Morocco at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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NOC Moroccan Olympic CommitteeArabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية‎‎ Website www.marocolympique.org (French) Competitors 34 (33 men, 1 woman) in 6 sports MedalsRanked 18th GoldSilverBronzeTotal2002

Morocco competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 34 competitors, 33 men and 1 woman, took part in 18 events in 6 sports.

Gold

Saïd Aouita — Athletics, Men's 5000 metres

Nawal El Moutawakel — Athletics, Women's 400 metre hurdles

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

Faouzi Lahbi

Qualifying Heat — 3:47.54 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

Saïd Aouita

Heat — 13:45.66

Semifinals — 13:28.39

Final — 13:05.59 (→ Gold Medal)

Women's 400m Hurdles

Nawal El Moutawakel

Heat — 56.49

Semifinal — 55.65

Final — 54.61 (→ Gold Medal)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Mahjoub Mjirich

First Round — Lost to Agapito Gómez (Spain), on points (2:3)

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Morocco in 1984.

Individual road race

Mustapha Najjari – +22:30 (→ 54th place)

Mustapha Afandi – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Brahim Ben Bouilla – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Ahmed Rhail – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Team Competition

Preliminary Round (Group C)

Morocco – West Germany 0 – 2

Morocco – Saudi Arabia 1 – 0

Morocco – Brazil 0 – 2

Quarter Finals

→ Did not advance

Team Roster:

( 1.) Ezaki Badou

( 2.) Saad Dahan

( 3.) Abdelmajid Lands

( 4.) Mostafa Elbiyaz

( 5.) Noureddine Bouyahiaoui

( 6.) Abdelmajid Dolmy

( 7.) Mustapha Elhadaoui

( 8.) Driss Mouttaqui

( 9.) Hassan Hanini

(10.) Mohammed Timoumi

(11.) Khalid Elbied

(12.) Salaheddine Hmied

(13.) Mustapha Merry

(14.) Mohamed Safri

(15.) Lahcen Ouadani

(16.) Hamid Janina

(17.) Abdeslam Elghrissi

References

Morocco at the 1984 Summer Olympics Wikipedia

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