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Morocco at the
2004 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMAR
NOCMoroccan Olympic Committee
Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية
Websitewww.cnom.org.ma (in French)
in Athens
Competitors55 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Nezha Bidouane[1]
Medals
Ranked 36th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Morocco competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support to the United States boycott.

Comité Olympique Marocain sent a total of 55 athletes, 47 men and 8 women, to compete in 9 sports. Men's football was the only team-based sport in which Morocco had its representation at these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in fencing, swimming, and weightlifting. The Moroccan team featured four Olympic medalists from Sydney: boxer Tahar Tamsamani, steeplechaser Ali Ezzine, middle distance runner and top favorite Hicham El Guerrouj, and hurdler and former world champion Nezha Bidouane, who later became the nation's first ever female flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]

Morocco left Athens with a total of three Olympic medals (two gold and one silver), being considered the most successful Olympics based on the gold medal count. As one of the major highlights of these Games, Hicham El Guerrouj set an Olympic historical milestone as the first ever Moroccan athlete to strike a distance double (1500–5000) since Paavo Nurmi did so in 1924, and the first to claim a gold since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where Khalid Skah won the men's 10,000 metres title.[2][3] On August 29, 2004, at the time of the closing ceremony, El Guerrouj was elected to the IOC Athletes' Commission, along with three other athletes.[4] Meanwhile, the silver medal was awarded to fellow middle distance runner Hasna Benhassi in the women's 800 metres.[5]

Medalists

Further information: 2004 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Hicham El Guerrouj Athletics Men's 1500 m August 24
 Gold Hicham El Guerrouj Athletics Men's 5000 m August 28
 Silver Hasna Benhassi Athletics Women's 800 m August 23

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Moroccan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[6][7]

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
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Mohammed Amyne 10000 m — 28:55.96 18
Youssef Baba 1500 m 3:38.71 7 q 3:42.96 10 Did not advance
Hicham Bellani 5000 m 13:22.64 6 q — 13:31.81 9
Mouhssin Chehibi 800 m 1:46.77 2 Q 1:44.62 3 q 1:45.16 4
Abdelatif Chemlal 3000 m steeplechase 8:29.36 9 — Did not advance
Khalid El Boumlili Marathon — DNF
Hicham El Guerrouj 1500 m 3:37.86 1 Q 3:40.87 1 Q 3:34.18 1st place, gold medalist(s)
5000 m 13:21.87 3 Q — 13:14.39 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ali Ezzine 3000 m steeplechase 8:20.18 5 q — 8:15.58 8
Rachid Ghanmouni Marathon — DNF
Jaouad Gharib — 2:15:12 11
Abderrahim Goumri 5000 m 13:20.03 5 Q — 13:47.27 13
Adil Kaouch 1500 m 3:39.88 4 Q 3:35.69 1 Q 3:38.26 9
Amine Laalou 800 m 1:45.88 1 Q 1:47.53 7 Did not advance
Zouhair Ouerdi 3000 m steeplechase 8:27.55 4 — Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Yahya Berrabah Long jump 7.62 30 Did not advance
Tarik Bouguetaïb 7.79 24 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Amina Aït Hammou 800 m 2:03.70 2 Q 2:00.66 7 Did not advance
Seltana Aït Hammou 2:03.95 2 Q 2:00.64 6 Did not advance
Hasna Benhassi 800 m 2:01.20 1 Q 1:58.59 1 Q 1:56.43 NR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1500 m 4:05.98 5 q 4:07.39 5 q 4:12.90 12
Nezha Bidouane 400 m hurdles 55.69 3 Did not advance
Bouchra Ghezielle 1500 m DNS Did not advance
Hafida Izem Marathon — 2:40:46 27
Kenza Wahbi — 2:41:36 30

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Morocco sent seven boxers to Athens. Only two of them won their first bouts, including Sydney bronze medalist Tahar Tamsamani, and both were defeated in the second round to give the team a combined record of 2-7.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Redouane Bouchtouk Light flyweight  Tamara (COL)
L 25–48 		Did not advance
Hicham Mesbahi Flyweight  Luza (BOT)
W 25–20 		 Rżany (POL)
L 20–33 		Did not advance
Hamid Ait Bighrade Bantamweight  Prasad (IND)
L 17–25 		Did not advance
Tahar Tamsamani Lightweight  Rukundo (UGA)
L 22–30 		Did not advance
Nafil Hicham Light welterweight  Mosquea (DOM)
W 42–40 		 Karimzhanov (KAZ)
L 13–33 		Did not advance
Ait Hammi Miloud Welterweight  Saitov (RUS)
L 15–30 		Did not advance
Rachid El Haddak Heavyweight —  Vargas (USA)
L RSC 		Did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

One Moroccan fencer qualified for the following events:

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Aissam Rami Individual épée  Kochetkov (RUS)
L 6–15 		Did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The Morocco national football team qualified for the Olympics after getting a go-ahead penalty goal in their final qualifying match against Angola.[8]

Men's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

Template:2004 Summer Olympics Morocco men's football team roster

Group play

Template:2004 Summer Olympics men's football group D standings

Costa Rica 0 – 0 Morocco
Report
Attendance: 3,212
Morocco 1 – 2Portugal Portugal
Bouden 85' Report Ronaldo 40'
R. Costa 73'
Attendance: 7,581
Morocco 2 – 1 Iraq
Bouden 69' (pen.)
Aqqal 77'		 Report Sadir 63'
Attendance: 4,019

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Two Moroccan judoka qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Younes Ahamdi Men's −60 kg  Stanev (RUS)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance
Adil Belgaid Men's −81 kg  Hontyuk (UKR)
L 0000–1020 		Did not advance  Chahkhandagh (IRI)
W 0013–0001 		 Wanner (GER)
L 0000–0201 		Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Adil Bellaz 200 m freestyle 1:55.79 53 Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Three Moroccan taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Abdelkader Zrouri Men's +80 kg  Noguera (VEN)
W 8–5 		 Nikolaidis (GRE)
L 2–5 		Did not advance  Rojas (COL)
W 6–2 		 Gentil (FRA)
L 1–3 		Did not advance 5
Mouna Benabderassoul Women's −67 kg  Nahdi (TUN)
W 6–2 		 Díaz (PUR)
L 4–4 SUP 		Did not advance
Mounia Bourguigue Women's +67 kg  Castrignano (ITA)
L 4–6 		Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Morocco nominated two male tennis players to compete in the tournament.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Hicham Arazi Men's singles  Ferrero (ESP)
L 3–6, 1–6 		Did not advance
Younes El Aynaoui  Hrbatý (SVK)
L 3–6, 4–6 		Did not advance
Hicham Arazi
Younes El Aynaoui 		Men's doubles —  Mirnyi /
Voltchkov (BLR)
L RET 		Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

One Moroccan weightlifter qualified for the following events:

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Yacine Zouaki Men's −62 kg 95 18 130 16 225 15

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Nezha Bidouane portera le drapeau national aux JO d'Athènes" [Nezha Bidouane will carry the national flag at the Athens Olympics]. Bladi. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. ^ "El Guerrouj wins historic gold". BBC Sport. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  3. ^ Patrick, Dick (28 August 2004). "Second gold secures legacy for El Guerrouj". USA Today. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Athletics triumphs in IOC Athletes Commission Elections". IAAF. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Holmes takes gold in 800m". The Guardian. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  6. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  7. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament". Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 13 March 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
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