Morocco at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Morocco at the Olympics
IOC code	MAR
NOC	Moroccan Olympic Committee
Medals Ranked 65th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 8 5 13 26
Summer appearances
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1968 1972–1980 1984 1988 1992 1994–2006 2010 2014 2018

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 and 4 in boxing. 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

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes 1 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze Total Rank 1960 Rome 47 0 1 0 1 32 1964 Tokyo 20 0 0 0 0 - 1968 Mexico City 25 0 0 0 0 - 1972 Munich 35 0 0 0 0 - 1976 Montreal 9 0 0 0 0 - 1980 Moscow did not participate 1984 Los Angeles 34 2 0 0 2 18 1988 Seoul 27 1 0 2 3 28 1992 Barcelona 53 1 1 1 3 31 1996 Atlanta 34 0 0 2 2 68 2000 Sydney 61 0 1 4 5 58 2004 Athens 55 2 1 0 3 36 2008 Beijing 47 0 1 1 2 64 2012 London 63 0 0 1 1 79 2016 Rio de Janeiro 49 0 0 1 1 78 2020 Tokyo 48 1 0 0 1 63 2024 Paris 60 1 0 1 2 60 2028 Los Angeles Total 8 5 13 26 65

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes 1 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze Total Rank 1968 Grenoble 5 0 0 0 0 − 1972 Sapporo did not participate 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 4 0 0 0 0 − 1988 Calgary 3 0 0 0 0 − 1992 Albertville 12 0 0 0 0 − 1994 Lillehammer did not participate 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 1 0 0 0 0 − 2014 Sochi 2 0 0 0 0 − 2018 Pyeongchang 2 0 0 0 0 − 2022 Beijing 1 0 0 0 0 − 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 -

Medals by Summer Sport

     Leading in that sport

Athletes with most medals

Athlete	Sport	Games				Total
Hicham El Guerrouj	Athletics	1996–2004	2	1	0	3
Soufiane El Bakkali	Athletics	2020–2024	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
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 5,000 metres
1 Gold	Boutayeb, BrahimBrahim Boutayeb	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's 10,000 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 10,000 metres
2 Silver	El Basir, RachidRachid El Basir	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 1,500 metres
3 Bronze	Achik, MohammedMohammed Achik	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
3 Bronze	Hissou, SalahSalah Hissou	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 10,000 metres
3 Bronze	Boulami, KhalidKhalid Boulami	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 5,000 metres
2 Silver	El Guerrouj, HichamHicham El Guerrouj	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 1,500 metres
3 Bronze	Ezzine, AliAli Ezzine	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 3,000 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 5,000 metres
3 Bronze	Tamsamani, TaharTahar Tamsamani	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's featherweight
1 Gold	El Guerrouj, HichamHicham El Guerrouj	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 1,500 metres
1 Gold	El Guerrouj, HichamHicham El Guerrouj	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 5,000 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
3 Bronze	Rabii, MohammedMohammed Rabii	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Boxing	Men's welterweight
1 Gold	El Bakkali, SoufianeSoufiane El Bakkali	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
1 Gold	El Bakkali, SoufianeSoufiane El Bakkali	2024 Paris	Athletics	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
3 Bronze	Men's Football team Munir Mohamedi Achraf Hakimi Akram Nakach Mehdi Boukamir Adil Tahif Benjamin Bouchouari Eliesse Ben Seghir Bilal El Khannous Soufiane Rahimi Ilias Akhomach Zakaria El Ouahdi Rachid Ghanimi Yassine Kechta Oussama Targhalline El Mehdi Maouhoub Abde Ezzalzouli Oussama El Azzouzi Amir Richardson	2024 Paris	Football	Men's competition

See also

In Spanish: Marruecos en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Morocco at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Morocco
• Morocco at the Paralympics
• Morocco at the Youth Olympics
• Sports in Morocco