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
Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية‎
Websitewww.cnom.org.ma (in French)
Medals
Gold
6
Silver
5
Bronze
12
Total
23
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, and Saïd Aouita, with one gold and one silver, are Morocco's two multiple medal winners. In 2018, 2 athletes represented the country.

The Moroccan Olympic Committee was created in 1959.

Medal tables
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Games
GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1960 Rome0101
1964 Tokyo0000
1968 Mexico City0000
1972 Munich0000
1976 Montreal0000
1984 Los Angeles2002
1988 Seoul1023
1992 Barcelona1113
1996 Atlanta0022
2000 Sydney0145
2004 Athens2103
2008 Beijing0112
2012 London0011
2016 Rio de Janeiro0011
Totals (14 games)651223

Medals by sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics65819
Boxing0044
Totals (2 sports)651223

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

See also

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