Morocco at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Morocco at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Flag of Morocco.svg
IOC code MAR
NOC Moroccan Olympic Committee
Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية
Website www.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.

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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

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hicham El Guerrouj Athletics Men's 1500 m August 24
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hicham El Guerrouj Athletics Men's 5000 m August 28
Silver medal icon.svg 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
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Mohammed Amyne 10000 m —28:55.9618
Youssef Baba 1500 m 3:38.717 q3:42.9610Did not advance
Hicham Bellani 5000 m 13:22.646 q—13:31.819
Mouhssin Chehibi 800 m 1:46.772 Q1:44.623 q1:45.164
Abdelatif Chemlal 3000 m steeplechase 8:29.369—Did not advance
Khalid El Boumlili Marathon —DNF
Hicham El Guerrouj 1500 m 3:37.861 Q3:40.871 Q3:34.18Gold medal icon.svg
5000 m 13:21.873 Q—13:14.39Gold medal icon.svg
Ali Ezzine 3000 m steeplechase 8:20.185 q—8:15.588
Rachid Ghanmouni Marathon —DNF
Jaouad Gharib —2:15:1211
Abderrahim Goumri 5000 m 13:20.035 Q—13:47.2713
Adil Kaouch 1500 m 3:39.884 Q3:35.691 Q3:38.269
Amine Laalou 800 m 1:45.881 Q1:47.537Did not advance
Zouhair Ouerdi 3000 m steeplechase 8:27.554—Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Yahya Berrabah Long jump 7.6230Did not advance
Tarik Bouguetaïb 7.7924Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Amina Aït Hammou 800 m 2:03.702 Q2:00.667Did not advance
Seltana Aït Hammou 2:03.952 Q2:00.646Did not advance
Hasna Benhassi 800 m 2:01.201 Q1:58.591 Q1:56.43 NR Silver medal icon.svg
1500 m 4:05.985 q4:07.395 q4:12.9012
Nezha Bidouane 400 m hurdles 55.693Did not advance
Bouchra Ghezielle 1500 m DNSDid not advance
Hafida Izem Marathon —2:40:4627
Kenza Wahbi —2:41:3630

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.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Redouane Bouchtouk Light flyweight Flag of Colombia.svg  Tamara  (COL)
L 25–48		Did not advance
Hicham Mesbahi Flyweight Flag of Botswana.svg  Luza  (BOT)
W 25–20		Flag of Poland.svg  Rżany  (POL)
L 20–33		Did not advance
Hamid Ait Bighrade Bantamweight Flag of India.svg  Prasad  (IND)
L 17–25		Did not advance
Tahar Tamsamani Lightweight Flag of Uganda.svg  Rukundo  (UGA)
L 22–30		Did not advance
Nafil Hicham Light welterweight Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Mosquea  (DOM)
W 42–40		Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Karimzhanov  (KAZ)
L 13–33		Did not advance
Ait Hammi Miloud Welterweight Flag of Russia.svg  Saitov  (RUS)
L 15–30		Did not advance
Rachid El Haddak Heavyweight —Flag of the United States.svg  Vargas  (USA)
LRSC		Did not advance

Fencing

One Moroccan fencer qualified for the following events:

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Aissam Rami Individual épée Flag of Russia.svg  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.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoals2004 club
11 GK Omar Charef (1981-02-19)19 February 1981 (aged 23)240 Flag of Morocco.svg Mouloudia Club d'Oujda
22 DF Moncef Zerka (1981-08-30)30 August 1981 (aged 22)100 Flag of France.svg Nancy
33 MF Salaheddine Aqqal (1984-01-01)1 January 1984 (aged 20)181 Flag of Morocco.svg Khourigba
42 DF Jamal Alioui (1982-06-02)2 June 1982 (aged 22)111 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Perugia
53 MF Merouane Zemmama (1983-10-07)7 October 1983 (aged 20)129 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
62 DF Badr El Kaddouri (1981-01-31)31 January 1981 (aged 23)190 Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv
74 FW Farid Talhaoui (1982-02-10)10 February 1982 (aged 22)40 Flag of France.svg Guingamp
83 MF Yazid Kaissi (1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 23)93 Flag of France.svg Lens
94 FW Mustapha Allaoui (1983-05-30)30 May 1983 (aged 21)2112 Flag of Morocco.svg MAS Fes
104 FW Bouabid Bouden (1982-02-01)1 February 1982 (aged 22)2815 Flag of France.svg Lens
114 FW Mehdi Taouil (1983-05-20)20 May 1983 (aged 21)62 Flag of Germany.svg Nürnberg
124 FW Bouchaib El Moubarki* (1978-01-12)12 January 1978 (aged 26)200 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Wasl FC
132 DF Oussama Souaidy (1981-08-25)25 August 1981 (aged 22)187 Flag of Spain.svg Mallorca
143 MF Azzeddine Ourahou (1984-08-12)12 August 1984 (aged 20)40 Flag of France.svg Istres
152 DF Tajeddine Sami (1982-06-10)10 June 1982 (aged 22)182 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
162 DF Elamine Erbate (1981-01-01)1 January 1981 (aged 23)315 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
173 MF Otmane El Assas* (1979-01-30)30 January 1979 (aged 25)358 Flag of Qatar.svg Al Ittihad
181 GK Nadir Lamyaghri* (1976-02-13)13 February 1976 (aged 28)3013 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad Athletic Club

* Over-aged player.

Group play
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq 320174+36Qualified for the quarterfinals
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 31114404
3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 31113304
4Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 310269−33
Source: [ citation needed ]
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg0 – 0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion
Attendance: 3,212
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1 – 2 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
Bouden Soccerball shade.svg85' Report Ronaldo Soccerball shade.svg40'
R. Costa Soccerball shade.svg73'
Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion
Attendance: 7,581
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2 – 1Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq
Bouden Soccerball shade.svg69' (pen.)
Aqqal Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report Sadir Soccerball shade.svg63'
Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras
Attendance: 4,019
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)

Judo

Two Moroccan judoka qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Younes Ahamdi Men's −60 kg Flag of Russia.svg  Stanev  (RUS)
L 0000–1000		Did not advance
Adil Belgaid Men's −81 kg Flag of Ukraine.svg  Hontyuk  (UKR)
L 0000–1020		Did not advanceFlag of Iran.svg  Chahkhandagh  (IRI)
W 0013–0001		Flag of Germany.svg  Wanner  (GER)
L 0000–0201		Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Adil Bellaz 200 m freestyle 1:55.7953Did not advance

Taekwondo

Three Moroccan taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Abdelkader Zrouri Men's +80 kg Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Noguera  (VEN)
W 8–5		Flag of Greece.svg  Nikolaidis  (GRE)
L 2–5		Did not advanceFlag of Colombia.svg  Rojas  (COL)
W 6–2		Flag of France.svg  Gentil  (FRA)
L 1–3		Did not advance5
Mouna Benabderassoul Women's −67 kg Flag of Tunisia.svg  Nahdi  (TUN)
W 6–2		Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Díaz  (PUR)
L 4–4 SUP		Did not advance
Mounia Bourguigue Women's +67 kg Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Castrignano  (ITA)
L 4–6		Did not advance

Tennis

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

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Hicham Arazi Men's singles Flag of Spain.svg  Ferrero  (ESP)
L 3–6, 1–6		Did not advance
Younes El Aynaoui Flag of Slovakia.svg  Hrbatý  (SVK)
L 3–6, 4–6		Did not advance
Hicham Arazi
Younes El Aynaoui 		Men's doubles —Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Mirnyi /
Voltchkov  (BLR)
LRET		Did not advance

Weightlifting

One Moroccan weightlifter qualified for the following events:

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Yacine Zouaki Men's −62 kg 95181301622515

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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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