Morocco_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics
Morocco at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Morocco competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 47 competitors, all men, took part in 45 events in 10 sports.[1]
Quick Facts Morocco at the 1960 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Morocco at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | MAR |
| NOC | Moroccan Olympic Committee Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية |
| Website | www |
| in Rome | |
| Competitors | 47 (all men) in 10 sports |
| Medals Ranked 32nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Further information: 1960 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1960 Summer Olympics medal winners
More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Rhadi Ben Abdesselam | Athletics | Men's marathon | 10 September |
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Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Morocco took 8 male athletes to the 1960 Olympic Games.[2]
- 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
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Bouchaib El-Maachi | 100 m | 10.9 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 22.3 | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
| Ahmed Lazreg | 800 m | 1:55.91 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| Mohamed Saïd | 5000 m | 14:53.6 | 10 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Rhadi Ben Abdesselam | 10,000 m | — | 29:32.00 | 14 | |||||
| Marathon | — | 2:15:41.6 | | ||||||
| Bakir Benaïssa | Marathon | — | 2:21:21.4 | 8 | |||||
| Allal Saoudi | — | 2:59:41.0 | 61 | ||||||
| Mohamed Zouaki | 400 m hurdles | 55.65 | 6 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Mohamed Lahcen | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:29.4 | 11 | — | did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Morocco took seven boxers to the 1960 Olympic Games, none of whom won a fight.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Abdel Kader Belghiti | Flyweight | Bye |  Gattellari (AUS)L 0-5 |
did not advance | ||||
| Ahmed Bouazza | Bantamweight | Bye | Taylor (AUS) L 0-5 |
did not advance | ||||
| Mohamed Hassan | Featherweight |  Kirsch (EUA)L 1-4 |
did not advance | |||||
| Abdel Kader Gangani | Lightweight | Bye |  Ito (JPN)L 0-5 |
did not advance | ||||
| Mohamed Boubekeur | Light welterweight | Bye |  Quartey (GHA)L 0-5 |
did not advance | ||||
| Mohamed Atmani | Welterweight | Bye |  Aho (FIN)L 2-3 |
did not advance | ||||
| Moustafa Ben Lahbib | Middleweight |  Napoleoni (ITA)L 0-5 |
did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Four cyclists represented Morocco in 1960.
Road
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Ben Mohamed | Road race | 4:21:58 | 45 |
| Mohamed Ghandora | 4:21:58 | 46 | |
| Abdallah Lahoucine | 4:25:44 | 57 | |
| Ahmed Omar | did not finish | ||
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- Time trial
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Ben Mohamed Mohamed Ghandora Abdallah Lahoucine Ahmed Omar |
Time trial | 2:27:41.35 | 19 |
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Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Seven fencers represented Morocco in 1960.
Individual Foil
Round One
Three fencers from Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage.
Pool 8
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W | L | TG | TR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jean Link (LUX) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 8 |
 László Kamuti (HUN) | 5 | 1 | 27 | 17 |
| Brian McCowage (AUS) | 4 | 2 | 23 | 21 |
| Heizaburo Okawa (JPN) | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 |
 Orvar Lindwall (SWE) | 2 | 3 | 15 | 21 |
 Charles El-Gressy (MAR) | 0 | 5 | 8 | 25 |
 Trần Văn Xuân (VIE) | 0 | 5 | 12 | 25 |
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Pool 10
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W | L | TG | TR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eberhard Mehl (EUA) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
 Ryszard Parulski (POL) | 4 | 1 | 24 | 14 |
 Albie Axelrod (USA) | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 |
 Jaime Duque (COL) | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 |
 Claudio Polledri (SUI) | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 |
| Abderraouf El-Fassy (MAR) | 0 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
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Pool 12
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W | L | TG | TR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Pellegrino (ITA) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 |
 Ion Drîmbă (ROU) | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 |
 André Verhalle (BEL) | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 |
 Carl Schwende (CAN) | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 |
 Brian Hamilton (IRL) | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| Emilio Echeverry (COL) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| Mohamed Ben Joullon (MAR) | 0 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
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Hamilton (IRL) — 
Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-4
Schwende (CAN) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-1
Verhalle (BEL) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-0
Drîmbă (ROU) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-2
Pellegrino (ITA) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-0
Team Foil
Round One
Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage. The six fencers representing Morocco were Charles El-Gressy, Abderraouf El-Fassy, Abderrahman Sebti, Abbes Harchi, Mohamed Ben Joullon, Jacques Ben Gualid. Four fencers were selected for each match. Each fencer had four bouts per match.
Pool 8
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W | L | TG | TR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 |
| Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
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Individual Épée
Round One
Three fencers from Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage.
Pool 1
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W |
|---|---|
 Jack Guittet (FRA) | 4 |
 Brian Pickworth (NZL) | 4 |
| Bogdan Gonsior (POL) | 3 |
| Emilio Echeverry (COL) | 3 |
 Raoul Barouch (TUN) | 1 |
| Charles El-Gressy (MAR) | 0 |
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Pool 3
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W |
|---|---|
| Kazuhiko Tabuchi (JPN) | 5 |
| Alberto Pellegrino (ITA) | 4 |
| David Micahnik (USA) | 4 |
 Raúl Martínez (ARG) | 3 |
| George Carpenter (IRL) | 3 |
| Claudio Polledri (SUI) | 2 |
| Abderrahman Sebti (MAR) | 0 |
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Pool 6
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W |
|---|---|
 Bruno Habārovs (URS) | 5 |
| Janusz Kurczab (POL) | 4 |
| Jules Amez-Droz (SUI) | 4 |
| Robert Schiel (LUX) | 2 |
| Abbes Harchi (MAR) | 2 |
| Christopher Bland (IRL) | 1 |
| John Simpson (AUS) | 0 |
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Team Épée
Round One
Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage. The five fencers representing Morocco were Abderraouf El-Fassy, Abderrahman Sebti, Abbes Harchi, Mohamed Ben Joullon and Charles Bénitah. Four fencers were selected for each match. Each fencer had four bouts per match.
Pool 5
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W | L | TG | TR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 |
| Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27 |
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Great Britain (GBR) — Morocco (MAR) 15-1
Luxembourg (LUX) — Morocco (MAR) 12-4
Individual Sabre
Round One
Three fencers from Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage.
Pool 2
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W | L | TG | TR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wladimiro Calarese (ITA) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 6 |
| Nugzar Asatiani (EUA) | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 |
 Günther Ulrich (AUT) | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 |
| Michael Sichel (AUS) | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
 Pablo Ordejón (ESP) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Abderrahman Sebti (MAR) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
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Pool 3
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W | L | TG | TR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jürgen Theuerkauff (GER) | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 |
| Ryszard Zub (POL) | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 |
 Boris Stavrev (BUL) | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 |
| Tsugeo Ozawa (JPN) | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| Jacques Ben Gualid (MAR) | 0 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
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Theuerkauff (GER) — Ben Gualid (MAR) 5-2
Zub (POL) — Ben Gualid (MAR) 5-2
Stavrev (BUL) — Ben Gualid (MAR) 5-2
Ozawa (JPN) — Ben Gualid (MAR) 5-2
Pool 9
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W | L | TG | TR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aladár Gerevich (HUN) | 5 | 0 | 25 | 12 |
| Michael D'Asaro Sr. (USA) | 4 | 1 | 22 | 15 |
| Emeric Arus (ROU) | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 |
| Gustave Ballister (BEL) | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 |
 Michael Ron (ISR) | 1 | 4 | 13 | 22 |
| Mohamed Ben Joullon (MAR) | 0 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
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Gerevich (HUN) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-1
D'Asaro Sr. (USA) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-3- Arus (ROU) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-1
- Ballister (BEL) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-0
Ron (ISR) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-2
Team Sabre
Round One
Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage. The four fencers representing Morocco were Abderraouf El-Fassy, Abderrahman Sebti, Mohamed Ben Joullon and Jacques Ben Gualid.
Pool 6
More information Team, W ...
| Team | W | L | TG | TR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 |
| Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men's Individual
Six gymnasts from Morocco took part in the individual event.
- Individual finals
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||
| Mohamed Sekkat | All-around | 78.85 | 123 | ||||||
| Floor | 16.15 | — | 16.15 | 119 | |||||
| Pommel horse | — | 10.35 | — | 10.35 | 122 | ||||
| Rings | — | 13.35 | — | 13.35 | 122 | ||||
| Vault | — | 14.45 | — | 14.45 | 126 | ||||
| Parallel bars | — | 14.10 | — | 14.10 | 122 | ||||
| Horizontal bar | — | 10.45 | 10.45 | 124 | |||||
| Ahmed Fellat | All-around | 70.70 | 124 | ||||||
| Floor | 15.60 | — | 15.60 | 123 | |||||
| Pommel horse | — | 9.50 | — | 9.50 | 123 | ||||
| Rings | — | 8.75 | — | 8.75 | 125 | ||||
| Vault | — | 15.65 | — | 15.65 | 120 | ||||
| Parallel bars | — | 10.40 | — | 10.40 | 124 | ||||
| Horizontal bar | — | 10.45 | 10.45 | 124 | |||||
| Miloud M'Sellek | All-around | 36.25 | 125 | ||||||
| Floor | 12.15 | — | 12.15 | 128 | |||||
| Pommel horse | — | 7.00 | — | 7.00 | 127 | ||||
| Rings | — | 12.20 | — | 12.20 | 123 | ||||
| Vault | — | 16.80 | — | 16.80 | 109 | ||||
| Parallel bars | — | 9.50 | — | 9.50 | 126 | ||||
| Horizontal bar | — | 7.35 | 7.35 | 127 | |||||
| Abdesselem Regragui | All-around | 62.50 | 126 | ||||||
| Floor | 14.10 | — | 14.10 | 126 | |||||
| Pommel horse | — | 8.75 | — | 8.75 | 125 | ||||
| Rings | — | 7.50 | — | 7.50 | 128 | ||||
| Vault | — | 12.75 | — | 12.75 | 127 | ||||
| Parallel bars | — | 10.25 | — | 10.25 | 125 | ||||
| Horizontal bar | — | 9.15 | 9.15 | 125 | |||||
| Darif Tanjaoui | All-around | 59.95 | 127 | ||||||
| Floor | 15.95 | — | 15.95 | 121 | |||||
| Pommel horse | — | 9.05 | — | 9.05 | 124 | ||||
| Rings | — | 8.20 | — | 8.20 | 127 | ||||
| Vault | — | 11.50 | — | 11.50 | 128 | ||||
| Parallel bars | — | 9.25 | — | 9.25 | 127 | ||||
| Horizontal bar | — | 6.00 | 6.00 | 129 | |||||
| Kacem Klifa | All-around | 6.50 | 130 | ||||||
| Parallel bars | — | 2.50 | — | 2.50 | 129 | ||||
| Horizontal bar | — | 4.00 | 4.00 | 130 | |||||
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Men's team
The same six gymnasts competed in the team event. Each gymnast to perform a compulsory and an optional exercise on all six apparatuses. Top five scores per team on each of the 12 exercises count towards the team score.
More information Apparatus, Compulsory ...
| Apparatus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | Optional | Total | Rank | |
| Floor | 36.25 | 37.70 | 73.95 | 20 |
| Vault | 35.10 | 36.05 | 71.15 | 20 |
| Parallel bars | 21.00 | 32.50 | 53.50 | 20 |
| Horizontal bar | 18.50 | 26.25 | 44.75 | 20 |
| Rings | 23.60 | 26.40 | 50.00 | 20 |
| Pommel horse | 19.15 | 25.50 | 44.65 | 20 |
| Total | 153.60 | 184.40 | 338.00 | 20 |
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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Two male pentathletes represented Morocco in 1960, but neither completed the event.
- Individual
More information Athlete, Riding (show jumping) ...
| Athlete | Riding (show jumping) |
Fencing (épée one touch) |
Shooting (10 m air pistol) |
Swimming (300 m freestyle) |
Running (4000 m) |
Total points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | MP points | Wins | Rank | MP points | Score | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Time | Rank | MP Points | |||
| Mohamed Ben Checkroun | 80 | 52 | 671 | did not finish | |||||||||||||
| Naji El-Mekki | did not finish | ||||||||||||||||
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Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Only one Moroccan sailor competed in the Olympic Regatta in Naples. El-Moustafa Haddad competed in the Finn class.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| El-Moustafa Haddad | Finn | 30 | 19 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 1,442 | 31 | |
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Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Four shooters represented Morocco in 1960.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Naji El-Mekki | 25m rapid fire pistol | — | 501 | 54 | |
| 50 m pistol | 247 | 66 | did not advance | ||
| Bouchaib Zeroual | 50m rifle 3 positions | 360 | 74 | did not advance | |
| 50 m rifle prone | 335 | 84 | did not advance | ||
| Abdesselem Lahmidi | 50m rifle 3 positions | 316 | 75 | did not advance | |
| Mohamed Ben Boujemaa | 50 m rifle prone | 279 | 85 | did not advance | |
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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Military Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Abderrahim Tazi | Men's −67.5 kg | 90.0 | 27 | 92.5 | =25 | 125.0 | =20 | 307.5 | 23 |
| Mustapha Adnane | Men's −75 kg | 115.0 | =9 | 110.0 | =12 | 140.0 | =12 | 365.0 | 13 |
| Mohamed Miloud | Men's −75 kg | 105.0 | =18 | 97.5 | 20 | 125.0 | =18 | 327.5 | 19 |
| Abdel Kader Ben Kamel | Men's −82.5 kg | 105.0 | 22 | 102.5 | 21 | 130.0 | =20 | 337.5 | 20 |
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Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Scoring by negative points, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler. Morocco had 5 wrestlers all competing in the Greco-Roman category.
Key:
- VT – Victory by Fall.
- DE – Decision by Points.
- DR – Draw.
- Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Final Round | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||||||||
| Michel Ben Akoun | Bantamweight | Cernea (ROU) L 4-0 VT |
 Alflen (NED)L 4-0 VT |
did not advance | |||||||||||
| Rahal Mahassine | Featherweight | Bye | Allen (USA) L 3-1 DE |
Polyák (HUN) L 4-0 VT |
did not advance | ||||||||||
| Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mansour | Lightweight | Kitamura (JPN) L 4-0 VT |
 Arawiki (LIB)L 3-1 DE |
did not advance | |||||||||||
| Sam Azoulay | Welterweight |  Ali (UAR)L 3-1 DE |
Bye | Schiermeyer (FRA) L 4-0 VT |
did not advance | ||||||||||
| Hammou Haddaoui Khadir | Middleweight | Hunt (AUS) D 2-2 DR |
Dubicki (POL) L 4-0 VT |
did not advance | |||||||||||
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- "Morocco at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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