Morocco at the Olympics

MRC

Morocco at the Olympics is a history which began in 1959.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Morocco is MRC.^[1]

History

A team from Morocco was first at the Olympic Games in 1960. They have been in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Morocco also boycotted the 1976 Games, withdrawing after having initially sent a delegation. Only one Moroccon 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 has been in the Winter Olympic Games four times since 1968, but not since 1992.

Moroccan athletes have won a total of twenty two medals, nineteen in athletics and three in boxing.

The National Olympic Committee for Morocco was formed in 1959.

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Ben Abdesselam, RhadiRhadi Ben Abdesselam	1960 Rome	Athletics	Men's marathon
1 Gold	El Moutawakel, NawalNawal El Moutawakel	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Women's 400 metre hurdles
1 Gold	Aouita, SaïdSaïd Aouita	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's 5000 metres
1 Gold	Boutayeb, BrahimBrahim Boutayeb	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's 10000 metres
3 Bronze	Aouita, SaïdSaïd Aouita	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's 800 metres
3 Bronze	Achik, AbdelhakAbdelhak Achik	1988 Seoul	Boxing	Men's featherweight
1 Gold	Skah, KhalidKhalid Skah	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 10000 metres
2 Silver	El Basir, RachidRachid El Basir	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres
3 Bronze	Achik, MohammedMohammed Achik	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
3 Bronze	Hissou, SalahSalah Hissou	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 10000 metres
3 Bronze	Boulami, KhalidKhalid Boulami	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 5000 metres
2 Silver	El Guerrouj, HichamHicham El Guerrouj	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres
3 Bronze	Ezzine, AliAli Ezzine	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 3000 metre steeplechase
3 Bronze	Bidouane, NezhaNezha Bidouane	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 400 metre hurdles
3 Bronze	Lahlafi, BrahimBrahim Lahlafi	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 5000 metres
3 Bronze	Tamsamani, TaharTahar Tamsamani	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's featherweight
1 Gold	El Guerrouj, HichamHicham El Guerrouj	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres
1 Gold	El Guerrouj, HichamHicham El Guerrouj	2004 Athens	Athletics Men's 5000 metres
2 Silver	Benhassi, HasnaHasna Benhassi	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 800 metres
2 Silver	Gharib, JaouadJaouad Gharib	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's marathon
3 Bronze	Benhassi, HasnaHasna Benhassi	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 800 metres
3 Bronze	Iguider, AbdalaatiAbdalaati Iguider	2012 London	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres