Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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

Medals

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 - 01:46.33
  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)

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)

• 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)

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 Aleksandr 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

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
  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 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