Morocco at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Morocco at the 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MAR
NOC	Moroccan Olympic Committee Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية‎‎
Website	www.marocolympique.org (French)
in London
Competitors	63 in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Wiam Dislam[1]
Medals Ranked 79th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 1 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Morocco competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. It was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, having not participated at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support of the United States boycott.

Comité Olympique Marocain sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Games. A total of 63 athletes, 46 men and 17 women, competed in 12 sports, including the nation's Olympic debut in equestrian events. Men's football was the only team event in which Morocco was represented at these Olympic games. Twelve of the athletes had competed in Beijing, including world indoor champion and middle-distance runner Abdalaati Iguider, and breaststroke swimmer Sara El Bekri. Arab Games champion and taekwondo jin Wiam Dislam was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Among the sports played by the athletes, Morocco also marked its Olympic return in slalom canoeing and road cycling after long years of absence.

Morocco, however, failed to win a gold and a silver medal in the Olympics for the first time since 1976, after poor athletic performances at these games. Abdalaati Iguider won the nation's only medal, a bronze, in the men's 1500 metres.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Abdalaati Iguider	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres	7 August

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):^[2][3]

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

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Soufiyan Bouqantar	5000 m	13:47.63	18	N/A		Did not advance
Abderrahime Bouramdane	Marathon	N/A				DNF
Amine El Manaoui	800 m	1:48.48	6	Did not advance
Hamid Ezzine	3000 m steeplechase	8:21.25	3 Q	N/A		8:24.90	7
Abdalaati Iguider	1500 m	3:41.08	2 Q	3:34.00	1 Q	3:35.13
	5000 m	13:15.49	5 Q	N/A		13:44.19	6
Rachid Kisri	Marathon	N/A				2:15:09	18
Amine Laâlou	1500 m	Disqualified due to doping
Aziz Lahbabi	5000 m	13:47.57	14	N/A		Did not advance
Mohamed Moustaoui	1500 m	3:37.41	8 q	3:43.33	6	Did not advance
Aziz Ouhadi	200 m	20.80	6	Did not advance
Hicham Sigueni	3000 m steeplechase	8:35.89	10	N/A		Did not advance
Brahim Taleb		8:29.02	3 Q	N/A		8:32.40	11

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Malika Akkaoui	800 m	2:01.78	4 q	2:00.32	4	Did not advance
Salima Ouali Alami	3000 m steeplechase	9:44.62	11	N/A		Did not advance
Kaltoum Bouaasayriya		9:58.77	10	N/A		Did not advance
Halima Hachlaf	800 m	2:00.99	3 Q	1:58.84	5	Did not advance
Siham Hilali	1500 m	4:13.34	2 Q	4:04.79	9	Did not advance
Soumiya Labani	Marathon	N/A				DNF
Btissam Lakhouad	1500 m	DNF		Did not advance
Hayat Lambarki	400 m hurdles	55.58	4 Q	56.18	6	Did not advance
Nadia Noujani	5000 m	DNF		N/A		Did not advance
Samira Raif	Marathon	N/A				2:38:31	73

Boxing

Morocco has so far qualified boxers for the following events^[4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Abdelali Daraa	Light flyweight	Essomba (CMR) L 10–13	Did not advance
Aboubakr Seddik Lbida	Bantamweight	Balla (AUS) L 16–16^+	Did not advance
Abdelhak Aatakni	Light welterweight	Colin (MRI) L 10–16	Did not advance
Mehdi Khalsi	Welterweight	Suzuki (JPN) L 13–14	Did not advance
Badr-Eddine Haddioui	Middleweight	Atoev (UZB) L 9–11	Did not advance
Ahmed Barki	Light heavyweight	Meng Fl (CHN) L 8–17	Did not advance
Mohammed Arjaoui	Super heavyweight	N/A	Mendouo (CMR) W 15–6	Cammarelle (ITA) L 11–12	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mahjoub Oubtil	Lightweight	Araujo (BRA) L 12–16	Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom

Morocco has qualified boats for the following events

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final
		Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Best	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jihane Semlal	Women's K-1	174.09	20	276.32	21	174.09	21	Did not advance – Report

Cycling

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Soufiane Haddi	Men's road race	Did not finish
Adil Jelloul		5:46:37	62
Mouhssine Lahsaini	Men's road race	Did not finish
	Men's time trial	57:25.24	34

Equestrian

Dressage

Athlete	Horse	Event	Grand Prix		Grand Prix Special		Grand Prix Freestyle		Overall
			Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Technical	Artistic	Score	Rank
Yassine Rahmouni	Floresco	Individual	64.453	49	Did not advance

Fencing

Morocco has qualified 2 fencers.

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
Abdelkarim El Haouari	Individual épée	Imre (HUN) L 8–15	Did not advance
Lahoussine Ali	Individual foil	Toldo (BRA) L 6–15	Did not advance

Football

Morocco men's football team qualified for the event by reaching the final of the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship.

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Morocco squad in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Coach: Pim Verbeek

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	2012 club
1	GK	Amsif, MohamedMohamed Amsif	7 February 1989 (aged 23)			Augsburg
2	DF	Noussir, AbdelatifAbdelatif Noussir	20 February 1990 (aged 22)			FUS Rabat
3	DF	Abarhoun, MohamedMohamed Abarhoun	3 May 1989 (aged 23)			MA Tétouan
4	DF	El Kaoutari, AbdelhamidAbdelhamid El Kaoutari	17 March 1990 (aged 22)			Montpellier
5	DF	Bergdich, ZakaryaZakarya Bergdich	7 January 1989 (aged 23)			Lens
6	MF	Najah, ImadImad Najah	19 February 1991 (aged 21)			PSV
7	FW	Labyad, ZakariaZakaria Labyad	9 March 1993 (aged 19)			Sporting CP
8	MF	Fettouhi, DrissDriss Fettouhi (c)	30 September 1989 (aged 22)			Istres
9	FW	Amrabat, NordinNordin Amrabat*	31 March 1987 (aged 25)			Galatasaray
10	MF	Barrada, AbdelazizAbdelaziz Barrada	19 June 1989 (aged 23)			Getafe
11	FW	Bidaoui, SoufianeSoufiane Bidaoui	20 April 1990 (aged 22)			Lierse
12	MF	El Kaddouri, OmarOmar El Kaddouri	21 August 1990 (aged 21)			Brescia
13	DF	Feddal, ZouhairZouhair Feddal	1 January 1989 (aged 23)			Espanyol B
14	MF	Kharja, HoussineHoussine Kharja*	9 November 1982 (aged 29)			Al-Arabi
15	MF	Frikeche, RayanRayan Frikeche	9 October 1991 (aged 20)			Angers
16	DF	Jebbour, YassineYassine Jebbour	24 August 1991 (aged 20)			Rennes
17	FW	El Hassnaoui, SoufianSoufian El Hassnaoui	28 October 1989 (aged 22)			De Graafschap
18	GK	Bounou, YassineYassine Bounou	5 April 1991 (aged 21)			Atlético Madrid B

* Over-aged player.

Group play

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7
Honduras	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
Morocco	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
Spain	3	0	1	2	0	2	−2	1

Honduras  v  Morocco

26 July 2012 12:00

Honduras	2–2	Morocco
Bengtson  56', 65' (pen.)	Report	Barrada  39' Labyad  67'

Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 23,421[6] Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Japan  v  Morocco

29 July 2012 17:00

Japan	1–0	Morocco
Nagai  84'	Report

St James' Park, Newcastle Attendance: 24,936[7] Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Spain  v  Morocco

1 August 2012 17:00

Spain	0–0	Morocco
	Report

Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 35,973[8] Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Judo

Morocco has qualified 4 judokas.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yassine Moudatir	Men's −60 kg	Bye	Jokinen (FIN) L 0000–0100	Did not advance
Safouane Attaf	Men's −81 kg	Bye	Saryee (LBR) W 1000–0000	Guilheiro (BRA) L 0001–1001	Did not advance
El Mehdi Malki	Men's +100 kg	N/A	Roudaki (IRI) W 0100–0000	Bor (HUN) L 0000–0100	Did not advance
Rizlen Zouak	Women's −63 kg	N/A	Drexler (AUT) L 0000–0011	Did not advance

Shooting

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Yasmina Mesfioui	Trap	61	21	Did not advance

Swimming

Moroccan swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):^[9][10]

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sara El Bekri	100 m breaststroke	1:08.21	18	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:26.05	11 Q	2:25.86	11	Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:53.21	32	N/A		Did not advance

Taekwondo

Morocco has qualified 3 athletes.^[11]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Issam Chernoubi	Men's −80 kg	Bahave (AFG) L 3–4	Did not advance
Sanaa Atabrour	Women's −49 kg	López (ARG) L 0–1	Did not advance
Wiam Dislam	Women's +67 kg	Hernández (CUB) L 0–1 SDP	Did not advance

Wrestling

Morocco has qualified two quota places.

Key:

• VT - Victory by Fall.
• PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Fouad Fajjari	−55 kg	Bye	Nyblom (DEN) L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance					19
Choucri Atafi	−96 kg	Bye	Ayari (TUN) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance					15

References

1. Staff (10 July 2012). "JO : Wiam Dislam porte-drapeau à la cérémonie d'ouverture" [Olympics: Wiam Dislam will be the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony] (in French). Groupe L'etudiant Marocain. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
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6. "Honduras – Morocco". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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