world champion...

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Men's Under 68kg

Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 68 kg

These are the results of the men's 68 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 16 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 68 kilograms...

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• Mohamed Omrani
  • Round of 16: Lost to Carlo Massimino of Australia
    Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Australia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896...
    
     (2 - 7)

Men's Under 80kg

Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 80 kg

These are the results of the men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 16 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 80 kilograms...

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• Hichem Hamdouni
  • Round of 16: Defeated Jacob Martins Obiorah
    Jacob Martins Obiorah
    Jacob Martins Obiorah is a Nigerian competitive martial artist. After joining a local shotokan karate club in Lagos 20 years ago, his interest in martial arts developed and he was keen to learn different styles of the martial arts. He went on to study kungfu and African Goju...
    
     of Nigeria
    Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    - Bronze:* Olusoji Fasuba, Deji Aliu, Aaron Egbele, and Uchenna Emedolu — Athletics, Men's 4 x 100 m relay* Saul Weigopwa, Musa Audu, James Godday, and Enefiok Udo-Obong — Athletics, Men's 4 x 400 m relay-Athletics:...
    
     (16 - 11)
  • Quarterfinal: Lost to Bahri Tanrikulu
    Bahri Tanrikulu
    Bahri Tanrıkulu is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the Men's 80 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece and won the silver medal....
    
     of Turkey
    Turkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    -Medalists:-Archery:The Turkish had three women archers in the top 85 in the world, and two in the top 50, so it was well within reason to suggest that they could at least advance a round in the Olympic tournament. After the ranking round , Turkey were tied with Germany for sixth, but lost out on a...
    
     (4 - 6) (advanced to first repechage round)
  • Repechage Round 1: Defeated Donald David Geisler of Philippines
    Philippines at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    The Philippines competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Archery:Jasmin Figueroa entered the Olympics ranked outside the top 100 in the world, but pulled off a major upset in the opening round, just barely holding off #9 Natalia Valeeva...
    
     (Referee stopped contest; Round 2, 1:41)
  • Repechage Round 2: Lost to Yossef Karami
    Yossef Karami
    Yousef Karami is an Iranian Taekwondo athlete who competed in the Men's 80 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He is also the 2003 world champion...
    
     of Iran
    Iran at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Athletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Competitors:-Medal table:-Medalists:- Swimming :Men- Athletics :Men- Boxing :Men- Road :Men- Track :Men- Judo :...
    
     (4 - 12)

Women's Under 67kg

Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 67 kg

These are the results of the women's 67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 15 women competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 67 kilograms...

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• Mounira Nahdi
  • Round of 16: Lost to Mouna Benabderassoul of Morocco
    Morocco at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    -Gold:*Hicham El Guerrouj — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres*Hicham El Guerrouj — Athletics, Men's 5000 metres-Silver:*Hasna Benhassi — Athletics, Women's 800 metres-Athletics:...
    
     (2 - 6)

Indoor

The Tunisian volleyball team was one of the best on the continent, claiming 8 African championships, including in 2003 to claim the Olympic Qualifying spot, but little was expected from them, as they had never finished above 18th in a World Championship. Tunisia's results met this expectation, as they failed to win a single match, though they did manage to force a fifth set against Argentina

Argentina men's national volleyball team

The Argentina national volleyball team is the national volleyball representative of Argentina. The team is controlled by the Argentine Volleyball Federation ....

. The team's leading scorer was Marouane Fehri from the C.O. Kelibia

Kelibia

Kelibia is a coastal town on the Cap Bon peninsula, Nabeul province in the far northeastern part of Tunisia. Its sand beaches are considered one the finest of the Mediterranean sea....

 club.

Men's Competition

Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Volleyball

The 2004 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 11th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Athens, Greece from August 15 to August 29, 2004.-Qualification:...

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• Team Roster
  • Khaled Belaid
  • Walid Ben Abbes
  • Mehrez Berriri Libero
  • Mohamed Salim Chekili
  • Marouane Fehri
  • Mahdi Gara
  • Chaker Ghezal
  • Ghazi Guidara Captain
  • Noureddine Hfaiedh
  • Hosni Karamosly
  • Samir Sellami
  • Mohamed Trabelsi
    Mohamed Trabelsi
    Mohamed Trabelsi, also known as Bakkaou, is a retired Tunisian footballer. He played as defender.Trabelsi played for Océano Club de Kerkennah, as well as for Club Africain and Stade Tunisien....
    
    

• Pool A
  • Lost to Greece
    Greece men's national volleyball team
    The Greece men's national volleyball team is the national team of Greece. It is governed by the Hellenic Volleyball Federation and takes part in international volleyball competitions.-Olympics:-World Championship:-World League:...
    
     (20 - 25, 14 - 25, 17 - 25)
  • Lost to Argentina
    Argentina men's national volleyball team
    The Argentina national volleyball team is the national volleyball representative of Argentina. The team is controlled by the Argentine Volleyball Federation ....
    
     (20 - 25, 25 - 23, 16 - 25, 25 - 22, 10 -15)
  • Lost to Serbia and Montenegro (16 - 25, 18 - 25, 21 - 25)
  • Lost to Poland
    Poland men's national volleyball team
    The Poland national men's volleyball team is the national volleyball team from Poland, controlled by the Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej , which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. It is one of the world's strongest teams, being the 2009 European Champions and...
    
     (18 - 25, 25 - 23, 19 - 25, 23 - 25)
  • Lost to France
    France men's national volleyball team
    The France men's national volleyball team is the volleyball national team of France.-Olympic Games:*1988 — 8th place*:Philippe Blain, Éric Bouvier, Patrick Duflos, Alain Fabiani, Jean-Marc Jurkovitz, Jean-Baptiste Martzluff, Hervé Mazzon, Christophe Meneau, Eric N'Gapeth, Olivier Rossard, Philippe...
    
     (23 - 25, 25 - 18, 19 - 25, 19 - 25)
• 6th in group, did not advance (5 points, 4 SW ,15 SL, 373 PW, 451 PL, T-11th overall)

Weightlifting

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...

Weightlifting had some medal potential for Tunisia, but it was unrealized, as Sbai failed to post a valid lift in the Men's 69 kg, and Sassi had the best finish of Tunisia's whole delegation at 4th in the 63 kg division. Sassi was not particularly close to a medal, though, as even if she had made the maximum weight she attempted in each portion, she would have placed 4th.

Men's 69 kg

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 69 kg

These are the results of the men's 69 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...

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• Youssef Sbai
  • Did not finish

Sbai missed all three of his attempts at a 147.5 kg Snatch, which would have placed him 4th in that portion.

Women's 63 kg

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 63 kg

These are the results of the women's 63 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 9 women competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 63 kilograms.-Medalists:-Results:...

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• Hayet Sassi
  • 215.0 kg (95.0 kg Snatch, 120.0 Clean & Jerk, 4th overall)

Wrestling

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...

Tunisia's lone wrestler lost all of her matches by fall, never made it to even the four-and-a-half minute mark of a match, and finished dead last without a single point.

Women's 48 kg

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Freestyle 48 kg

The Women's Freestyle 48 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 22 to August 23.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...

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• Fadhila Louati
  • Pool 3
    • Lost to Fani Psatha of Greece
      Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Greece was the host nation for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The delegation of 441 athletes, 223 men and 218 women, was represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee...
      
       (Fall; 4:19)
    • Lost to Irini Merleni
      Irini Merleni
      Irina Oleksiyivna Merleni-Mykulchyn is a Ukrainian wrestler, who competed in the – 48 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and claimed the gold medal. In the same event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal....
      
       of Ukraine
      Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      -Gold:*Yuriy Bilonoh — Athletics, Men's Shot Put*Valeriy Goncharov — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars*Yuriy Nikitin — Gymnastics, Men's Trampoline Individual*Olena Kostevych — Shooting, Women's 10m Air Pistol...
      
       (Fall; 1:45)
    • Lost to Lidiya Karamchakova of Tajikistan
      Tajikistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      -Archery:Nabieva led her first round match through 11 arrows, and outshot her opponent by five points in the last three arrows, but a four-shot stretch of 2-5-6-5 in between doomed her to defeat.Women's individual:* Nargis Nabieva...
      
       (Fall; 1:50)
  • 4th in pool, did not advance (0 TP, 0 CP, 14th overall)

Non-competing athletes

Two athletes, Abir Nakli in the women's 800 metres and Hamdi Dhouibi

Hamdi Dhouibi

Hamdi Dhouibi is a Tunisian decathlete.He held the African record with 8023 points, achieved at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. The record was broken by Larbi Bouraada of Algeria at the 2009 World Championships...

 in the men's decathlon appear on the IOC entry list from August 16, 2004, but did not compete in their respective events.

See also

• Tunisia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
  Tunisia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
  Tunisia participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. Tunisians athletes won a total of eight gold medals, seven silver and three bronze.-See also:*2004 Summer Paralympics*Tunisia at the Paralympics*Tunisia at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Tunisia at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
  Tunisia at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
  Tunisia competed at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain. The nation had a total number of 124 participants .- Gold:30px Athletics*Men's 400 metres: Soufiene Laabidi*Women's 1500 metres: Fatima Langouar...