- Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Morocco at the Olympic Games 
Flag of Morocco – Flag bearersIOC code MAR NOC Comité Olympique Marocain At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Competitors Medals
Rank: 58Gold
0Silver
1Bronze
4Total
5Olympic history (summary) Summer Games 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 Winter Games 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 Morocco competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Contents
Medalists
Silver
- Hicham El Guerrouj — Athletics, Men's 1,500 metres
Bronze
- Brahim Lahlafi — Athletics, Men's 5,000 metres
- Ali Ezzine — Athletics, Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
- Nouzha Bidouane — Athletics, Women's 400 metres Hurdles
- Tahar Tamsamani — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
Results by event
Athletics
Men's 800 m
- Khalid Tighazouine
- Round 1 - 01:00.33
- Semifinal - 01:45.38 (did not advance)
- El Mahjoub Haida
- Round 1 - 01:47.14
- Semifinal - 01:46.35 (did not advance)
- Mouhssin Chehibi
- Round 1 - 01:48.51
- Semifinal - 01:49.88 (did not advance)
Men's 1,500 m
- Hicham El Guerrouj
- Round 1 - 03:38.57
- Semifinal - 03:37.60
- Final - 03:32.32 (Silver medal)
- Youssef Baba
- Round 1 - 03:38.68
- Semifinal - 03:40.16
- Final - 03:56.08 (12th place)
- Adil Kaouch
- Round 1 - 03:41.06 (did not advance)
Men's 5,000 m
- Brahim Lahlafi
- Round 1 - 13:22.70
- Final - 13:36.47 (Bronze medal)
- Mohammed Said El Wardi
- Round 1 - 13:35.18 (did not advance)
Men's 10,000 m
- Said Berioui
- Round 1 - 27:45.83
- Final - 27:37.83 (5th place)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Mustapha Sdad
- Round 1 - 51.39 (did not advance)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Ali Ezzine
- Round 1 - 08:23.79
- Final - 08:22.15 (Bronze medal)
- Brahim Boulami
- Round 1 - 08:24.43
- Final - 08:24.32 (7th place)
- El Arbi Khattabi
- Round 1 - 08:43.46 (did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Younes Moudrik
- Qualifying - 7.95 (did not advance)
- El Mehdi El Ghazouani
- Qualifying - 7.60 (did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Abdelkader El Mouaziz
- Final - 2:13:49 (7th place)
- Boubker Elafoui
- Final - 2:23:53 (52nd place)
Women's 800 m
- Hasna Benhassi
- Round 1 - 02:00.50
- Semifinal - 01:59.19
- Final - 01:59.27 (8th place)
- Amina Aït Hammou
- Round 1 - 02:03.25 (did not advance)
Women's 1,500 m
- Seloua Ouaziz
- Round 1 - 04:10.82
- Semifinal - 04:09.11 (did not advance)
- Hasna Benhassi
- Round 1 - DNS (did not advance)
Women's 5,000 m
- Zhor El Kamch
- Round 1 - 16:02.50 (did not advance)
Women's 10,000 m
- Asmae Leghzaoui
- Round 1 - 32:56.63
- Final - 31:59.21 (18th place)
- Bouchra Chaabi
- Round 1 - 34:49.35 (did not advance)
Women's 400 m Hurdles
- Nouzha Bidouane
- Round 1 - 55.38
- Semifinal - 54.19
- Final - 53.57 (Bronze medal)
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Hicham Mesbahi
- Round 1 – Defeated Halil Ibrahim Turan of Turkey
- Round 2 – Lost to José Navarro of United States (did not advance)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Hassan Oucheikh
- Round 1 – Lost to Kazumasa Tsujimoto of Japan (did not advance)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Tahar Tamsamani
- Round 1 – Bye
- Round 2 – Defeated Heung-Min Park of Korea
- Quarterfinal – Defeated Israel Héctor Perez of Argentina
- Semifinal – Lost to Bekzat Sattarkhanov of Kazakhstan - Bronze medal
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Mohamed Mesbahi
- Round 1 – Bye
- Round 2 – Lost to Oleksandr Zubrihin of Ukraine (did not advance)
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- Azize Raguig
- Round 1 – Lost to Andriy Fedchuk of Ukraine (did not advance)
Canoe / Kayak
Slalom
Men's competition
Men's Kayak Singles
- Nizar Samlal
- Qualifying - 299.22 (did not advance)
Football (soccer)
Men's Team Competition - Group B
September 14 Melbourne Morocco - Chile 1-4 September 17 Adelaide South Korea - Morocco 1-0 September 20 Melbourne Spain - Morocco 2-0 Final Standings Group B
1. Chile 3 2 0 1 7-3 6 2. Spain 3 2 0 1 6-3 6 3. South Korea 3 2 0 1 2-3 6 4. Morocco 3 0 0 3 1-7 0* * = Morocco didn't advance to the quarter finals. Team Roster
Tarik El Jarmouni GK 30-Dec-77 SCCM Mohammedia Hamid Nater DF 30-Dec-80 Raja Casablanca Akram Roumani DF 01-Apr-78 Racing Genk Ouchla El Hocine DF 01-Dec-70 FAR Rabat Adel Chbouki DF 03-May-71 WAC Casablanca Fouzi El Brazi DF 22-May-77 FC Twente Mohamed Kharbouch DF 22-Jan-77 Raja Casablanca Abdelmajid Oulmers MF 12-Sep-78 Wasquehal Jaouad Zairi FW 17-Apr-82 Gueugnon Otmane El Assas MF 30-Jan-79 Khouribga Bouchaib El Moubarki FW 12-Jan-78 Raja Casablanca Abdelfattah El Khattari FW 03-Mar-77 SCCM Mohammedia Noureddine Kacemi DF 17-Oct-77 SCCM Mohammedia Salaheddine Bassir FW 05-Sep-72 Deportivo La Coruña Youssef Safri MF 13-Jan-77 Raja Casablanca Karim Benkouar FW 25-Nov-79 Nîmes Olympique Zakaria Aboub MF 03-Jun-80 Raja Casablanca Abdelilah Bagui GK 01-Jan-78 MAS Fes Abdeslam Ouaddou DF 01-Nov-78 AS Nancy Lorraine Aissam El Barodi MF 10-May-78 MAS Fes Bouchaib El Battachi FW 14-Sep-78 Khouribga Hicham Laaraj GK 20-Nov-78 TAS Casablanca Sailing
Men's Mistral
- Rachid Roussafi
- Race 1 - 32
- Race 2 - 34
- Race 3 - 33
- Race 4 - (35)
- Race 5 - (36)
- Race 6 - 35
- Race 7 - 35
- Race 8 - 34
- Race 9 - 32
- Race 10 - 33
- Race 11 - 35
- Final - 303 (36th place)
Swimming
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Saad Khalloqi
- Preliminary Heat — 02:13.22 (→ did not advance)
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition:
- Karim Alami
- First Round — Defeated Franco Squillari (ARG), 6-4 7-6
- Second Round — Defeated Gianluca Pozzi (ITA), 6-2 4-6 8-6
- Third Round — Defeated Fabrice Santoro (FRA), 6-2 5-7 6-4
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Roger Federer (SUI), 6-7 1-6
References
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
- International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/12/05.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/20/05.
- International Olympic Committee Web Site
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