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Morocco at the Olympic Games

Flag of Morocco
IOC code  MAR
NOC Comité Olympique Marocain
Olympic history
Summer Games
1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Morocco first participated at the Olympic Games in 1960, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Morocco also boycotted the 1976 Games, withdrawing after having initially sent a delegation. In doing so, Morocco joined the boycott of the Games by most African countries, in protest against New Zealand's participation following an All Blacks rugby match, unrelated to the Olympics, against an apartheid team from South Africa.[1] Only one Moroccon representative had time to compete before his country's withdrawal: Abderahim Najim took part in the Men's Light Flyweight event in boxing, and lost his first and only match.

Morocco has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games on four occasions since 1968, but not since 1992.

Moroccan athletes have won a total of twenty one medals, eighteen in athletics and three in boxing. Hicham El Guerrouj, with two gold medals and one silver medal, and Saïd Aouita, with one gold and one silver, are Morocco's two multiple medal winners.

The National Olympic Committee for Morocco was created in 1959.

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List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
2Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ben Abdesselam, RhadiRhadi Ben Abdesselam 1960 Rome Athletics Men's marathon
11 Gold El Moutawakel, NawalNawal El Moutawakel 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Women's 400 metre hurdles
11 Gold Aouita, SaïdSaïd Aouita 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 5000 metres
11 Gold Boutayeb, BrahimBrahim Boutayeb 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 10000 metres
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Aouita, SaïdSaïd Aouita 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 800 metres
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Achik, AbdelhakAbdelhak Achik 1988 Seoul Boxing Men's featherweight
11 Gold Skah, KhalidKhalid Skah 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 10000 metres
2Silver medal icon.svg Silver El Basir, RachidRachid El Basir 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 1500 metres
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Achik, MohammedMohammed Achik 1992 Barcelona Boxing Men's bantamweight
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Hissou, SalahSalah Hissou 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 10000 metres
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Boulami, KhalidKhalid Boulami 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 5000 metres
2Silver medal icon.svg Silver El Guerrouj, HichamHicham El Guerrouj 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 1500 metres
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ezzine, AliAli Ezzine 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 3000 metre steeplechase
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Bidouane, NezhaNezha Bidouane 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 400 metre hurdles
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Lahlafi, BrahimBrahim Lahlafi 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 5000 metres
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Tamsamani, TaharTahar Tamsamani 2000 Sydney Boxing Men's featherweight
11 Gold El Guerrouj, HichamHicham El Guerrouj 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 1500 metres
11 Gold El Guerrouj, HichamHicham El Guerrouj 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 5000 metres
2Silver medal icon.svg Silver Benhassi, HasnaHasna Benhassi 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 800 metres
2Silver medal icon.svg Silver Gharib, JaouadJaouad Gharib 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's marathon
3Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Benhassi, HasnaHasna Benhassi 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 800 metres

Medal tables

Medals by Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1960 Rome 0 1 0 1
1964 Tokyo 0 0 0 0
1968 Mexico City 0 0 0 0
1972 Munich 0 0 0 0
1976 Montreal 0 0 0 0
1980 Moscow did not participate
1984 Los Angeles 2 0 0 2
1988 Seoul 1 0 2 3
1992 Barcelona 1 1 1 3
1996 Atlanta 0 0 2 2
2000 Sydney 0 1 4 5
2004 Athens 2 1 0 3
2008 Beijing - 1 1 2
Total 6 5 10 21

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 6 5 7 18
Boxing 0 0 3 3
Total 6 5 10 21

See also

References








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