Morocco at the Olympics

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 at the
Olympics
IOC codeMAR
NOCMoroccan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cnom.org.ma (in French)
Medals
Ranked 65th
Gold
7
Silver
5
Bronze
12
Total
24
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 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
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Sport
  Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics75820
Boxing0044
Totals (2 sports)751224

Athletes with most medals
Athlete Sport Games Total
Hicham El Guerrouj Athletics 1996–2004 2 1 0 3
Saïd Aouita Athletics 1984–1988 1 0 1 2
Hasna Benhassi Athletics 2000–2008 0 1 1 2

Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverRhadi Ben Abdesselam 1960 Rome AthleticsMen's marathon
 GoldNawal El Moutawakel 1984 Los Angeles AthleticsWomen's 400 metre hurdles
 GoldSaïd Aouita 1984 Los Angeles AthleticsMen's 5,000 metres
 GoldBrahim Boutayeb 1988 Seoul AthleticsMen's 10,000 metres
 BronzeSaïd Aouita 1988 Seoul AthleticsMen's 800 metres
 BronzeAbdelhak Achik 1988 Seoul BoxingMen's featherweight
 GoldKhalid Skah 1992 Barcelona AthleticsMen's 10,000 metres
 SilverRachid El Basir 1992 Barcelona AthleticsMen's 1,500 metres
 BronzeMohammed Achik 1992 Barcelona BoxingMen's bantamweight
 BronzeSalah Hissou 1996 Atlanta AthleticsMen's 10,000 metres
 BronzeKhalid Boulami 1996 Atlanta AthleticsMen's 5,000 metres
 SilverHicham El Guerrouj 2000 Sydney AthleticsMen's 1,500 metres
 BronzeAli Ezzine 2000 Sydney AthleticsMen's 3,000 metre steeplechase
 BronzeNezha Bidouane 2000 Sydney AthleticsWomen's 400 metre hurdles
 BronzeBrahim Lahlafi 2000 Sydney AthleticsMen's 5,000 metres
 BronzeTahar Tamsamani 2000 Sydney BoxingMen's featherweight
 GoldHicham El Guerrouj 2004 Athens AthleticsMen's 1,500 metres
 GoldHicham El Guerrouj 2004 Athens AthleticsMen's 5,000 metres
 SilverHasna Benhassi 2004 Athens AthleticsWomen's 800 metres
 SilverJaouad Gharib 2008 Beijing AthleticsMen's marathon
 BronzeHasna Benhassi 2008 Beijing AthleticsWomen's 800 metres
 BronzeAbdalaati Iguider 2012 London AthleticsMen's 1500 metres
 BronzeMohammed Rabii 2016 Rio de Janeiro BoxingMen's welterweight
 GoldSoufiane El Bakkali 2020 Tokyo AthleticsMen's 3000 metres steeplechase

See also

References
  1. Africa and the XXIst Olympiad, Olympic Review
  • "Morocco". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
  • "Morocco". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/MAR". olympanalyt.com.
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