Back المغرب في الألعاب الأولمبية الصيفية 2004 Arabic مەغریب لە ئۆڵۆمپیادی ھاوینەی ٢٠٠٤ CKB Maroko na Letních olympijských hrách 2004 Czech Olympische Sommerspiele 2004/Teilnehmer (Marokko) German Marruecos en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atenas 2004 Spanish Maroc aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2004 French Marokkó a 2004. évi nyári olimpiai játékokon Hungarian Marocco ai Giochi della XXVIII Olimpiade Italian 2004年アテネオリンピックのモロッコ選手団 Japanese Marokko op de Olympische Zomerspelen 2004 Dutch
| Morocco at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MAR |
| NOC | Moroccan Olympic Committee Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية |
| Website | www |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 55 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Nezha Bidouane[1] |
| Medals Ranked 36th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Morocco competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support to the United States boycott.
Comité Olympique Marocain sent a total of 55 athletes, 47 men and 8 women, to compete in 9 sports. Men's football was the only team-based sport in which Morocco had its representation at these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in fencing, swimming, and weightlifting. The Moroccan team featured four Olympic medalists from Sydney: boxer Tahar Tamsamani, steeplechaser Ali Ezzine, middle-distance runner and top favorite Hicham El Guerrouj, and hurdler and former world champion Nezha Bidouane, who later became the nation's first ever female flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]
Morocco left Athens with a total of three Olympic medals (two gold and one silver), being considered the most successful Olympics based on the gold medal count. As one of the major highlights of these Games, Hicham El Guerrouj set an Olympic historical milestone as the first ever Moroccan athlete to strike a distance double (1500–5000) since Paavo Nurmi did so in 1924, and the first to claim a gold since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where Khalid Skah won the men's 10,000 metres title.[2][3] On August 29, 2004, at the time of the closing ceremony, El Guerrouj was elected to the IOC Athletes' Commission, along with three other athletes.[4] Meanwhile, the silver medal was awarded to fellow middle-distance runner Hasna Benhassi in the women's 800 metres.[5]
- ^ a b "Nezha Bidouane portera le drapeau national aux JO d'Athènes" [Nezha Bidouane will carry the national flag at the Athens Olympics]. Bladi. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "El Guerrouj wins historic gold". BBC Sport. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Patrick, Dick (28 August 2004). "Second gold secures legacy for El Guerrouj". USA Today. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Athletics triumphs in IOC Athletes Commission Elections". IAAF. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Holmes takes gold in 800m". The Guardian. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2014.