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Morocco at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
MAR

Flag bearer
  
Wiam Dislam

Competitors
  
63 in 12 sports

Morocco at the 2012 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Moroccan Olympic Committee Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية‎‎

Website
  
www.marocolympique.org (French)

Medals Ranked 79th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 1 1

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.

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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.

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):

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
    Women

    Boxing

    Morocco has so far qualified boxers for the following events

    Men
    Women

    Slalom

    Morocco has qualified boats for the following events

    Fencing

    Morocco has qualified 2 fencers.

    Men

    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. ‹See Tfd›

    Coach: Pim Verbeek

    * Over-aged player.

    Group play

    Judo

    Morocco has qualified 4 judokas.

    Shooting

    Women

    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)):

    Women

    Taekwondo

    Morocco has qualified 3 athletes.

    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

    References

    Morocco at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wikipedia