Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MAR
NOC	Moroccan Olympic Committee Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية‎‎
Website	www.marocolympique.org (French)
in Sydney
Flag bearer	Adil Belgaïd
Medals Ranked 58th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 4 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Morocco competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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
  1. Round 1 - 01:00.33
  2. Semifinal - 01:45.38 (did not advance)
• El Mahjoub Haida
  1. Round 1 - 01:47.14
  2. Semifinal - 01:46.35 (did not advance)
• Mouhssin Chehibi
  1. Round 1 - 01:48.51
  2. Semifinal - 01:49.88 (did not advance)

Men's 1,500 m

• Hicham El Guerrouj
  1. Round 1 - 03:38.57
  2. Semifinal - 03:37.60
  3. Final - 03:32.32 (Silver medal)
• Youssef Baba
  1. Round 1 - 03:38.68
  2. Semifinal - 03:40.16
  3. Final - 03:56.08 (12th place)
• Adil Kaouch
  1. Round 1 - 03:41.06 (did not advance)

Men's 5,000 m

• Brahim Lahlafi
  1. Round 1 - 13:22.70
  2. Final - 13:36.47 (Bronze medal)
• Mohammed Said El Wardi
  1. Round 1 - 13:35.18 (did not advance)

Men's 10,000 m

• Said Berioui
  1. Round 1 - 27:45.83
  2. Final - 27:37.83 (5th place)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

• Mustapha Sdad
  1. Round 1 - 51.39 (did not advance)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

• Ali Ezzine
  1. Round 1 - 08:23.79
  2. Final - 08:22.15 (Bronze medal)
• Brahim Boulami
  1. Round 1 - 08:24.43
  2. Final - 08:24.32 (7th place)
• El Arbi Khattabi
  1. Round 1 - 08:43.46 (did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Younes Moudrik
  1. Qualifying - 7.95 (did not advance)
• El Mehdi El Ghazouani
  1. Qualifying - 7.60 (did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Abdelkader El Mouaziz
  1. Final - 2:13:49 (7th place)
• Boubker Elafoui
  1. Final - 2:23:53 (52nd place)

Women's 800 m

• Hasna Benhassi
  1. Round 1 - 02:00.50
  2. Semifinal - 01:59.19
  3. Final - 01:59.27 (8th place)
• Amina Aït Hammou
  1. Round 1 - 02:03.25 (did not advance)

Women's 1,500 m

• Seloua Ouaziz
  1. Round 1 - 04:10.82
  2. Semifinal - 04:09.11 (did not advance)
• Hasna Benhassi
  1. Round 1 - DNS (did not advance)

Women's 5,000 m

• Zhor El Kamch
  1. Round 1 - 16:02.50 (did not advance)

Women's 10,000 m

• Asmae Leghzaoui
  1. Round 1 - 32:56.63
  2. Final - 31:59.21 (18th place)
• Bouchra Chaabi
  1. Round 1 - 34:49.35 (did not advance)

Women's 400 m Hurdles

• Nouzha Bidouane
  1. Round 1 - 55.38
  2. Semifinal - 54.19
  3. 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
  1. Qualifying - 299.22 (did not advance)

Football (soccer)

Men's Team Competition - Group B

14 September	Melbourne	Morocco - Chile	1-4
17 September	Adelaide	South Korea - Morocco	1-0
20 September	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 1977	SCCM Mohammedia
Hamid Nater	DF	30 Dec 1980	Raja Casablanca
Akram Roumani	DF	1 Apr 1978	Racing Genk
Ouchla El Hocine	DF	1 Dec 1970	FAR Rabat
Adel Chbouki	DF	3 May 1971	WAC Casablanca
Fouzi El Brazi	DF	22 May 1977	FC Twente
Mohamed Kharbouch	DF	22 Jan 1977	Raja Casablanca
Abdelmajid Oulmers	MF	12 Sep 1978	Wasquehal
Jaouad Zairi	FW	17 Apr 1982	Gueugnon
Otmane El Assas	MF	30 Jan 1979	Khouribga
Bouchaib El Moubarki	FW	12 Jan 1978	Raja Casablanca
Abdelfattah El Khattari	FW	3 Mar 1977	SCCM Mohammedia
Noureddine Kacemi	DF	17 Oct 1977	SCCM Mohammedia
Salaheddine Bassir	FW	5 Sep 1972	Deportivo La Coruña
Youssef Safri	MF	13 Jan 1977	Raja Casablanca
Karim Benkouar	FW	25 Nov 1979	Nîmes Olympique
Zakaria Aboub	MF	3 Jun 1980	Raja Casablanca
Abdelilah Bagui	GK	1 Jan 1978	MAS Fes
Abdeslam Ouaddou	DF	1 Nov 1978	AS Nancy Lorraine
Aissam El Barodi	MF	10 May 1978	MAS Fes
Bouchaib El Battachi	FW	14 Sep 1978	Khouribga
Hicham Laaraj	GK	20 Nov 1978	TAS Casablanca

Sailing

Men's Mistral

• Rachid Roussafi
  1. Race 1 - 32
  2. Race 2 - 34
  3. Race 3 - 33
  4. Race 4 - (35)
  5. Race 5 - (36)
  6. Race 6 - 35
  7. Race 7 - 35
  8. Race 8 - 34
  9. Race 9 - 32
  10. Race 10 - 33
  11. Race 11 - 35
  12. Final - 303 (36th place)

Swimming

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Saad Khalloqi
  1. Preliminary Heat — 02:13.22 (→ did not advance)

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition:

• Karim Alami
  1. First Round — Defeated Franco Squillari (ARG), 6-4 7-6
  2. Second Round — Defeated Gianluca Pozzi (ITA), 6-2 4-6 8-6
  3. Third Round — Defeated Fabrice Santoro (FRA), 6-2 5-7 6-4
  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 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site