Morocco at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Morocco at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Morocco at the; 2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MAR
NOC	Moroccan Olympic Committee; Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية
Website	www.cnom.org.ma (in French)
in Athens
Competitors	55 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Nezha Bidouane
Medals; Ranked 36th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 3
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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

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

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
Athlete	Event	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
Hicham El Guerrouj	5000 m	13:21.87	3 Q	—		13:14.39
Ali Ezzine	3000 m steeplechase	8:20.18	5 q	—		8:15.58	8
Rachid Ghanmouni	Marathon	—				DNF
Jaouad Gharib	Marathon	—				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
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Yahya Berrabah	Long jump	7.62	30	Did not advance
Tarik Bouguetaïb	Long jump	7.79	24	Did not advance

Women
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	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	800 m	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
Hasna Benhassi	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	Marathon	—				2:41:36	30

Boxing

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
Athlete	Event	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

One Moroccan fencer qualified for the following events:

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	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

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

Roster

The following is the Moroccan squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[9]

Head coach: Mustapha Madih

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	2004 club
1	1GK	Omar Charef	(1981-02-19)19 February 1981 (aged 23)	24	0	Mouloudia Club d'Oujda
2	2DF	Moncef Zerka	(1981-08-30)30 August 1981 (aged 22)	10	0	Nancy
3	3MF	Salaheddine Aqqal	(1984-01-01)1 January 1984 (aged 20)	18	1	Khourigba
4	2DF	Jamal Alioui	(1982-06-02)2 June 1982 (aged 22)	11	1	Perugia
5	3MF	Merouane Zemmama	(1983-10-07)7 October 1983 (aged 20)	12	9	Raja Casablanca
6	2DF	Badr El Kaddouri	(1981-01-31)31 January 1981 (aged 23)	19	0	Dynamo Kyiv
7	4FW	Farid Talhaoui	(1982-02-10)10 February 1982 (aged 22)	4	0	Guingamp
8	3MF	Yazid Kaissi	(1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 23)	9	3	Lens
9	4FW	Mustapha Allaoui	(1983-05-30)30 May 1983 (aged 21)	21	12	MAS Fes
10	4FW	Bouabid Bouden	(1982-02-01)1 February 1982 (aged 22)	28	15	Lens
11	4FW	Mehdi Taouil	(1983-05-20)20 May 1983 (aged 21)	6	2	Nürnberg
12	4FW	Bouchaib El Moubarki*	(1978-01-12)12 January 1978 (aged 26)	20	0	Al Wasl FC
13	2DF	Oussama Souaidy	(1981-08-25)25 August 1981 (aged 22)	18	7	Mallorca
14	3MF	Azzeddine Ourahou	(1984-08-12)12 August 1984 (aged 20)	4	0	Istres
15	2DF	Tajeddine Sami	(1982-06-10)10 June 1982 (aged 22)	18	2	Raja Casablanca
16	2DF	Elamine Erbate	(1981-01-01)1 January 1981 (aged 23)	31	5	Raja Casablanca
17	3MF	Otmane El Assas*	(1979-01-30)30 January 1979 (aged 25)	35	8	Al Ittihad
18	1GK	Nadir Lamyaghri*	(1976-02-13)13 February 1976 (aged 28)	30	13	Wydad Athletic Club

* Over-aged player.

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iraq	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6	Qualified for the quarterfinals
2	Costa Rica	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4	Qualified for the quarterfinals
3	Morocco	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Portugal	3	1	0	2	6	9	−3	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

12 August 2004

20:30

Costa Rica	0 – 0	Morocco
	Report

Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion

Attendance: 3,212

Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)

15 August 2004

20:30

Morocco	1 – 2	Portugal
Bouden 85'	Report	Ronaldo 40' R. Costa 73'

Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion

Attendance: 7,581

Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

18 August 2004

20:30

Morocco	2 – 1	Iraq
Bouden 69' (pen.) Aqqal 77'	Report	Sadir 63'

Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras

Attendance: 4,019

Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)

Judo

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
Athlete	Event	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

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Adil Bellaz	200 m freestyle	1:55.79	53	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Three Moroccan taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	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

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
Athlete	Event	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	Men's singles	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

One Moroccan weightlifter qualified for the following events:

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

References

^ ^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.
^ "El Guerrouj wins historic gold". BBC Sport. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ Patrick, Dick (28 August 2004). "Second gold secures legacy for El Guerrouj". USA Today. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
^ "Athletics triumphs in IOC Athletes Commission Elections". IAAF. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
^ "Holmes takes gold in 800m". The Guardian. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
^ "Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament". Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 13 March 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
^ "Olympic Men's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Morocco (MAR)". FIFA. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

External links

Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
Moroccan Olympic Committee (in French)

[nezbid-1] "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.

[9] "Olympic Men's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Morocco (MAR)". FIFA. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

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Medalists

Athletics

Boxing

Fencing

Football

Men's tournament

Judo

Swimming

Taekwondo

Tennis

Weightlifting

See also

References

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