Morocco at the Olympics

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
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Winter appearances
  • 1968
  • 1972–1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1994–2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2022

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

History

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
Medal Name Games Sport Event
2 Silver Rhadi Ben Abdesselam1960 RomeAthleticsMen's marathon
1 Gold Nawal El Moutawakel1984 Los AngelesAthleticsWomen's 400 metre hurdles
1 Gold Saïd Aouita1984 Los AngelesAthleticsMen's 5000 metres
1 Gold Brahim Boutayeb1988 SeoulAthleticsMen's 10000 metres
3 BronzeSaïd Aouita1988 SeoulAthleticsMen's 800 metres
3 BronzeAbdelhak Achik1988 SeoulBoxingMen's featherweight
1 Gold Khalid Skah1992 BarcelonaAthleticsMen's 10000 metres
2 Silver Rachid El Basir1992 BarcelonaAthleticsMen's 1500 metres
3 BronzeMohammed Achik1992 BarcelonaBoxingMen's bantamweight
3 BronzeSalah Hissou1996 AtlantaAthleticsMen's 10000 metres
3 BronzeKhalid Boulami1996 AtlantaAthleticsMen's 5000 metres
2 Silver Hicham El Guerrouj2000 SydneyAthleticsMen's 1500 metres
3 BronzeAli Ezzine2000 SydneyAthleticsMen's 3000 metre steeplechase
3 BronzeNezha Bidouane2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 400 metre hurdles
3 BronzeBrahim Lahlafi2000 SydneyAthleticsMen's 5000 metres
3 BronzeTahar Tamsamani2000 SydneyBoxingMen's featherweight
1 Gold Hicham El Guerrouj2004 AthensAthleticsMen's 1500 metres
1 Gold Hicham El Guerrouj2004 AthensAthletics Men's 5000 metres
2 Silver Hasna Benhassi2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's 800 metres
2 Silver Jaouad Gharib2008 BeijingAthleticsMen's marathon
3 BronzeHasna Benhassi2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 800 metres
3 BronzeAbdalaati Iguider2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 1500 metres

References
  1. Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-10-12.

Other websites
  • "Comité Olympique Marocain". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
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