Tunisia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, having missed the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support for the United States boycott.
The Tunisian Olympic Committee (, CNOT) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games, surpassing the number of athletes sent to Beijing by almost two thirds. A total of 83 athletes, 63 men and 20 women, competed in 17 sports. Men's basketball, men's handball, and men's indoor volleyball were the only team-based sports in which Tunisia was represented at these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in artistic gymnastics, sailing, shooting, and taekwondo.
Notable Tunisian athletes included freestyle swimmer and defending champion Oussama Mellouli, who competed at his fourth Olympics, tennis player and former Youth Olympic games participant Ons Jabeur, and fencing sisters Azza and Sarra Besbes. Heykel Megannem, captain of Tunisia's handball team, made his Olympic comeback in London after a twelve-year absence and was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Tunisia left London with three medals (one each in gold, silver, and bronze), which were all awarded to the team in athletics and swimming. This was the nation's most successful Olympics, winning the largest number of medals in its history, sending its largest delegation ever to the games due to the presence of team-based athletes, and making Olympic history for two legendary athletes. Middle-distance runner Habiba Ghribi became the first Tunisian female athlete to win an Olympic medal in the women's steeplechase and was subsequently awarded gold following the disqualification of Russian Yuliya Zaripova. Meanwhile, Oussama Mellouli became the first Olympic swimming champion at both pool and open water, and became most successful Tunisian athlete in Olympic history with two gold medals.
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Oussama Mellouli Swimming Men's 10 km open water Habiba Ghribi Athletics Women's 3000 m steeplechase Oussama Mellouli Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle
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):
Men AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankAmor Ben Yahia3000 m steeplechase8:22.707Did not advanceWissem HosniMarathoncolspan=2 2:26:4371Hassanine Sebei20 km walkcolspan=2 Women AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankAmira Ben AmorMarathoncolspan=2 2:40:1380Habiba Ghribi3000 m steeplechase9:27.422 Q9:08.37 NR
Basketball
Tunisia is qualified for the men's event Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
Boxing
Tunisia has so far qualified boxers for the following events
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAhmed MejriLightweightW 16–9L 7–16Did not advanceAbderrazak HouyaLight welterweightW 19–16L 11–17Did not advanceYahia El-MekachariLight heavyweightW 16–8L 6–13Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMaroua RahaliFlyweightL 6–15Did not advanceRim JouiniLightweightL 10–15Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Tunisia has qualified boats for the following events
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKhaled HoucineMen's C-1 200 m44.3954 Q44.3737Did not advanceMohamed Ali MrabetMen's K-1 200 m38.2917Did not advanceMen's K-1 1000 m3:32.2044 Q3:44.5458 FB3:33.51513Afef Ben IsmailWomen's K-1 200 m48.9987Did not advanceWomen's K-1 500 m2:07.7056 Q2:15.3628Did not advance Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Fencing
Tunisia has qualified 6 fencers.
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankMohamed SamandiIndividual foilW 15–8L 7–15Did not advanceHicheim SamandiIndividual sabreL 13–15Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankSarra BesbesIndividual épéeW 15–9W 12–11L 12–15Did not advanceInes BoubakriIndividual foilW 15–8W 15–10L 7–8Did not advanceAzza BesbesIndividual sabreW 15–13L 13–15Did not advanceAmira Ben ChaabaneL 12–15Did not advance
Gymnastics
Tunisia has qualified in the following events.
Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankWajdi BouallègueFloor13.708colspan=5 13.70860Did not advance
Handball
Tunisia will participate to the Olympic Games as the defending Africa Champion. Men's team event – 1 team of 14 players
Men's tournament
Group play
Quarter-final
Judo
Tunisia has qualified 4 judokas
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankFaicel JaballahMen's +100 kgW 0001–0001 L 0002–0101Did not advanceHouda MiledWomen's −70 kgL 0001–1000Did not advanceHana MareghniWomen's −78 kgL 0003–0020Did not advanceNihal ChikhrouhouWomen's +78 kgL 0001–1001Did not advance
Rowing
Tunisia has qualified the following boats.
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAymen MejriSingle sculls7:21.645 R7:11.944 SE/Fcolspan=2 7:58.485 FF7:33.6231
Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRacha SoulaSingle sculls8:19.316 R8:10.764 FEcolspan=4 8:49.4727 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
Tunisia has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Youssef AkroutLaser41364044313939334548EL34845 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Shooting
Tunisia has qualified one shooter.
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankNoura Nasri10 m air pistol37729Did not advance
Swimming
Tunisian swimmers have so far 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)):
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAhmed Mathlouthi200 m freestyle1:49.6830Did not advanceOussama Mellouli1500 m freestyle14:46.232 Qcolspan=2 14:40.3110 km open watercolspan=4 1:49:55.1Taki Mrabet200 m individual medley2:01.4129Did not advance400 m individual medleycolspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSarra Lajnef200 m breaststroke2:31.1531Did not advance
Taekwondo
Tunisia has qualified 1 athlete.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKhaoula Ben HamzaWomen's +67 kgL 6–12Did not advance
Tennis
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMalek JaziriMen's singlesW 7–6(12–10), 4–6, 6–3L 6–7(1–7), 2–6Did not advanceOns JabeurWomen's singlesL 6–4, 0–6, 5–7Did not advance
Volleyball
Tunisia has qualified a men's team to the indoor tournament. Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
Men's indoor tournament
Team roster
Group play
Weightlifting
Tunisia has qualified 1 man and 1 woman.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankKhalil El MaouiMen's −56 kg1322——132Ghada HassineWomen's −69 kg102111201022210
Wrestling
Tunisia has qualified 8 quota places.
Men's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHaithem Ben Alayech−66 kgL 0–5 Did not advance18Bilel Ouechtati−74 kgL 1–3 Did not advance11
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankZied Ayet Ikram−74 kgL 0–3 Did not advance17Haykel Achouri−84 kgL 0–3 Did not advance15Hassine Ayari−96 kgW 3–1 L 0–3 Did not advance9Radhouane Chebbi−120 kgL 0–3 Did not advance15
Women's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMaroi Mezien−48 kgL 0–5 Did not advanceL 0–5 Did not advance14Marwa Amri−55 kgW 5–0 L 0–3 Did not advance8
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