Morocco at the Olympics

Morocco first participated in the Olympic Games in 1960, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they joined 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 before joining the national contingent's premature departure.

Morocco at the
Olympics
IOC codeMAR
NOCMoroccan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cnom.org.ma/en
Medals
Ranked 65th
Gold
8
Silver
5
Bronze
13
Total
26
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Morocco has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games on seven occasions since 1968.

Moroccan athletes have won a total of 26 medals, 21 in athletics, four in boxing and one in football. Hicham El Guerrouj, with two gold medals and one silver medal, Saïd Aouita, with one gold and one bronze, Hasna Benhassi, with one silver and one bronze and Soufiane El Bakkali, with two gold medals are Morocco's four multiple medal winners.

The Moroccan Olympic Committee was created in 1959.

Medals

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Medals by Summer Sport

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  Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
  Athletics85821
  Boxing0044
  Football0011
Totals (3 entries)851326

Athletes with most medals

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Athlete Sport Games       Total
Hicham El Guerrouj   Athletics 19962004 2 1 0 3
Soufiane El Bakkali   Athletics 20162024 2 0 0 2
Saïd Aouita   Athletics 19841988 1 0 1 2
Hasna Benhassi   Athletics 20002008 0 1 1 2

Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.

List of medalists

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
  Silver Rhadi Ben Abdesselam 1960 Rome   Athletics Men's marathon
  Gold Nawal El Moutawakel 1984 Los Angeles   Athletics Women's 400 metre hurdles
  Gold Saïd Aouita 1984 Los Angeles   Athletics Men's 5,000 metres
  Gold Brahim Boutayeb 1988 Seoul   Athletics Men's 10,000 metres
  Bronze Saïd Aouita 1988 Seoul   Athletics Men's 800 metres
  Bronze Abdelhak Achik 1988 Seoul   Boxing Men's featherweight
  Gold Khalid Skah 1992 Barcelona   Athletics Men's 10,000 metres
  Silver Rachid El Basir 1992 Barcelona   Athletics Men's 1,500 metres
  Bronze Mohammed Achik 1992 Barcelona   Boxing Men's bantamweight
  Bronze Salah Hissou 1996 Atlanta   Athletics Men's 10,000 metres
  Bronze Khalid Boulami 1996 Atlanta   Athletics Men's 5,000 metres
  Silver Hicham El Guerrouj 2000 Sydney   Athletics Men's 1,500 metres
  Bronze Ali Ezzine 2000 Sydney   Athletics Men's 3,000 metre steeplechase
  Bronze Nezha Bidouane 2000 Sydney   Athletics Women's 400 metre hurdles
  Bronze Brahim Lahlafi 2000 Sydney   Athletics Men's 5,000 metres
  Bronze Tahar Tamsamani 2000 Sydney   Boxing Men's featherweight
  Gold Hicham El Guerrouj 2004 Athens   Athletics Men's 1,500 metres
  Gold Hicham El Guerrouj 2004 Athens   Athletics Men's 5,000 metres
  Silver Hasna Benhassi 2004 Athens   Athletics Women's 800 metres
  Silver Jaouad Gharib 2008 Beijing   Athletics Men's marathon
  Bronze Hasna Benhassi 2008 Beijing   Athletics Women's 800 metres
  Bronze Abdalaati Iguider 2012 London   Athletics Men's 1500 metres
  Bronze Mohammed Rabii 2016 Rio de Janeiro   Boxing Men's welterweight
  Gold Soufiane El Bakkali 2020 Tokyo   Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
  Gold Soufiane El Bakkali 2024 Paris   Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
  Bronze 2024 Paris   Football Men's competition

See also

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References

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  • "Morocco". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
  • "Morocco". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/MAR". olympanalyt.com.