Morocco at the Youth Olympics

Morocco first participated at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural 2010 Games in Singapore. Morocco has sent a team to each Summer Youth Olympic Games and participated for the first and so far the only time at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in the 2012 edition held in Innsbruck.[1] Moroccan athletes have won 9 medals at the Summer Youth Games and 1 at the Winter Youth Games, winning Africa's first ever medal at a Winter sport competition.[2]

Morocco at the
Youth Olympics
IOC codeMAR
NOCMoroccan Olympic Committee
Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية‎
Websitewww.marocolympique.org (in French)
Medals
Ranked 59th
Gold
2
Silver
5
Bronze
3
Total
10
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Medal tables

List of medalists

Summer Games
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzeHicham Siguini 2010 Singapore AthleticsBoys' 3000 metres
 BronzeHicham Chemlal 2014 Nanjing AthleticsBoys' 2000 metre steeplechase
 GoldFatima-Ezzahra Aboufaras[3] 2018 Buenos Aires TaekwondoGirls' +63 kg
 SilverYassine Elouarz 2018 Buenos Aires BoxingBoys' Welterweight
 SilverAnass Essayi 2018 Buenos Aires AthleticsBoys' 1500 metres
 SilverSafia Salih 2018 Buenos Aires TaekwondoGirls' 55 kg
 SilverYassine Sekouri 2018 Buenos Aires KarateBoys' 68 kg
 SilverNabil Ech-Chaabi 2018 Buenos Aires KarateBoys' +68 kg
 BronzeOussama Edari 2018 Buenos Aires KarateBoys' 61 kg

Winter Games
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldAdam Lamhamedi 2012 Innsbruck Alpine SkiingBoys' Super-G

See also

References
  1. Kasraoui, Safaa (2018-02-09). "Morocco's Samir Azzimani Carries Moroccan Flag during Opening Ceremony of Winter Olympic Games". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  2. "Morocco's Samir Azzimani Carries Moroccan Flag during Opening Ceremony of Winter Olympic Games". Moroccoworldnews.com. 9 February 2018.
  3. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2018/10/255250/morocco-fatima-zahra-abou-fares-gold-medal-youth-olympics/
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