Morocco_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics
Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Morocco competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
Quick Facts Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Jaouad Gharib | Athletics | Men's Marathon |
 Bronze | Hasna Benhassi | Athletics | Women's 800m |
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Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Morocco sent an archer to the Olympics for the first time. Fatine Ouadoudi took the top spot at the 2008 African qualifying tournament, earning the nation its first Olympic archery spot.[1]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Khadija Abbouda | Women's individual | 539 | 64 |  Park S-H (KOR) (1)L 80–112 |
Did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 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
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 2:17:42 | 26 | |||
| Mouhssin Chehibi | 800 m | 1:46.75 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Mohamed El Hachimi | 10000 m | — | DNF | ||||
| Abdelaziz El Idrissi | 5000 m | 14:05.30 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Hamid Ezzine | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:27.45 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Abdellah Falil | 10000 m | — | 27:53.14 | 16 | |||
| Jaouad Gharib | Marathon | — | 2:07:16 | | |||
| Abderrahim Goumri | — | 2:15:00 | 20 | ||||
| Abdelkader Hachlaf | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:23.62 | 3 Q | — | 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 | — | 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 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Brahim Taleb | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:23.09 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | ||
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- Women
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Siham Hilali | 4:05.36 | 3 Q | — | 4:05.57 | 10 | ||
| Btissam Lakhouad | 4:14.34 | 3 Q | — | 4:07.25 | 12 | ||
| Asmae Leghzaoui | 10000 m | — | DNF | ||||
| Hanane Ouhaddou | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:56.41 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | 5000 m | 15:21.47 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||
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Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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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 | — | Pitt (AUS) W 11–6 |
 Wilder (USA)L 10–10+ |
Did not advance | ||
| Mohamed Amanissi | Super heavyweight | — |  Zhang Zl (CHN)L 0–15 |
Did not advance | |||
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Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Aissam Rami | Individual épée |  Motyka (POL)L 11–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Lahoussine Ali | Individual foil | — |  Guyart (FRA)L 3–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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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 | — |  Benikhlef (ALG)L 0001–0011 |
Did not advance |  Alarza (ESP)W 0000–0000 YUS |
 Aschwanden (SUI)L 0000–0001 |
Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
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- "FITA Olympic Qualification - Women" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- "2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament". Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2008-05-15.