Morocco at the Olympics

Morocco at the Olympic Games
Flag of Morocco IOC code  MAR NOC Moroccan Olympic Committee Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية‎ Website www.marocolympique.org (French)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

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 Moroccan 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 six occasions since 1968.

Moroccan athletes have won a total of twenty two 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.

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	0	1	1	2
2012 London	0	0	1	1
Total	6	5	11	22

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	6	5	8	19
Boxing	0	0	3	3
Total	6	5	11	22

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Silver	Ben Abdesselam, RhadiRhadi Ben Abdesselam	1960 Rome	Athletics	Men's marathon
Gold	El Moutawakel, NawalNawal El Moutawakel	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Women's 400 metre hurdles
Gold	Aouita, SaïdSaïd Aouita	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's 5,000 metres
Gold	Boutayeb, BrahimBrahim Boutayeb	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's 10,000 metres
Bronze	Aouita, SaïdSaïd Aouita	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's 800 metres
Bronze	Achik, AbdelhakAbdelhak Achik	1988 Seoul	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Gold	Skah, KhalidKhalid Skah	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 10,000 metres
Silver	El Basir, RachidRachid El Basir	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 1,500 metres
Bronze	Achik, MohammedMohammed Achik	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
Bronze	Hissou, SalahSalah Hissou	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 10,000 metres
Bronze	Boulami, KhalidKhalid Boulami	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 5,000 metres
Silver	El Guerrouj, HichamHicham El Guerrouj	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 1,500 metres
Bronze	Ezzine, AliAli Ezzine	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 3,000 metre steeplechase
Bronze	Bidouane, NezhaNezha Bidouane	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 400 metre hurdles
Bronze	Lahlafi, BrahimBrahim Lahlafi	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 5,000 metres
Bronze	Tamsamani, TaharTahar Tamsamani	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Gold	El Guerrouj, HichamHicham El Guerrouj	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 1,500 metres
Gold	El Guerrouj, HichamHicham El Guerrouj	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 5,000 metres
Silver	Benhassi, HasnaHasna Benhassi	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 800 metres
Silver	Gharib, JaouadJaouad Gharib	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's marathon
Bronze	Benhassi, HasnaHasna Benhassi	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 800 metres
Bronze	Iguider, AbdalaatiAbdalaati Iguider	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Morocco

References

1. Africa and the XXIst Olympiad, Olympic Review

External links

• "Morocco". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Morocco". Sports-Reference.com.