Highlights
Tunisia were first represented by a team of 40 at the Rome 1960 Olympic Games.
Long distance runner Mohammad GAMMOUDI is Tunisia's most successful Olympic athlete.
He claimed their first medal, a silver over 10,000m at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games and went on to win gold at 5,000m at the Mexico City 1968 Games.
In four Olympic Games, he collected a gold, two silver and a bronze. Seventeen-year-old Myriam MIZOUNI was the first woman to compete for Tunisia.
She swam in the 100m and 400m freestyle at the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games. Oussama MELLOULI became the first Tunisian to win a swimming gold medal when he won the 1500m freestyle at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Tunisia sent a team of 26 in 10 sports to Beijing.
Anthem: Title
Himat Al Hima (Defenders of the Fatherland)
Anthem: Year of Induction
1987
Anthem: Composer
Music Mohamad Abdel WAHAB, words Mustafa Sadik AL-RAFII and Abdoul Kacem CHABBI.
Official NOC name
Tunisia
IOC recognition date
1957
NOC President's name
Mr Younes CHETALI
NOC General Secretary's name
Mr Mahmoud HAMMAMI
Year of first appearance in an Olympic Games
1960
Number of appearances in Olympic Games
13, including London 2012
Summary of Olympic Games Appearances
| Medals per sport | ||||
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Medals per year | ||||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1964 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1972 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
