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Morocco competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
| Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MAR |
| NOC | Moroccan Olympic Committee Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 47 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Abdelkader Kada (coach) |
| Medals Ranked 64th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Jaouad Gharib | Athletics | Men's Marathon |
 Bronze | Hasna Benhassi | Athletics | Women's 800m |
Morocco sent an archer to the Olympics for the first time. Fatine Ouadoudi took the top spot at the 2008 African qualifying tournament, earning the nation its first Olympic archery spot.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Khadija Abbouda | Women's individual | 539 | 64 |  Park S-H (KOR) (1)L 80–112 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Youssef Baba | 1500 m | 3:42.13 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| Yassine Bensghir | 800 m | 1:46.88 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Abderrahime Bouramdane | Marathon | — | 2:17:42 | 26 | |||
| Mouhssin Chehibi | 800 m | 1:46.75 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Mohamed El Hachimi | 10000 m | — | DNF | ||||
| Abdelaziz El Idrissi | 5000 m | 14:05.30 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Hamid Ezzine | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:27.45 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Abdellah Falil | 10000 m | — | 27:53.14 | 16 | |||
| Jaouad Gharib | Marathon | — | 2:07:16 | | |||
| Abderrahim Goumri | — | 2:15:00 | 20 | ||||
| Abdelkader Hachlaf | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:23.62 | 3 Q | — | 9:02.06 | 15 | |
| Abdalaati Iguider | 1500 m | 3:36.48 | 4 Q | 3:37.21 | 2 Q | 3:34.66 | 5 |
| Amine Laâlou | 800 m | 1:47.86 | 1 Q | 1:46.74 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Mourad Marofit | 5000 m | 14:00.76 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Mohamed Moustaoui | 1500 m | 3:34.80 | 1 Q | 3:40.90 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Anis Selmouni | 5000 m | 13:43.70 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Brahim Taleb | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:23.09 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Yahya Berrabah | Long jump | 7.88 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| Tarik Bougtaïb | Long jump | 7.69 | 29 | Did not advance | |
| Triple jump | NM | — | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Hasna Benhassi | 800 m | 2:00.51 | 2 Q | 1:58.03 | 2 Q | 1:56.73 | |
| Bouchra Chaâbi | 1500 m | 4:19.89 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Siham Hilali | 4:05.36 | 3 Q | — | 4:05.57 | 10 | ||
| Btissam Lakhouad | 4:14.34 | 3 Q | — | 4:07.25 | 12 | ||
| Asmae Leghzaoui | 10000 m | — | DNF | ||||
| Hanane Ouhaddou | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:56.41 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | 5000 m | 15:21.47 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||
Morocco qualified ten boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament, missing only the light heavyweight class. Rachidi was the only to qualify at the World Championships.[2] Seven more qualified at the first African qualifying tournament.[3] Bouchtouk and Amanissi qualified at the second continental event.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Redouane Bouchtouk | Light flyweight |  Carvalho (BRA)L 7–13 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Abdelillah Nhaila | Flyweight |  Mammadov (AZE)L 4–19 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Hicham Mesbahi | Bantamweight |  Romero (COL)W 11–3 |
 Ikgopoleng (BOT)L RSC |
Did not advance | |||
| Mahdi Ouatine | Featherweight |  Enkhzorig (MGL)L 1–10 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Tahar Tamsamani | Lightweight |  Valentino (ITA)L 4–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Driss Moussaid | Light welterweight |  Kidd (AUS)W 23–2 |
 Iglesias (CUB)L 4–15 |
Did not advance | |||
| Mehdi Khalsi | Welterweight |  Mahmudov (UZB)L 3–11 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Said Rachidi | Middleweight |  Artayev (KAZ)L 2–8 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Mohamed Arjaoui | Heavyweight | — | Pitt (AUS) W 11–6 |
 Wilder (USA)L 10–10+ |
Did not advance | ||
| Mohamed Amanissi | Super heavyweight | — |  Zhang Zl (CHN)L 0–15 |
Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Aissam Rami | Individual épée |  Motyka (POL)L 11–15 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Lahoussine Ali | Individual foil | — |  Guyart (FRA)L 3–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Younes Ahamdi | −60 kg | Bye |  Paischer (AUT)L 0000–1010 |
Did not advance |  Fallon (GBR)L 0000–0011 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Rachid Rguig | −66 kg | Bye | Darbelet (FRA) L 0000–1002 |
Did not advance |  Mehmedovic (CAN)L 0000–0201 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Safouane Attaf | −81 kg | Bye |  Bashkaev (RUS)W 1000–0001 |
Burton (GBR) L 0001–0010 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Mohamed El Assri | −90 kg | — |  Benikhlef (ALG)L 0001–0011 |
Did not advance |  Alarza (ESP)W 0000–0000 YUS |
 Aschwanden (SUI)L 0000–0001 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sara El Bekri | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.66 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:30.09 | 28 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Abdelkader Zrouri | Men's +80 kg |  Díaz (VEN)W KO |
 Nikolaidis (GRE)L 4–5 |
Did not advance | Chilmanov (KAZ) L WO |
Did not advance | ||
| Ghizlane Toudali | Women's −49 kg |  Khoshjamal (IRI)L 0–5 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Mouna Benabderrassoul | Women's −67 kg |  Okamoto (JPN)W 2–0 |
Épangue (FRA) L 1–1 SUP |
Did not advance | ||||
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