| Noc: | MAR |
| Nocname: | Moroccan Olympic Committee Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية|links=no |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Competitors: | 48 |
| Sports: | 17 |
| Flagbearer Open: | Oumaïma Belahbib Ramzi Boukhiam |
| Flagbearer Close: | Btissam Sadini |
| Rank: | 63 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
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.[1] The 2020 Games were the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The following is a list of the number of Moroccan competitors in the Games.
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 13 | 3 | 16 | ||||
| Boxing | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| Canoeing | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Equestrian | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Golf | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Judo | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Karate | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Surfing | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Volleyball | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 16 | 48 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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):[2] [3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Abdelati El Guesse | align=left rowspan=3 | 800 m | 1:44.84 PB | 4 q | 1:46.85 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Oussama Nabil | 1:45.64 | 5 q | 1:46.42 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Mostafa Smaili | 1:46.05 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Soufiane El Bakkali | align=left rowspan=3 | 1500 m | Did not advance | |||||
| Anass Essayi | 3:45.92 | 11 | Did not advance | |||||
| Abdelatif Sadiki | 3:36.23 | 5 Q | 3:33.59 PB | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Soufiyan Bouqantar | 5000 m | 13:43.97 | 12 | Did not advance | ||||
| Abdelkarim Ben Zahra | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:28.63 SB | 10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Soufiane El Bakkali | 8:19.00 | 1 Q | 8:08.90 | |||||
| Mohamed Tindouft | 8:15.91 | 5 q | 8:23.56 | 13 | ||||
| Mohamed Reda El Aaraby | align=left rowspan=3 | Marathon | 2:12:22 | 11 | ||||
| Othmane El Goumri | 2:11:58 | 9 | ||||||
| Hamza Sahli | 2:14:48 | 18 | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Rababe Arafi | 800 m | 2:00.96 | 3 Q | 1:59.86 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| 1500 m | Did not advance | |||||||
| Rkia El Moukim | Marathon | 2:40:10 | 56 | |||||
See main article: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[4] El-Mardi later withdrew prior to the start of the competition.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Mohamed Hamout | Featherweight | L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Abdelhaq Nadir | Lightweight | L 1–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Mohamed Assaghir | Light heavyweight | L | Did not advance | |||||
| Youness Baala | Heavyweight | L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Rabab Cheddar | Flyweight | L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Oumayma Bel Ahbib | Welterweight | L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Khadija El-Mardi | Middleweight | Withdrew due to injury | ||||||
See main article: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
Moroccan canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2021 African Canoe Slalom Championship in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Mathis Soudi | Men's K-1 | 93.86 | 7 | 100.92 | 19 | 93.86 | 15 Q | 103.58 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
| Célia Jodar | Women's K-1 | 171.38 | 24 | 258.46 | 27 | 171.38 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
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.[7]
See main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Qualification. 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.[8] [9]
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.[10]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank | ||||
| Ali Al-Ahrach | USA de Riverland | Individual | Eliminated | Did not advance | ||||
| El Ghali Boukaa | Ugolino du Clos | 14 | =60 | Did not advance | ||||
| Abdelkebir Ouaddar | Istanbull v.h Ooievaarshof | 16 | 63 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ali Al-Ahrach El Ghali Boukaa Abdelkebir Ouaddar | Golden Lady Ugolino du Clos Istanbull v.h Ooievaarshof | Team | 37 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
See main article: Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.
See main article: Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[11]
See main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[12]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Soumiya Iraoui | Women's –52 kg | W 10–00 | L 00–10 | Did not advance | |||||
| Assmaa Niang | Women's –70 kg | L 00–01 | Did not advance | ||||||
See main article: Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[13]
See main article: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[14]
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=RepechageSee main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[15]
See main article: Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[16]
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[17]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Samy Boutouil | Men's 100 m freestyle | 50.37 | 43 | Did not advance | ||||
| Lina Khiyara | Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:08.80 | 28 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[18] [19]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Achraf Mahboubi | Men's −80 kg | W 21–11 | L 15–17 | Did not advance | L 10–25 | Did not advance | 7 | |
| Oumaima El-Bouchti | Women's −49 kg | L 10–19 | Did not advance | |||||
| Nada Laaraj | Women's −57 kg | L 4–11 | Did not advance | L 0–6 | Did not advance | 7 | ||
See main article: Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[20]
See main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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.[21]
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.
See main article: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[22]