Morocco at the Olympics
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IOC code | MAR |
NOC | Moroccan Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
Medals Ranked 65th |
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Summer appearances | |
Winter appearances | |
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 seven occasions since 1968.
Moroccan athletes have won a total of twenty three medals, nineteen in athletics and four in boxing. Hicham El Guerrouj, with two gold medals and one silver medal, Saïd Aouita, with one gold and one bronze, and Hasna Benhassi, with one silver and one bronze, are Morocco's three multiple medal winners.
The Moroccan Olympic Committee was created in 1959.
Medals[edit]
Medals by Summer Sport[edit]
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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![]() | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Totals (2 sports) | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 |
Athletes with most medals[edit]
Athlete | Sport | Games | ![]() |
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Total |
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Hicham El Guerrouj | ![]() |
1996–2004 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Saïd Aouita | ![]() |
1984–1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Hasna Benhassi | ![]() |
2000–2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.
List of medalists[edit]
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Rhadi Ben Abdesselam | ![]() |
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Men's marathon |
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Nawal El Moutawakel | ![]() |
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Women's 400 metre hurdles |
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Saïd Aouita | ![]() |
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Men's 5,000 metres |
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Brahim Boutayeb | ![]() |
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Men's 10,000 metres |
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Saïd Aouita | ![]() |
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Men's 800 metres |
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Abdelhak Achik | ![]() |
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Men's featherweight |
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Khalid Skah | ![]() |
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Men's 10,000 metres |
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Rachid El Basir | ![]() |
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Men's 1,500 metres |
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Mohammed Achik | ![]() |
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Men's bantamweight |
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Salah Hissou | ![]() |
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Men's 10,000 metres |
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Khalid Boulami | ![]() |
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Men's 5,000 metres |
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Hicham El Guerrouj | ![]() |
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Men's 1,500 metres |
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Ali Ezzine | ![]() |
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Men's 3,000 metre steeplechase |
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Nezha Bidouane | ![]() |
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Women's 400 metre hurdles |
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Brahim Lahlafi | ![]() |
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Men's 5,000 metres |
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Tahar Tamsamani | ![]() |
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Men's featherweight |
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Hicham El Guerrouj | ![]() |
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Men's 1,500 metres |
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Hicham El Guerrouj | ![]() |
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Men's 5,000 metres |
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Hasna Benhassi | ![]() |
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Women's 800 metres |
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Jaouad Gharib | ![]() |
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Men's marathon |
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Hasna Benhassi | ![]() |
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Women's 800 metres |
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Abdalaati Iguider | ![]() |
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Men's 1500 metres |
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Mohammed Rabii | ![]() |
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Men's welterweight |
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Soufiane El Bakkali | ![]() |
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Men's 3000 metres steeplechase |
See also[edit]
- List of flag bearers for Morocco at the Olympics
- Morocco at the Paralympics
- Morocco at the Youth Olympics
- Category:Olympic competitors for Morocco
References[edit]
- ^ Africa and the XXIst Olympiad, Olympic Review
External links[edit]
- "Morocco". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
- "Morocco". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/MAR". olympanalyt.com.