The modern pentathletes from Tunisia were notable for their poor performances and attempts at
cheating. In the swimming portion, one competitor,
Ahmed Ennachi, nearly
drowned. In the shooting portion, an athlete was ejected for firing too closely to the judges, and in the equestrian portion, all three athletes fell off their horses. In the fencing portion, the Tunisians attempted to pass off their strongest fencer as each of the three athletes, using his mask to conceal his identity. The ruse failed and the Tunisians were disqualified from the fencing portion. Altogether in the
team competition, Tunisia received 5,126 points, which was around 5,000 points below the next team and almost 10,000 behind the winners. ==References==