Morocco competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support to the United States boycott.
| Morocco at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | MAR |
| NOC | Moroccan Olympic Committee Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية |
| Website | www |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 55 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Nezha Bidouane[1] |
| Medals Ranked 36th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Comité Olympique Marocain sent a total of 55 athletes, 47 men and 8 women, to compete in 9 sports. Men's football was the only team-based sport in which Morocco had its representation at these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in fencing, swimming, and weightlifting. The Moroccan team featured four Olympic medalists from Sydney: boxer Tahar Tamsamani, steeplechaser Ali Ezzine, middle-distance runner and top favorite Hicham El Guerrouj, and hurdler and former world champion Nezha Bidouane, who later became the nation's first ever female flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]
Morocco left Athens with a total of three Olympic medals (two gold and one silver), being considered the most successful Olympics based on the gold medal count. As one of the major highlights of these Games, Hicham El Guerrouj set an Olympic historical milestone as the first ever Moroccan athlete to strike a distance double (1500–5000) since Paavo Nurmi did so in 1924, and the first to claim a gold since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where Khalid Skah won the men's 10,000 metres title.[2][3] On August 29, 2004, at the time of the closing ceremony, El Guerrouj was elected to the IOC Athletes' Commission, along with three other athletes.[4] Meanwhile, the silver medal was awarded to fellow middle-distance runner Hasna Benhassi in the women's 800 metres.[5]
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Hicham El Guerrouj | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | August 24 |
| Gold |
Hicham El Guerrouj | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | August 28 |
 Silver |
Hasna Benhassi | Athletics | Women's 800 m | August 23 |
Athletics
editMoroccan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[6][7]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mohammed Amyne | 10000 m | — | 28:55.96 | 18 | |||
| Youssef Baba | 1500 m | 3:38.71 | 7 q | 3:42.96 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Hicham Bellani | 5000 m | 13:22.64 | 6 q | — | 13:31.81 | 9 | |
| Mouhssin Chehibi | 800 m | 1:46.77 | 2 Q | 1:44.62 | 3 q | 1:45.16 | 4 |
| Abdelatif Chemlal | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:29.36 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Khalid El Boumlili | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||
| Hicham El Guerrouj | 1500 m | 3:37.86 | 1 Q | 3:40.87 | 1 Q | 3:34.18 |
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| 5000 m | 13:21.87 | 3 Q | — | 13:14.39 |
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| Ali Ezzine | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:20.18 | 5 q | — | 8:15.58 | 8 | |
| Rachid Ghanmouni | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||
| Jaouad Gharib | — | 2:15:12 | 11 | ||||
| Abderrahim Goumri | 5000 m | 13:20.03 | 5 Q | — | 13:47.27 | 13 | |
| Adil Kaouch | 1500 m | 3:39.88 | 4 Q | 3:35.69 | 1 Q | 3:38.26 | 9 |
| Amine Laalou | 800 m | 1:45.88 | 1 Q | 1:47.53 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Zouhair Ouerdi | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:27.55 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Yahya Berrabah | Long jump | 7.62 | 30 | Did not advance | |
| Tarik Bouguetaïb | 7.79 | 24 | Did not advance | ||
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Amina Aït Hammou | 800 m | 2:03.70 | 2 Q | 2:00.66 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Seltana Aït Hammou | 2:03.95 | 2 Q | 2:00.64 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Hasna Benhassi | 800 m | 2:01.20 | 1 Q | 1:58.59 | 1 Q | 1:56.43 NR |
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| 1500 m | 4:05.98 | 5 q | 4:07.39 | 5 q | 4:12.90 | 12 | |
| Nezha Bidouane | 400 m hurdles | 55.69 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Bouchra Ghezielle | 1500 m | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| Hafida Izem | Marathon | — | 2:40:46 | 27 | |||
| Kenza Wahbi | — | 2:41:36 | 30 | ||||
Boxing
editMorocco sent seven boxers to Athens. Only two of them won their first bouts, including Sydney bronze medalist Tahar Tamsamani, and both were defeated in the second round to give the team a combined record of 2–7.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Redouane Bouchtouk | Light flyweight |  Tamara (COL)L 25–48 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Hicham Mesbahi | Flyweight |  Luza (BOT)W 25–20 |
 Rżany (POL)L 20–33 |
Did not advance | |||
| Hamid Ait Bighrade | Bantamweight |  Prasad (IND)L 17–25 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Tahar Tamsamani | Lightweight |  Rukundo (UGA)L 22–30 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Nafil Hicham | Light welterweight |  Mosquea (DOM)W 42–40 |
 Karimzhanov (KAZ)L 13–33 |
Did not advance | |||
| Ait Hammi Miloud | Welterweight |  Saitov (RUS)L 15–30 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Rachid El Haddak | Heavyweight | — |  Vargas (USA)L RSC |
Did not advance | |||
Fencing
editOne Moroccan fencer qualified for the following events:
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Aissam Rami | Individual épée | Kochetkov (RUS) L 6–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
Football
editThe Morocco national football team qualified for the Olympics after getting a go-ahead penalty goal in their final qualifying match against Angola.[8]
Men's tournament
edit- Roster
The following is the Moroccan squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[9]
Head coach: Mustapha Madih
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | 2004 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Omar Charef | 19 February 1981 (aged 23) | 24 | 0 |  Mouloudia Club d'Oujda
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| 2 | DF | Moncef Zerka | 30 August 1981 (aged 22) | 10 | 0 |  Nancy
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| 3 | MF | Salaheddine Aqqal | 1 January 1984 (aged 20) | 18 | 1 | Khourigba
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| 4 | DF | Jamal Alioui | 2 June 1982 (aged 22) | 11 | 1 |  Perugia
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| 5 | MF | Merouane Zemmama | 7 October 1983 (aged 20) | 12 | 9 | Raja Casablanca
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| 6 | DF | Badr El Kaddouri | 31 January 1981 (aged 23) | 19 | 0 |  Dynamo Kyiv
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| 7 | FW | Farid Talhaoui | 10 February 1982 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | Guingamp
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| 8 | MF | Yazid Kaissi | 16 May 1981 (aged 23) | 9 | 3 | Lens
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| 9 | FW | Mustapha Allaoui | 30 May 1983 (aged 21) | 21 | 12 | MAS Fes
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| 10 | FW | Bouabid Bouden | 1 February 1982 (aged 22) | 28 | 15 | Lens
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| 11 | FW | Mehdi Taouil | 20 May 1983 (aged 21) | 6 | 2 |  Nürnberg
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| 12 | FW | Bouchaib El Moubarki* | 12 January 1978 (aged 26) | 20 | 0 |  Al Wasl FC
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| 13 | DF | Oussama Souaidy | 25 August 1981 (aged 22) | 18 | 7 |  Mallorca
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| 14 | MF | Azzeddine Ourahou | 12 August 1984 (aged 20) | 4 | 0 | Istres
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| 15 | DF | Tajeddine Sami | 10 June 1982 (aged 22) | 18 | 2 | Raja Casablanca
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| 16 | DF | Elamine Erbate | 1 January 1981 (aged 23) | 31 | 5 | Raja Casablanca
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| 17 | MF | Otmane El Assas* | 30 January 1979 (aged 25) | 35 | 8 |  Al Ittihad
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| 18 | GK | Nadir Lamyaghri* | 13 February 1976 (aged 28) | 30 | 13 | Wydad Athletic Club
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* Over-aged player.
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iraq
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Costa Rica
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Morocco
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Portugal
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 0 – 0 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Judo
editTwo Moroccan judoka qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Younes Ahamdi | Men's −60 kg | Stanev (RUS) L 0000–1000 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Adil Belgaid | Men's −81 kg |  Hontyuk (UKR)L 0000–1020 |
Did not advance |  Chahkhandagh (IRI)W 0013–0001 |
 Wanner (GER)L 0000–0201 |
Did not advance | ||||
Swimming
edit- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Adil Bellaz | 200 m freestyle | 1:55.79 | 53 | Did not advance | |||
Taekwondo
editThree Moroccan taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Abdelkader Zrouri | Men's +80 kg |  Noguera (VEN)W 8–5 |
 Nikolaidis (GRE)L 2–5 |
Did not advance | Rojas (COL) W 6–2 |
 Gentil (FRA)L 1–3 |
Did not advance | 5 |
| Mouna Benabderassoul | Women's −67 kg |  Nahdi (TUN)W 6–2 |
 Díaz (PUR)L 4–4 SUP |
Did not advance | ||||
| Mounia Bourguigue | Women's +67 kg |  Castrignano (ITA)L 4–6 |
Did not advance | |||||
Tennis
editMorocco nominated two male tennis players to compete in the tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |||
| Hicham Arazi | Men's singles |  Ferrero (ESP)L 3–6, 1–6 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Younes El Aynaoui |  Hrbatý (SVK)L 3–6, 4–6 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Hicham Arazi Younes El Aynaoui |
Men's doubles | — |  Mirnyi /Voltchkov (BLR) L RET |
Did not advance | |||||
Weightlifting
editOne Moroccan weightlifter qualified for the following events:
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Yacine Zouaki | Men's −62 kg | 95 | 18 | 130 | 16 | 225 | 15 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Nezha Bidouane portera le drapeau national aux JO d'Athènes" [Nezha Bidouane will carry the national flag at the Athens Olympics]. Bladi. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "El Guerrouj wins historic gold". BBC Sport. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Patrick, Dick (28 August 2004). "Second gold secures legacy for El Guerrouj". USA Today. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Athletics triumphs in IOC Athletes Commission Elections". IAAF. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Holmes takes gold in 800m". The Guardian. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament". Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 13 March 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
- ^ "Olympic Men's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Morocco (MAR)". FIFA. Retrieved 2 October 2015.