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.1976: African countries boycott Olympics, On this day, BBC Sport, 17 July 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2018.The Montreal Olympics boycott, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, 12 June 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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.Africa and the XXIst Olympiad, International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
Boxing
Men AthleteEvent1 Round 2 Round 3 Round QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankFredj ChtiouiWelterweightL RSC-2Did not advance
Handball
Men's team competition Mohamed Abdel Khaled Khaled Achour Habib Ammar Ahmed Bechir Bel Hadj Abderraouf Ben Samir Moncef Besbes Raouf Chabchoub Slaheddine Deguechi Mohamed Naceur Jelili Mounir Jelili Habib Kheder Lotfi Rebai
Group B
Tunisia withdrew after 2 matches. The results were annulled.
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAli Gharbi200 metre freestyle1:55.8224Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMyriam Mizouni100 metre freestyle1:02.4238Did not advance400 metre freestyle4:43.11 28Did not advance
References
Official Olympic Reports sports-reference