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Morocco at the Olympics

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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 (in French)
Medals
Ranked 65th
Gold
8
Silver
5
Bronze
13
Total
26
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Morocco has also participated in 9 Winter Olympic Games 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.

Medal tables

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Medals by summer sport

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SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Athletics85821
 Boxing0044
 Football0011
Totals (3 entries)851326

Athletes with most medals

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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

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverRhadi Ben Abdesselam1960 Rome AthleticsMen's marathon
 GoldNawal El Moutawakel1984 Los Angeles AthleticsWomen's 400 metre hurdles
 GoldSaïd Aouita1984 Los Angeles AthleticsMen's 5,000 metres
 GoldBrahim Boutayeb1988 Seoul AthleticsMen's 10,000 metres
 BronzeSaïd Aouita1988 Seoul AthleticsMen's 800 metres
 BronzeAbdelhak Achik1988 Seoul BoxingMen's featherweight
 GoldKhalid Skah1992 Barcelona AthleticsMen's 10,000 metres
 SilverRachid El Basir1992 Barcelona AthleticsMen's 1,500 metres
 BronzeMohammed Achik1992 Barcelona BoxingMen's bantamweight
 BronzeSalah Hissou1996 Atlanta AthleticsMen's 10,000 metres
 BronzeKhalid Boulami1996 Atlanta AthleticsMen's 5,000 metres
 SilverHicham El Guerrouj2000 Sydney AthleticsMen's 1,500 metres
 BronzeAli Ezzine2000 Sydney AthleticsMen's 3,000 metre steeplechase
 BronzeNezha Bidouane2000 Sydney AthleticsWomen's 400 metre hurdles
 BronzeBrahim Lahlafi2000 Sydney AthleticsMen's 5,000 metres
 BronzeTahar Tamsamani2000 Sydney BoxingMen's featherweight
 GoldHicham El Guerrouj2004 Athens AthleticsMen's 1,500 metres
 GoldHicham El Guerrouj2004 Athens AthleticsMen's 5,000 metres
 SilverHasna Benhassi2004 Athens AthleticsWomen's 800 metres
 SilverJaouad Gharib2008 Beijing AthleticsMen's marathon
 BronzeHasna Benhassi2008 Beijing AthleticsWomen's 800 metres
 BronzeAbdalaati Iguider2012 London AthleticsMen's 1500 metres
 BronzeMohammed Rabii2016 Rio de Janeiro BoxingMen's welterweight
 GoldSoufiane El Bakkali2020 Tokyo AthleticsMen's 3000 metres steeplechase
 GoldSoufiane El Bakkali2024 Paris AthleticsMen's 3000 metres steeplechase
 Bronze 2024 Paris FootballMen's competition

See also

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References

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