Tunisia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
| Tunisia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | TUN |
| NOC | Tunisian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024 | |
| Competitors | 3 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Jonathan Lourimi |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals Ranked 27th |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Tunisia competed at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This was Tunisia's debut appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games. This will mark the country's first ever participation at a Winter or Winter Youth Olympics.[1][2][3]
Tunisia's team consisted of three bobsledders (one man and two women).[4] Bobsledder Jonathan Lourimi was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[5]
On January 23, bobsledder Jonathan Lourimi earned the silver medal in the men's monobob, becoming the first Tunisian athlete to win a Winter Youth Olympics medal. This was only the second Winter Youth Olympics medal by a North African nation, after Morocco's historic gold in 2012.[6][7]
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Medalists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Jonathan Lourimi | Bobsleigh | Men's monobob | 23 January |
Bobsleigh
[edit]Tunisia qualified three bobsledders (one man and two women).[4][8][9]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jonathan Lourimi | Men's monobob | 54.79 | 2 | 55.17 | 3 | 1:49.96 | |
| Sophie Ghorbel | Women's monobob | 58.35 | 12 | 57.96 | 8 | 1:56.31 | 12 |
| Beya Mokrani | 57.78 | 9 | 58.50 | 12 | 1:56.28 | 10 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "A first: Tunisia qualified for Winter Olympic Games". Tunisie Numérique. Tunis, Tunisia. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Tunisia secure first-ever qualification for Winter Youth Olympic Games". Tunis Afrique Presse. Tunis, Tunisia. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ Mikkelsen, Sebastian (15 January 2024). "From Singapore 2010 to Gangwon 2024: The Evolution of YOG". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
Algeria, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates will all make their Winter Youth Olympic debut.
- ^ a b "YOG Gangwon 2024: after Lourimi, Mokrani and Ghorbal qualified". Tunisie Numérique. Tunis, Tunisia. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024: Jonathan Lourimi on historic bobsleigh medal run for Tunisia: "I never thought this was possible"". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Ben Mbarek, Ghaya (23 January 2024). "Tunisia's Jonathan Lourimi wins historic silver at Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics". The National. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games - IBSF Youth Olympics Ranking List – Monobob Men" (PDF). www.ibsf.org/. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 12 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games - IBSF Youth Olympics Ranking List – Monobob Women" (PDF). www.ibsf.org/. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 12 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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