Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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- Hicham El GuerroujHicham El GuerroujHicham El Guerrouj "King of the Mile" is a Moroccan former middle distance runner...
— AthleticsAthletics at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
, Men's 1,500 metres
Bronze
- Brahim LahlafiBrahim LahlafiBrahim Lahlafi is a retired long-distance runner who represented Morocco during his active career. He acquired French citizenship on 6 April 2002, but represented Morocco again from 15 March 2007....
— AthleticsAthletics at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
, Men's 5,000 metres - Ali EzzineAli EzzineAli Ezzine is a Moroccan athlete who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the bronze medal in this event at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia....
— AthleticsAthletics at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
, Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase - Nouzha Bidouane — AthleticsAthletics at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
, Women's 400 metres Hurdles - Tahar TamsamaniTahar TamsamaniTahar Tamsamani is a Moroccan boxer who participated in three Olympic tournaments. He was born in Marrakech.-Olympic Games performances:...
— BoxingBoxing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...
, Men's Featherweight
AthleticsAthletics at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
Men's 800 m
- Khalid TighazouineKhalid TighazouineKhalid Tighazouine is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.His personal best time over the distance is 1:45.27 minutes, achieved in September 2001 in Beijing....
- Round 1 - 01:00.33
- Semifinal - 01:45.38 (did not advance)
- El Mahjoub Haida
- Round 1 - 01:47.14
- Semifinal - 01:46.35 (did not advance)
- Mouhssin ChehibiMouhssin ChehibiMouhssin Chehibi is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.His personal best time over the distance is 1:44.16 minutes, achieved in July 2006 in Athens.-Achievements:-External links:...
- Round 1 - 01:48.51
- Semifinal - 01:49.88 (did not advance)
Men's 1,500 m
- Hicham El GuerroujHicham El GuerroujHicham El Guerrouj "King of the Mile" is a Moroccan former middle distance runner...
- Round 1 - 03:38.57
- Semifinal - 03:37.60
- Final - 03:32.32 (Silver medal)
- Youssef BabaYoussef BabaYoussef Baba is an athlete from Morocco who specialises in middle distance running. He was born in Khenifra. He is member of Turkish multi sport club Fenerbahçe SK.-Achievements:- External links :*...
- Round 1 - 03:38.68
- Semifinal - 03:40.16
- Final - 03:56.08 (12th place)
- Adil KaouchAdil KaouchAdil Kaouch is a Moroccan middle distance runner.In 1998 he won the World Junior Championships over 1500 metres...
- Round 1 - 03:41.06 (did not advance)
Men's 5,000 m
- Brahim LahlafiBrahim LahlafiBrahim Lahlafi is a retired long-distance runner who represented Morocco during his active career. He acquired French citizenship on 6 April 2002, but represented Morocco again from 15 March 2007....
- Round 1 - 13:22.70
- Final - 13:36.47 (Bronze medal)
- Mohammed Said El Wardi
- Round 1 - 13:35.18 (did not advance)
Men's 10,000 m
- Said BeriouiSaïd BeriouiSaïd Berioui is a retired Moroccan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:41.83 min *5000 metres - 13:15.10 min *10,000 metres - 27:31.00 min...
- Round 1 - 27:45.83
- Final - 27:37.83 (5th place)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Mustapha Sdad
- Round 1 - 51.39 (did not advance)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Ali EzzineAli EzzineAli Ezzine is a Moroccan athlete who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the bronze medal in this event at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia....
- Round 1 - 08:23.79
- Final - 08:22.15 (Bronze medal)
- Brahim BoulamiBrahim BoulamiBrahim Boulami is a Moroccan athlete who had set two world records in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, 7:55.28 and 7:53.17. The latter was overturned because he tested positive for the banned performance enhancing drug EPO...
- Round 1 - 08:24.43
- Final - 08:24.32 (7th place)
- El Arbi Khattabi
- Round 1 - 08:43.46 (did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Younes MoudrikYounès MoudrikYounès Moudrik is a retired Moroccan long jumper.-Early career:He was born in Rabat. At the 1994 African Junior Championships he won the bronze medal in the long jump and the gold medal in the high jump. His lifetime best in the latter event remained 2.12 metres, achieved in Algiers in July 1994...
- Qualifying - 7.95 (did not advance)
- El Mehdi El Ghazouani
- Qualifying - 7.60 (did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Abdelkader El MouazizAbdelkader El MouazizAbdelkader El Mouaziz is a Moroccan long-distance runner. He holds the record for the most sub 2:10 marathon runs at 13 , now tied with Stefano Baldini. El Mouaziz is a two-time winner of the London Marathon, in 1999 and 2001, and was the runner-up in 2000. He also won the 1994 Madrid Marathon and...
- Final - 2:13:49 (7th place)
- Boubker Elafoui
- Final - 2:23:53 (52nd place)
Women's 800 m
- Hasna BenhassiHasna BenhassiHasna Benhassi is a Moroccan middle distance athlete.She first came to international prominence at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, winning a surprise silver medal behind Kelly Holmes. She repeated this feat by winning silver at the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki,...
- Round 1 - 02:00.50
- Semifinal - 01:59.19
- Final - 01:59.27 (8th place)
- Amina Aït HammouAmina Aït HammouAmina Aït Hammou is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 800 metres. Her personal best time is 1:57.82 minutes, achieved in July 2003 in Rome.She received a year-long ban from competition in 2008 after missing three tests.-Achievements:...
- Round 1 - 02:03.25 (did not advance)
Women's 1,500 m
- Seloua Ouaziz
- Round 1 - 04:10.82
- Semifinal - 04:09.11 (did not advance)
- Hasna BenhassiHasna BenhassiHasna Benhassi is a Moroccan middle distance athlete.She first came to international prominence at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, winning a surprise silver medal behind Kelly Holmes. She repeated this feat by winning silver at the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki,...
- Round 1 - DNS (did not advance)
Women's 5,000 m
- Zhor El KamchZhor El KamchZhor El Kamch is a Moroccan long-distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 4:08.09 *3000 metres - 8:34.85 *5000 metres - 14:42.53 *10,000 metres - 33:01.29...
- Round 1 - 16:02.50 (did not advance)
Women's 10,000 m
- Asmae LeghzaouiAsmae LeghzaouiAsmae Leghzaoui is a Moroccan athletics middle distance runner. She is a two-time Olympian for Morocco.In 1999, Leghzaoui made a running breakthrough by improving her 3000 metres personal best by a minute and breaking the World record for the 10K road race...
- Round 1 - 32:56.63
- Final - 31:59.21 (18th place)
- Bouchra ChaabiBouchra ChaabiBouchra Chaabi is a Moroccan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.She made her Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, running in the 10,000 metres. That year she had been the bronze medallist in the event at the 2000 African Championships in Athletics...
- Round 1 - 34:49.35 (did not advance)
Women's 400 m Hurdles
- Nouzha Bidouane
- Round 1 - 55.38
- Semifinal - 54.19
- Final - 53.57 (Bronze medal)
BoxingBoxing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Hicham MesbahiHicham MesbahiHicham Mesbahi is a boxer from Morocco who, as of 2008, has participated in three Olympics. He was born in Casablanca.In 2000, when Sydney hosted the Summer Olympics, he fell in the second round...
- Round 1 – Defeated Halil Ibrahim Turan of Turkey
- Round 2 – Lost to José NavarroJosé Navarro (boxer)José Navarro is a professional boxer who competes in the Flyweight division. Navarro participated at the Summer Olympics in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. He is of Mexican descent.-Amateur career:...
of United States (did not advance)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Hassan Oucheikh
- Round 1 – Lost to Kazumasa TsujimotoKazumasa Tsujimotois a retired male boxer from Japan. He represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000. After having competed in the men's flyweight division in Atlanta, Georgia he changed weights, and fought in the bantamweight class in Sydney, Australia...
of Japan (did not advance)
- Round 1 – Lost to Kazumasa Tsujimoto
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Tahar TamsamaniTahar TamsamaniTahar Tamsamani is a Moroccan boxer who participated in three Olympic tournaments. He was born in Marrakech.-Olympic Games performances:...
- Round 1 – Bye
- Round 2 – Defeated Heung-Min Park of Korea
- Quarterfinal – Defeated Israel Héctor PerezIsrael Héctor PerezIsrael Héctor Enrique Perez is a featherweight boxer from Argentina, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Nicknamed "Cachito" he made his professional debut in 2003. He won eight professional bouts in a row, before being losing by split decision John...
of Argentina - Semifinal – Lost to Bekzat SattarkhanovBekzat SattarkhanovBekzat Sattarkhanov was a Kazakh boxer who competed in the men's featherweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal....
of Kazakhstan - Bronze medal
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Mohamed Mesbahi
- Round 1 – Bye
- Round 2 – Lost to Oleksandr ZubrihinOleksandr ZubrihinOleksandr Zubrihin is a boxer from Ukraine, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Middleweight division at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland....
of Ukraine (did not advance)
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- Azize Raguig
- Round 1 – Lost to Andriy FedchukAndriy FedchukAndriy Vasylyovych Fedchuk , was a boxer from Ukraine, who won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the semifinals he was defeated by eventual runner-up Rudolf Kraj from the Czech Republic...
of Ukraine (did not advance)
- Round 1 – Lost to Andriy Fedchuk
Men's competition
Men's Kayak Singles
- Nizar SamlalNizar SamlalNizar Samlal is a Moroccan slalom canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the qualifying round of the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-Reference:*...
- Qualifying - 299.22 (did not advance)
Football (soccer)Football at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic football tournament. A women's tournament was held for the second time.-Medal winners:-Venues:*Olympic Stadium, Sydney*Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney*Bruce Stadium, Canberra...
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 Tarik El Jarmouni Tarik El Jarmouni is a Moroccan football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Raja Casablanca.Jermouni played for FAR in the 2007 CAF Champions League group stages.Jermouni played for Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-External links:... |
GK | 30-Dec-77 | SCCM Mohammedia |
| Hamid Nater Hamid Nater Hamid Nater is a Moroccan football Midfielder who plays for Raja Casablanca.Nater played for Raja at the 2000 FIFA Club World Cup.Nater played for Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia.-References:... |
DF | 30-Dec-80 | Raja Casablanca |
| Akram Roumani Akram Roumani Akram Roumani is a Moroccan footballer, who plays as a defender. He has played for the Morocco national football team on 13 occasions.... |
DF | 01-Apr-78 | Racing Genk |
| Ouchla El Hocine | DF | 01-Dec-70 | FAR Rabat FAR Rabat Forces Armées Royales de Rabat is a Moroccan football club based in Morocco's capital city .The club was founded in 1958 soon after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco with Raja and Wydad. FAR stands for , roughly translated to mean Royal... |
| Adel Chbouki | DF | 03-May-71 | WAC Casablanca |
| Fouzi El Brazi Fouzi El Brazi Faouzi El Brazi is a Moroccan football midfielder. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for FC Istres.El Brazi played for Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-External links:... |
DF | 22-May-77 | FC Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
| Mohamed Kharbouch Mohamed Kharbouch Mohamed Kharbouch is a Morocco international football defender who played club football for Raja Casablanca.-Playing career:Born in Morocco, Kharbouch began playing club football for local side Raja Casablanca. He helped Raja win the 1999 CAF Champions League, and he appeared for the club at the... |
DF | 22-Jan-77 | Raja Casablanca |
| Abdelmajid Oulmers Abdelmajid Oulmers Abdelmajid Oulmers is a professional footballer. He currently plays as a left midfielder for Panthrakikos.Oulmers is the subject of a major legal battle between football clubs and FIFA over the right to compensation for injuries sustained during international duty... |
MF | 12-Sep-78 | Wasquehal ES Wasquehal Entente Sportive de Wasquehal is a French football club based in Wasquehal.-History:It was founded in 1924 as L'Union Sportive de Wasquehal and became known as ES Wasquehal in 1945 after a merger with L'Association Sportif Wasquehal.... |
| Jaouad Zairi Jaouad Zairi Jaouad Zairi is a Moroccan footballer. He is currently free transfer and member of the Moroccan national team. He is nicknamed The Juggler because of his impressive technical skills.- Early life :... |
FW | 17-Apr-82 | Gueugnon Gueugnon Gueugnon is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.... |
| Otmane El Assas Otmane El Assas Otmane El Assas is a Moroccan footballer who is a midfielder for Al Gharrafa.He was part of the Moroccan 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group D, behind group winners Iraq and runners-up Costa Rica. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in... |
MF | 30-Jan-79 | Khouribga Khouribga Khouribga is a city in Khouribga Province in the Chaouia-Ouardigha region of Morocco with a population of approximately 172,000. Khouribga owes its growth to the phosphate deposits nearby.-Geography:... |
| Bouchaib El Moubarki Bouchaib El Moubarki Bouchaib El Moubarki is a Moroccan footballer. He currently plays for Raja Casablanca.-Club career:He also played for the famous Qatari side, Al-Sadd Sports Club and Grenoble.... |
FW | 12-Jan-78 | Raja Casablanca |
| Abdelfattah El Khattari | FW | 03-Mar-77 | SCCM Mohammedia |
| Noureddine Kacemi Noureddine Kacemi Noureddine Kacemi is a Moroccan football defender. He currently plays for FAR Rabat.Kacemi played for Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*... |
DF | 17-Oct-77 | SCCM Mohammedia |
| Salaheddine Bassir | FW | 05-Sep-72 | Deportivo La Coruña |
| Youssef Safri Youssef Safri Youssef Safri is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar SC in the Qatari League.-Career:Safri had played for Coventry City from 2001 to 2004 where he made his name in the English game after a transfer from Raja Casablanca of Morocco. This time was not without controversy however... |
MF | 13-Jan-77 | Raja Casablanca |
| Karim Benkouar | FW | 25-Nov-79 | Nîmes Olympique Nîmes Olympique Nîmes Olympique is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was formed on 10 April 1937 and currently play in Championnat National, the third level of French football. The club's only achievement was winning Ligue 2 in 1950 and the Championnat National in 1997... |
| Zakaria Aboub Zakaria Aboub Zakaria Aboub is a Moroccan football midfielder. He currently plays for Raja Casablanca.He joined FC Istres in January 2006.-International career:... |
MF | 03-Jun-80 | Raja Casablanca |
| Abdelilah Bagui | GK | 01-Jan-78 | MAS Fes |
| Abdeslam Ouaddou Abdeslam Ouaddou Abdeslam Ouaddou is a Moroccan football defender. He currently plays for Qatar SC.-Career:He started his footballing career quite late, at the age of 21. On December 7, 2006 Ouaddou asked Olympiacos to release him free because he felt homesick and had some family problems... |
DF | 01-Nov-78 | AS Nancy Lorraine |
| Aissam El Barodi | MF | 10-May-78 | MAS Fes |
| Bouchaib El Battachi | FW | 14-Sep-78 | Khouribga Khouribga Khouribga is a city in Khouribga Province in the Chaouia-Ouardigha region of Morocco with a population of approximately 172,000. Khouribga owes its growth to the phosphate deposits nearby.-Geography:... |
| Hicham Laaraj | GK | 20-Nov-78 | TAS Casablanca |
SailingSailing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsSailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
Men's Mistral
- Rachid Roussafi
- Race 1 - 32
- Race 2 - 34
- Race 3 - 33
- Race 4 - (35)
- Race 5 - (36)
- Race 6 - 35
- Race 7 - 35
- Race 8 - 34
- Race 9 - 32
- Race 10 - 33
- Race 11 - 35
- Final - 303 (36th place)
SwimmingSwimming at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Saad Khalloqi
- Preliminary Heat — 02:13.22 (→ did not advance)
TennisTennis at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia consisted of singles and doubles events for both men and women.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*...
Men's Singles Competition:
- Karim AlamiKarim AlamiKarim Alami is a tennis player from Morocco, who turned professional in 1990. He represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Switzerland's eventual winner Marc Rosset. The right-hander won two career titles in...
- First Round — Defeated Franco SquillariFranco SquillariFranco Squillari is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina.In his career he has won 3 ATP Tour singles titles and he has reached the semi-finals at the 2000 French Open. He stopped his career in 2005...
(ARG), 6-4 7-6 - Second Round — Defeated Gianluca PozziGianluca PozziGianluca Pozzi is a former tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in 1984.Pozzi won one singles title and one doubles title during his career...
(ITA), 6-2 4-6 8-6 - Third Round — Defeated Fabrice SantoroFabrice SantoroFabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other...
(FRA), 6-2 5-7 6-4 - Quarterfinals — Lost to Roger FedererRoger FedererRoger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
(SUI), 6-7 1-6
- First Round — Defeated Franco Squillari