Tunisia at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Tunisia at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Tunisia at the; 1976 Summer Olympics
IOC code	TUN
NOC	Tunisian Olympic Committee
Website	www.cnot.org.tn (in French)
in Montreal Canada
Competitors	15 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Mohammed Gammoudi
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

During the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montréal in Canada, the Tunisian team initially competed but then joined a boycott by all but two African nations. The boycott was called due to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allowing the New Zealand team to participate despite the recent tour of South Africa by the country's rugby union team. Sporting contact with South Africans was banned by the IOC as a consequence of the system of apartheid operated in the country.^[2]^[3]

Athletes from Cameroon, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia competed during the first three days of the Games, from 18 to 20 July, before withdrawing from the Olympics, joining a total of 33 countries mainly from Africa in the boycott.^[2]^[4]

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	3 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Fredj Chtioui	Welterweight	David Jackson (NZL) L RSC-2	Did not advance

Handball

Men's Team Competition

Group B

Tunisia withdrew after 2 matches. The results were annulled.

Poland	26-12	Tunisia

Czechoslovakia	21-9	Tunisia

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ali Gharbi	200 metre freestyle	1:55.82	24	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Myriam Mizouni	100 metre freestyle	1:02.42	38	Did not advance
Myriam Mizouni	400 metre freestyle	4:43.11	28	Did not advance

References

^ "Flagbearers for Tunisia". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b 1976: African countries boycott Olympics, On this day, BBC Sport, 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^ The Montreal Olympics boycott, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^ Africa and the XXIst Olympiad, International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2018-04-05.