Morocco at the Olympics

Participation of athletes from Morocco in the Olympic Games

Morocco at the Olympics is a history which began in 1959.

Morocco at the
Olympics
IOC codeMAR
NOCMoroccan Olympic Committee
Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية
Websitewww.marocolympique.org (in French)
Medals
Gold
6
Silver
5
Bronze
12
Total
23
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Morocco is MRC.[1]

History change

A team from Morocco was first at the Olympic Games in 1960. They have been in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Morocco also boycotted the 1976 Games, withdrawing after having initially sent a delegation. 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 been in the Winter Olympic Games four times since 1968, but not since 1992.

Moroccan athletes have won a total of twenty two medals, nineteen in athletics and three in boxing.

The National Olympic Committee for Morocco was formed in 1959.

List of medalists change

Medal Name Games Sport Event
2  Silver Rhadi Ben Abdesselam 1960 Rome Athletics Men's marathon
1  Gold Nawal El Moutawakel 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Women's 400 metre hurdles
1  Gold Saïd Aouita 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 5000 metres
1  Gold Brahim Boutayeb 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 10000 metres
3  Bronze Saïd Aouita 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 800 metres
3  Bronze Abdelhak Achik 1988 Seoul Boxing Men's featherweight
1  Gold Khalid Skah 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 10000 metres
2  Silver Rachid El Basir 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 1500 metres
3  Bronze Mohammed Achik 1992 Barcelona Boxing Men's bantamweight
3  Bronze Salah Hissou 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 10000 metres
3  Bronze Khalid Boulami 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 5000 metres
2  Silver Hicham El Guerrouj 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 1500 metres
3  Bronze Ali Ezzine 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 3000 metre steeplechase
3  Bronze Nezha Bidouane 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's 400 metre hurdles
3  Bronze Brahim Lahlafi 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 5000 metres
3  Bronze Tahar Tamsamani 2000 Sydney Boxing Men's featherweight
1  Gold Hicham El Guerrouj 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 1500 metres
1  Gold Hicham El Guerrouj 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 5000 metres
2  Silver Hasna Benhassi 2004 Athens Athletics Women's 800 metres
2  Silver Jaouad Gharib 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's marathon
3  Bronze Hasna Benhassi 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 800 metres
3  Bronze Abdalaati Iguider 2012 London Athletics Men's 1500 metres

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References change

  1. "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]]". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2012-10-12.

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