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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 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. 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 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

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank
Italy 1960 Rome 47 0 1 0 1 32
Japan 1964 Tokyo 20 0 0 0 0 -
Mexico 1968 Mexico City 25 0 0 0 0 -
Germany 1972 Munich 35 0 0 0 0 -
Canada 1976 Montreal 9 0 0 0 0 -
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow did not participate
United States 1984 Los Angeles 34 2 0 0 2 18
South Korea 1988 Seoul 27 1 0 2 3 28
Spain 1992 Barcelona 53 1 1 1 3 31
United States 1996 Atlanta 34 0 0 2 2 68
Australia 2000 Sydney 61 0 1 4 5 58
Greece 2004 Athens 55 2 1 0 3 36
China 2008 Beijing 47 0 1 1 2 64
United Kingdom 2012 London 63 0 0 1 1 79
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 49 0 0 1 1 78
Japan 2020 Tokyo 48 1 0 0 1 63
France 2024 Paris 60 1 0 1 2 60
United States 2028 Los Angeles future event
Australia 2032 Brisbane
Total 8 5 13 26 65

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank
France 1968 Grenoble 5 0 0 0 0 −
Japan 1972 Sapporo did not participate
Austria 1976 Innsbruck
United States 1980 Lake Placid
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 4 0 0 0 0 −
Canada 1988 Calgary 3 0 0 0 0 −
France 1992 Albertville 12 0 0 0 0 −
Norway 1994 Lillehammer did not participate
Japan 1998 Nagano
United States 2002 Salt Lake City
Italy 2006 Turin
Canada 2010 Vancouver 1 0 0 0 0 −
Russia 2014 Sochi 2 0 0 0 0 −
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 2 0 0 0 0 −
China 2022 Beijing 1 0 0 0 0 −
Italy 2026 Milano Cortina future event
France 2030 French Alps
United States 2034 Salt Lake City
Total 0 0 0 0 -

Medals by Summer Sport

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

Athletes with most medals

Athlete Sport Games Total
Hicham El Guerrouj  Athletics 1996–2004 2 1 0 3
Soufiane El Bakkali  Athletics 2016–2024 2 0 0 2
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
 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 Men's Football team 2024 Paris Football Men's competition

See also

Portals:

References

  1. Africa and the XXIst Olympiad, Olympic Review

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