Morocco at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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Morocco at the
1968 Winter Olympics
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IOC code MAR
NOC Moroccan Olympic Committee
Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية
Website www.cnom.org.ma  (in French)
in Grenoble
Competitors5 (men) in 1 sport
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Morocco competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

Alpine skiing

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mimoun Ouitot Giant SlalomDNFDNF
Mohamed Aomar DNFDNF
Hassan Lahmaoui 2:24.97902:23.69844:48.6686
Said Housni 2:24.40892:16.28804:40.6883
Men's slalom
AthleteHeat 1Heat 2Final
TimeRankTimeRankTime 1RankTime 2RankTotalRank
Said Housni 1:19.935DNS-Did not advance
Mohamed Aomar 1:29.5461:20.034Did not advance
Hassan Lahmaoui DSQ1:09.164Did not advance
Mehdi Mouidi 1:13.6161:10.903Did not advance

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