Morocco competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 Games were the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Soufiane El Bakkali Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
Competitors The following is a list of the number of Moroccan competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 13 3 16Boxing 4 3 7Canoeing 1 1 2Cycling 1 0 1Equestrian 4 0 4Fencing 1 0 1Golf 0 1 1Judo 0 2 2Karate 0 1 1Rowing 0 1 1Shooting 0 1 1Surfing 1 0 1Swimming 1 1 2Taekwondo 1 2 3Triathlon 1 0 1Volleyball 2 0 2Weightlifting 1 0 1Wrestling 1 0 1 Total 32 16 48
Athletics
Moroccan athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events Men
AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankAbdelati El Guesse800 m1:44.84 PB4 q1:46.858Did not advanceOussama Nabil1:45.645 q1:46.424Did not advanceMostafa Smaili1:46.054Did not advanceSoufiane El Bakkali1500 mDid not advanceAnass Essayi3:45.9211Did not advanceAbdelatif Sadiki3:36.235 Q3:33.59 PB8Did not advanceSoufiyan Bouqantar5000 m13:43.9712colspan=2 Did not advanceAbdelkarim Ben Zahra3000 m steeplechase8:28.63 SB10colspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advanceSoufiane El Bakkali8:19.001 Q8:08.90Mohamed Tindouft8:15.915 q8:23.5613Mohamed Reda El AarabyMarathoncolspan=4 rowspan=3 2:12:2211Othmane El Goumri2:11:589Hamza Sahli2:14:4818
Women AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankRababe Arafi800 m2:00.963 Q1:59.866Did not advance1500 mDid not advanceRkia El MoukimMarathoncolspan=4 2:40:1056
Boxing
Morocco qualified six boxers (three per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympian Khadija El-Mardi, along with five rookies (Baala, Nadir, Assaghir, Cheddar, and Bel Ahbib), secured their spots by advancing to the final match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal. El-Mardi later withdrew prior to the start of the competition.
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMohamed HamoutFeatherweight L 0–5Did not advanceAbdelhaq NadirLightweightL 1–4Did not advanceMohamed AssaghirLight heavyweightL Did not advanceYouness BaalaHeavyweightL 0–5Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRabab CheddarFlyweightL 0–5Did not advanceOumayma Bel AhbibWelterweightL 0–5Did not advanceKhadija El-MardiMiddleweightWithdrew due to injury
Canoeing
Slalom Moroccan canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2021 African Canoe Slalom Championship in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRankMathis SoudiMen's K-193.867100.921993.8615 Q103.5818Did not advanceCélia JodarWomen's K-1 171.38 24 258.46 27 171.38 27 Did not advance
Cycling
Road Morocco entered one rider to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.
AthleteEventTimeRankMohcine El KourajiMen's road raceDid not finish
Equestrian
Morocco entered one dressage rider into the Olympic equestrian competition, by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group F (Africa and Middle East). Meanwhile, a squad of three jumping riders was added to the Moroccan roster by accepting a forfeited spot from Qatar, as the next highest-ranked team, not yet qualified, at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic qualifier for Group F in Rabat.
Dressage AthleteHorseEventGrand Prix Grand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRankYessin RahmouniAll At OnceIndividual66.59944Did not advance Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser
Jumping Samy Colman and Davino Q withdrew before the competition as Colman tested positive to COVID-19 and was replaced by El Ghali Boukaa and Ugolino du Clos. Ali Al-Ahrach's Golden Lady is the reserve horse.
AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRankAli Al-AhrachUSA de RiverlandIndividualEliminatedDid not advanceEl Ghali BoukaaUgolino du Clos14=60Did not advanceAbdelkebir OuaddarIstanbull v.h Ooievaarshof1663Did not advanceAli Al-AhrachEl Ghali BoukaaAbdelkebir OuaddarGolden LadyUgolino du ClosIstanbull v.h OoievaarshofTeam3713Did not advance
Fencing
Morocco entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Houssam El-Kord claimed a spot in the men's épée as the top-ranked fencer vying for qualification from Africa in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankHoussam El-KordMen's épéeW 15–14L 13–15Did not advance
Golf
Morocco entered one golfer into the Olympic tournament. Maha Haddioui (world no. 418) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the women's event based on the IGF World Rankings as of 29 July 2021.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankMaha HaddiouiWomen's72747069285 +1=43
Judo
Morocco qualified two female judoka for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Assmaa Niang was selected among the top 18 judoka of the women's middleweight category (70 kg) based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021, while rookie Soumiya Iraoui (women's half-lightweight, 52 kg) accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSoumiya IraouiWomen's –52 kgW 10–00L 00–10Did not advanceAssmaa NiangWomen's –70 kgL 00–01 Did not advance
Karate
Morocco entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Btissam Sadini qualified directly for the women's kumite 61-kg category by topping the final pool round at 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.
Kumite AthleteEventRound robinSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankBtissam SadiniWomen's –61 kgL 1–3D 1–1L 0–5L 1–35Did not advance
Rowing
Morocco qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by finishing fourth in the A-final and securing the second of five berths available at the 2019 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia, marking the country's debut in the sport.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSarah FraincartWomen's single sculls8:32.785 R8:42.785 SE/Fcolspan=2 8:43.902 FE8:25.3829 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Shooting
Moroccan shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and African Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankIbtissam MarirhiWomen's skeet11716Did not advance
Surfing
Morocco sent one surfer to compete in the men's shortboard at the Games. Ramzi Boukhiam secured a qualification slot for his nation, as the highest-ranked and last remaining surfer from Africa, at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games in Miyazaki, Japan.
AthleteEvent Round 1 Round 2Round 3QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / PointsRankPointsRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRamzi BoukhiamMen's shortboard10.232 Qcolspan=2 L 9.40–12.43Did not advance
Swimming
Morocco received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSamy BoutouilMen's 100 m freestyle50.3743Did not advanceLina KhiyaraWomen's 200 m freestyle2:08.8028Did not advance
Taekwondo
Morocco entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Achraf Mahboubi, Oumaima El-Bouchti, and Nada Laaraj secured the spots on the Moroccan squad with a top two finish each in the men's welterweight (80 kg), women's flyweight (49 kg), and women's lightweight category (57 kg), respectively, at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Rabat.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAchraf MahboubiMen's −80 kgW 21–11L 15–17Did not advanceL 10–25Did not advance7Oumaima El-BouchtiWomen's −49 kgL 10–19Did not advanceNada LaarajWomen's −57 kgL 4–11Did not advanceL 0–6Did not advance7
Triathlon
Morocco entered one triathlete to compete at the Olympics for the first time in history. Mehdi Essadiq topped the field of triathletes vying for qualification from Africa in the men's event based on the individual ITU World Rankings of 15 June 2021.
Individual Athlete Event Time Rank Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) TotalMehdi EssadiqMen's 17:58 0:48 58:13 0:40 35:461:53:25 45
Volleyball
Beach Morocco men's beach volleyball team qualified directly for the Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2018–2020 CAVB Continental Cup Final in Agadir.
AthleteEventPreliminary roundRepechageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMohamed AbichaZouheir El GraouiMen'sL (17–21, 11–21)L (14–21, 16–21)L (14–21, 12–21)4Did not advance
Weightlifting
Morocco entered one male weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Abderrahim Moum topped the list of weightlifters from Africa in the men's 73 kg category based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankAbderrahim MoumMen's –73 kg127131511427814
Wrestling
Morocco qualified one wrestler for the men's Greco-Roman 77 kg into the Olympic competition, by progressing to the top two finals at the 2021 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Hammamet, Tunisia.
Greco-Roman AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankZied Ayet IkramMen's −77 kgL 0–5 VBDid not advanceL 0–5 VBDid not advance16
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