Mohamed Omrani ( ar, محمد العمراني; born August 11, 1979, in

Tunis ''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 ...

) is a Tunisian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's featherweight category. Omrani qualified for the Tunisian squad in the men's featherweight class (68 kg) at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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, by placing second behind Egypt's Tamer Abdelmoneim Hussein and granting a berth from the African Olympic Qualifying Tournament in

Cairo, Egypt Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

. He lost his opening match to Australian fighter and two-time Olympian

Carlo Massimino Carlo Massimino (born 14 May 1976 in Brisbane) is an Australian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's featherweight category. He captured a bronze medal in the 67-kg division at the 2002 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Amman, Jord ...

with a score of 2–7. With his opponent trailing behind Guatemala's

Gabriel Sagastume José Gabriel Sagastume Ríos (born January 5, 1982, in Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's featherweight category. He picked up a gold medal in Panam taekwondo championships in Oranjsted, Aruba in 2 ...

in the quarterfinals, Omrani denied his chance to compete for the Olympic bronze medal through the repechage rounds.

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* 1979 births Living people Tunisian male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Tunisia Taekwondo practitioners at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tunis 20th-century Tunisian people 21st-century Tunisian people {{Tunisia-taekwondo-bio-stub