Morocco competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 47 competitors, all men, took part in 45 events in 10 sports.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date Athletics Men's marathon

Athletics

Morocco took 8 male athletes to the 1960 Olympic Games.

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 N/A = Round not applicable for the event Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankBouchaib El-Maachi100 m10.95did not advance200 m22.35did not advanceAhmed Lazreg800 m1:55.916did not advanceMohamed Saïd5000 m14:53.610colspan=4 did not advanceRhadi Ben Abdesselam10,000 mcolspan=6 29:32.0014Marathoncolspan=6 2:15:41.6Bakir BenaïssaMarathoncolspan=6 2:21:21.48Allal Saoudicolspan=6 2:59:41.061Mohamed Zouaki400 m hurdles55.656colspan=2 did not advanceMohamed Lahcen3000 m steeplechase9:29.411colspan=4 did not advance

Boxing

Morocco took seven boxers to the 1960 Olympic Games, none of whom won a fight.

AthleteEventRound 1Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultAbdel Kader BelghitiFlyweightL 0-5did not advanceAhmed BouazzaBantamweightL 0-5did not advanceMohamed HassanFeatherweightL 1-4did not advanceAbdel Kader GanganiLightweightL 0-5did not advanceMohamed BoubekeurLight welterweightL 0-5did not advanceMohamed AtmaniWelterweightL 2-3did not advanceMoustafa Ben LahbibMiddleweightL 0-5did not advance

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Morocco in 1960.

Road AthleteEventTimeRankMohamed Ben MohamedRoad race4:21:5845Mohamed Ghandora4:21:5846Abdallah Lahoucine4:25:4457Ahmed Omardid not finish

Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankMohamed Ben MohamedMohamed Ghandora Abdallah LahoucineAhmed OmarTime trial2:27:41.3519

Fencing

Seven fencers represented Morocco in 1960.

Individual Foil

Round One

Three fencers from Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage.

Pool 8 Team 5 0 25 8 5 1 27 17 4 2 23 21 3 3 23 19 2 3 15 21 0 5 8 25 0 5 12 25

— 5-2 — 5-0 — 5-4 — 5-2 — 5-0

Pool 10 Team 5 0 25 5 4 1 24 14 3 2 17 16 1 3 12 17 1 3 13 17 0 5 7 25

— 5-2 — 5-2 — 5-2 — 5-1 — 5-0

Pool 12 Team 4 0 20 7 4 1 24 12 4 1 23 12 2 3 18 16 1 3 9 19 1 3 8 18 0 5 7 25

— 5-4 — 5-1 — 5-0 — 5-2 — 5-0

Team Foil

Round One

Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage. The six fencers representing Morocco were Charles El-Gressy, Abderraouf El-Fassy, Abderrahman Sebti, Abbes Harchi, Mohamed Ben Joullon, Jacques Ben Gualid. Four fencers were selected for each match. Each fencer had four bouts per match.

Pool 8 Team 2 0 25 4 1 1 20 9 0 2 0 32

— 16-0 — 16-0

Individual Épée

Round One

Three fencers from Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage.

Pool 1 Team 4 4 3 3 1 0

— 5-3 — 5-3 — 5-3 — 5-1 — 5-0

Pool 3 Team 5 4 4 3 3 2 0

— 5-4 — 5-3 — 5-0 — 5-1 — 5-2 — 5-3

Pool 6 Team 5 4 4 2 2 1 0

— 5-1 — 5-2 — 5-2 — 5-4 — 5-0

Team Épée

Round One

Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage. The five fencers representing Morocco were Abderraouf El-Fassy, Abderrahman Sebti, Abbes Harchi, Mohamed Ben Joullon and Charles Bénitah. Four fencers were selected for each match. Each fencer had four bouts per match.

Pool 5 Team 2 0 23 8 1 1 19 12 0 2 5 27

— 15-1 — 12-4

Individual Sabre

Round One

Three fencers from Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage.

Pool 2 Team 4 0 20 6 3 1 17 9 3 1 16 11 1 3 11 16 0 3 3 15 0 3 3 15

— 5-1 — 5-1 — 5-1

Pool 3 Team 4 0 20 9 3 1 19 13 2 2 15 12 1 3 9 17 0 5 8 20

— 5-2 — 5-2 — 5-2 — 5-2

Pool 9 Team 5 0 25 12 4 1 22 15 3 2 23 16 2 3 18 18 1 4 13 22 0 5 7 25

— 5-1 — 5-3 — 5-1 — 5-0 — 5-2

Team Sabre

Round One

Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage. The four fencers representing Morocco were Abderraouf El-Fassy, Abderrahman Sebti, Mohamed Ben Joullon and Jacques Ben Gualid.

Pool 6 Team 2 0 25 6 1 1 21 10 0 2 1 31

— 16-0 — 15-1

Gymnastics

Men's Individual

Six gymnasts from Morocco took part in the individual event.

Individual finals AthleteEventApparatusTotalRankMohamed SekkatAll-around78.85123Floor16.15colspan=5 16.15119Pommel horse10.35colspan=4 10.35122Ringscolspan=2 13.35colspan=3 13.35122Vaultcolspan=3 14.45colspan=2 14.45126Parallel barscolspan=4 14.1014.10122Horizontal barcolspan=5 10.4510.45124Ahmed FellatAll-around70.70124Floor15.60colspan=5 15.60123Pommel horse9.50colspan=4 9.50123Ringscolspan=2 8.75colspan=3 8.75125Vaultcolspan=3 15.65colspan=2 15.65120Parallel barscolspan=4 10.4010.40124Horizontal barcolspan=5 10.4510.45124Miloud M'SellekAll-around36.25125Floor12.15colspan=5 12.15128Pommel horse7.00colspan=4 7.00127Ringscolspan=2 12.20colspan=3 12.20123Vaultcolspan=3 16.80colspan=2 16.80109Parallel barscolspan=4 9.509.50126Horizontal barcolspan=5 7.357.35127Abdesselem RegraguiAll-around62.50126Floor14.10colspan=5 14.10126Pommel horse8.75colspan=4 8.75125Ringscolspan=2 7.50colspan=3 7.50128Vaultcolspan=3 12.75colspan=2 12.75127Parallel barscolspan=4 10.2510.25125Horizontal barcolspan=5 9.159.15125Darif TanjaouiAll-around59.95127Floor15.95colspan=5 15.95121Pommel horse9.05colspan=4 9.05124Ringscolspan=2 8.20colspan=3 8.20127Vaultcolspan=3 11.50colspan=2 11.50128Parallel barscolspan=4 9.259.25127Horizontal barcolspan=5 6.006.00129Kacem KlifaAll-around6.50130Parallel barscolspan=4 2.502.50129Horizontal barcolspan=5 4.004.00130

Men's team

The same six gymnasts competed in the team event. Each gymnast to perform a compulsory and an optional exercise on all six apparatuses. Top five scores per team on each of the 12 exercises count towards the team score.

ApparatusCompulsoryOptionalTotalRankFloor36.2537.7073.9520Vault35.1036.0571.1520Parallel bars21.0032.5053.5020Horizontal bar18.5026.2544.7520Rings23.6026.4050.0020Pommel horse19.1525.5044.6520Total153.60184.40338.0020

Modern pentathlon

Two male pentathletes represented Morocco in 1960, but neither completed the event.

Individual

AthleteRiding(show jumping)Fencing(épée one touch)Shooting(10 m air pistol)Swimming(300 m freestyle)Running(4000 m)Total pointsFinal rankPenaltiesRankMP pointsWinsRankMP pointsScoreRankMP pointsTimeRankMP PointsTimeRankMP PointsMohamed Ben Checkroun8052671did not finishNaji El-Mekkidid not finish

Sailing

Only one Moroccan sailor competed in the Olympic Regatta in Naples. El-Moustafa Haddad competed in the Finn class.

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank1234567El-Moustafa HaddadFinn301928303328201,44231

Shooting

Four shooters represented Morocco in 1960.

AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankNaji El-Mekki25m rapid fire pistolcolspan=2 5015450 m pistol24766did not advanceBouchaib Zeroual50m rifle 3 positions36074did not advance50 m rifle prone33584did not advanceAbdesselem Lahmidi50m rifle 3 positions31675did not advanceMohamed Ben Boujemaa50 m rifle prone27985did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventMilitary PressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAbderrahim TaziMen's −67.5 kg90.02792.5=25125.0=20307.523Mustapha AdnaneMen's −75 kg115.0=9110.0=12140.0=12365.013Mohamed MiloudMen's −75 kg105.0=1897.520125.0=18327.519Abdel Kader Ben KamelMen's −82.5 kg105.022102.521130.0=20337.520

Wrestling

Scoring by negative points, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler. Morocco had 5 wrestlers all competing in the Greco-Roman category.

Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Final RoundOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultMichel Ben AkounBantamweightL 4-0 VTL 4-0 VTdid not advanceRahal MahassineFeatherweightL 3-1 DEL 4-0 VTdid not advanceMohamed Moukrim Ben MansourLightweightL 4-0 VTL 3-1 DEdid not advanceSam AzoulayWelterweightL 3-1 DEL 4-0 VTdid not advanceHammou Haddaoui KhadirMiddleweightD 2-2 DRL 4-0 VTdid not advance

Notes

References

External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database