Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | MAR |
NOC | Moroccan Olympic Committee Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 47 in 7 sports |
Flag bearer | Abdelkader Kada (coach) |
Medals Ranked 64th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Morocco competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
Medalists[]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Silver | Jaouad Gharib | Athletics | Men's Marathon |
Bronze | Hasna Benhassi | Athletics | Women's 800m |
Archery[]
Morocco will send an archer to the Olympics for the first time. took the top spot at the 2008 African qualifying tournament, earning the nation its first Olympic archery spot.[1]
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Khadija Abbouda | Women's individual | 539 | 64 | Park S-H (KOR) (1) L 80–112 |
Did not advance |
Athletics[]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Youssef Baba | 1500 m | 3:42.13 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
Yassine Bensghir | 800 m | 1:46.88 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
Abderrahime Bouramdane | Marathon | N/A | 2:17:42 | 26 | |||
Mouhssin Chehibi | 800 m | 1:46.75 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Mohamed El Hachimi | 10000 m | N/A | DNF | ||||
Abdelaziz El Idrissi | 5000 m | 14:05.30 | 11 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
Hamid Ezzine | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:27.45 | 6 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
Abdellah Falil | 10000 m | N/A | 27:53.14 | 16 | |||
Jaouad Gharib | Marathon | N/A | 2:07:16 | ||||
Abderrahim Goumri | N/A | 2:15:00 | 20 | ||||
Abdelkader Hachlaf | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:23.62 | 3 Q | N/A | 9:02.06 | 15 | |
Abdalaati Iguider | 1500 m | 3:36.48 | 4 Q | 3:37.21 | 2 Q | 3:34.66 | 5 |
Amine Laâlou | 800 m | 1:47.86 | 1 Q | 1:46.74 | 4 | Did not advance | |
Mourad Marofit | 5000 m | 14:00.76 | 8 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
Mohamed Moustaoui | 1500 m | 3:34.80 | 1 Q | 3:40.90 | 9 | Did not advance | |
Anis Selmouni | 5000 m | 13:43.70 | 8 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
Brahim Taleb | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:23.09 | 9 | N/A | Did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Yahya Berrabah | Long jump | 7.88 | 17 | Did not advance | |
Tarik Bougtaïb | Long jump | 7.69 | 29 | Did not advance | |
Triple jump | NM | — | Did not advance |
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Hasna Benhassi | 800 m | 2:00.51 | 2 Q | 1:58.03 | 2 Q | 1:56.73 | |
Bouchra Chaâbi | 1500 m | 4:19.89 | 11 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
Siham Hilali | 4:05.36 | 3 Q | N/A | 4:05.57 | 10 | ||
Btissam Lakhouad | 4:14.34 | 3 Q | N/A | 4:07.25 | 12 | ||
Asmae Leghzaoui | 10000 m | N/A | DNF | ||||
Hanane Ouhaddou | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:56.41 | 11 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | 5000 m | 15:21.47 | 11 | N/A | Did not advance |
Boxing[]
Morocco qualified ten boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament, missing only the light heavyweight class. Rachidi was the only to qualify at the World Championships.[2] Seven more qualified at the first African qualifying tournament.[3] Bouchtouk and Amanissi qualified at the second continental event.[4]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Redouane Bouchtouk | Light flyweight | Carvalho (BRA) L 7–13 |
Did not advance | ||||
Abdelillah Nhaila | Flyweight | Mammadov (AZE) L 4–19 |
Did not advance | ||||
Hicham Mesbahi | Bantamweight | Romero (COL) W 11–3 |
Ikgopoleng (BOT) L RSC |
Did not advance | |||
Mahdi Ouatine | Featherweight | Enkhzorig (MGL) L 1–10 |
Did not advance | ||||
Tahar Tamsamani | Lightweight | Valentino (ITA) L 4–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
Driss Moussaid | Light welterweight | Kidd (AUS) W 23–2 |
Iglesias (CUB) L 4–15 |
Did not advance | |||
Mehdi Khalsi | Welterweight | Mahmudov (UZB) L 3–11 |
Did not advance | ||||
Said Rachidi | Middleweight | Artayev (KAZ) L 2–8 |
Did not advance | ||||
Mohamed Arjaoui | Heavyweight | N/A | Pitt (AUS) W 11–6 |
Wilder (USA) L 10–10+ |
Did not advance | ||
Mohamed Amanissi | Super heavyweight | N/A | Zhang Zl (CHN) L 0–15 |
Did not advance |
Fencing[]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Aissam Rami | Individual épée | Motyka (POL) L 11–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
Lahoussine Ali | Individual foil | N/A | Guyart (FRA) L 3–15 |
Did not advance |
Judo[]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Younes Ahamdi | −60 kg | Bye | Paischer (AUT) L 0000–1010 |
Did not advance | Fallon (GBR) L 0000–0011 |
Did not advance | |||||
Rachid Rguig | −66 kg | Bye | Darbelet (FRA) L 0000–1002 |
Did not advance | Mehmedovic (CAN) L 0000–0201 |
Did not advance | |||||
Safouane Attaf | −81 kg | Bye | Bashkaev (RUS) W 1000–0001 |
Burton (GBR) L 0001–0010 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Mohamed El Assri | −90 kg | N/A | Benikhlef (ALG) L 0001–0011 |
Did not advance | Alarza (ESP) W 0000–0000 YUS |
Aschwanden (SUI) L 0000–0001 |
Did not advance |
Swimming[]
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Sara El Bekri | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.66 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
200 m breaststroke | 2:30.09 | 28 | Did not advance |
Taekwondo[]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Abdelkader Zrouri | Men's +80 kg | Díaz (VEN) W KO |
Nikolaidis (GRE) L 4–5 |
Did not advance | Chilmanov (KAZ) L WO |
Did not advance | ||
Ghizlane Toudali | Women's −49 kg | Khoshjamal (IRI) L 0–5 |
Did not advance | |||||
Mouna Benabderrassoul | Women's −67 kg | Okamoto (JPN) W 2–0 |
Épangue (FRA) L 1–1 SUP |
Did not advance |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "FITA Olympic Qualification - Women" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ Boxing World Championships Chicago 2007
- ^ 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
- ^ "2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
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