Morocco at the Paralympics

Morocco at the
Paralympics
IPC code MAR
NPC Royal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled
Medals
Gold
12
Silver
7
Bronze
8
Total
27
Summer appearances

Morocco made its Paralympic Games début at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul. It was represented by an all-male team, with five competitors in athletics, three in swimming, and a wheelchair basketball team. Abdeljalal Biare won a bronze medal in the 400m freestyle (category 4) in swimming - Morocco's sole medal of the 1988 Games.[1]

Morocco has participated in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, albeit never in the Winter Paralympics. Moroccans have won a total of six gold medals (all in 2004 or 2008), five silver and three bronze. Mustapha El Aouzari won gold in the men's 1,500m in athletics in 2004, in the T11 category for totally blind runners. The same year, Abdellah Ez Zine won gold in the men's 800m (T52 category). In 2008, Sanaa Benhama was Morocco's first female Paralympic champion, and the country's most successful Paralympian to date, when she won three gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 400m sprints, in the T13 category for partially sighted athletes. Abdelillah Mame won the country's other gold medal of the Games, in the men's 800m (T13).[2]

Morocco took part in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, with the Royal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled using Bedford as the UK base for its Paralympians.[3]

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1988 Seoul14001148
1992 Barcelona50000–
1996 Atlanta40000–
2000 Sydney70000–
2004 Athens10240642
2008 Beijing18412732
2012 London31303637
2016 Rio de Janeiro26322639
Total12782774

Medals by Summer sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Athletics11762448
Swimming001153
Triathlon0011-
Total127827

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event Date
 BronzeAbdeljalal BiareSouth Korea 1988 SeoulSwimmingMen's 400 m freestyle 420 Octobre 1988
 GoldAbdellah Ez ZineGreece 2004 AthensAthletics800 m T5220 September 2004
 GoldMustapha El AouzariGreece 2004 AthensAthleticsMen's 1500 m T1121 September 2004
 SilverAbdelghani GtaibGreece 2004 AthensAthleticsMen's 1500 m T4620 September 2004
 SilverLaila El GaraaGreece 2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's Shot Put F4020 September 2004
 SilverMohamed DifGreece 2004 AthensAthleticsMen's Long Jump F4620 September 2004
 SilverMustapha El AouzariGreece 2004 AthensAthleticsMen's 5000 m T1120 September 2004
 GoldAbdelillah MameChina 2008 BeijingAthleticsMen's 1500 m T138 September 2008
 GoldSanaa BenhamaChina 2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 100 m T138 September 2008
 GoldSanaa BenhamaChina 2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 200 m T138 September 2008
 GoldSanaa BenhamaChina 2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's 400 m T138 September 2008
 SilverYoussef BenibrahimChina 2008 BeijingAthleticsMen's Shot Put F328 September 2008
 BronzeNajat El GaraaChina 2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's Discus throw F408 September 2008
 BronzeLaila El GaraaChina 2008 BeijingAthleticsWomen's Shot put F408 September 2008
 GoldNajat El GaraaUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonAthleticsWomen's shot put F4031 August 2012
 GoldEl Amin ChentoufUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 5000 m T123 September 2012
 GoldAzeddine NouiriUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's shot put F343 September 2012
 BronzeMohamed AmguounUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 400 m T132 September 2012
 BronzeAbdelillah MameUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 800 m T138 September 2012
 BronzeNajat El GaraaUnited Kingdom 2012 LondonAthleticsWomen's Discus F403 September 2012
 GoldAzeddine NouiriBrazil 2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's shot put F3411 September 2016
 SilverMahdi AfriBrazil 2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's 400 m T129 September 2016
 BronzeMohamed LahnaBrazil 2016 Rio de JaneiroParatriathlonMen's Paratriathlon PT210 September 2016
 SilverEl Amin ChentoufBrazil 2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's 5000 m T1215 September 2016
 GoldMohamed AmguounBrazil 2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's 400 m T1315 September 2016
 BronzeMahdi AfriBrazil 2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's 200 m T1217 September 2016

Athletes with most medals

The Moroccan athlete who won the most medals in the history of the Paralympic Games, is the Paralympian athlete Sanaa Benhama.

Athlete Sport Games Total
Sanaa Benhama Athletics 2008 3 0 0 3
Najat El Garaa Athletics 2008–2012 1 0 2 3
Azeddine Nouiri Athletics 2012–2016 2 0 0 2
Mustapha El Aouzari Athletics 2004 1 1 0 2
El Amin Chentouf Athletics 2012–2016 1 1 0 2
Abdelillah Mame Athletics–2012 2008–2012 1 0 1 2
Mohamed Amguoun Athletics 2012–2016 1 0 1 2
Laila El Garaa Athletics 2004–2008 0 1 1 2
Mahdi Afri Athletics 2016 0 1 1 2
Abdellah Ez Zine Athletics 2004 1 0 0 1
Abdelghani Gtaib Athletics 2004 0 1 0 1
Youssef Benibrahim Athletics 2008 0 1 0 1
Mohamed Dif Athletics 2004 0 1 0 1
Abdeljalal Biare Swimming 1988 0 0 1 1
Mohamed Lahna Triathlon 2016 0 0 1 1

References

  1. ↑ Morocco at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  2. ↑ Morocco at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
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