Morocco at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Morocco at the
1960 Summer Olympics

IOC code

MAR

NOC

Moroccan Olympic Committee
Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية‎‎

Website

www.marocolympique.org (French)

in Rome

Competitors

47 (all men) in 10 sports

Medals
Ranked 32nd

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
0	1	0	1

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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.^[1]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Morocco took 8 male athletes to the 1960 Olympic Games.^[2]

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

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Bouchaib El-Maachi	100 m	10.9	5	Did not advance
Bouchaib El-Maachi	200 m	22.3	5	Did not advance
Ahmed Lazreg	800 m	1:55.91	6	Did not advance
Mohamed Saïd	5000 m	14:53.6	10	N/A				Did not advance
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam	10,000 m	N/A						29:32.00	14
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam	Marathon	N/A						2:15:41.6	02 !
Bakir Benaïssa	Marathon	N/A						2:21:21.4	8
Allah Saoudi	Marathon	N/A						2:59:41.0	61
Mohamed Zouaki	400 m hurdles	55.65	6	N/A		Did not advance
Mohamed Lahcen	3000 m steeplechase	9:29.4	11	N/A				Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Abdel Kader Belghiti	Flyweight	Bye	Gattellari (AUS) L 0-5	Did not advance
Ahmed Bouazza	Bantamweight	Bye	Taylor (AUS) L 0-5	Did not advance
Mohamed Hassan	Featherweight	Kirsch (GER) L 1-4	Did not advance
Abdel Kader Gangani	Lightweight	Bye	Ito (JPN) L 0-5	Did not advance
Mohamed Boubekeur	Light welterweight	Bye	Quartey (GHA) L 0-5	Did not advance
Mohamed Atmani	Welterweight	Bye	Aho (FIN) L 2-3	Did not advance
Moustafa Ben Lahbib	Middleweight	Napoleoni (ITA) L 0-5	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists represented Morocco in 1960.

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Mohamed Ben Mohamed	Road race	4:21:58	45
Mohamed Ghandora		4:21:58	46
Abdallah Lahoucine		4:25:44	57
Ahmed Omar		Did not finish

Time trial

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Mohamed Ben Mohamed Mohamed Ghandora Abdallah Lahoucine Ahmed Omar	Time trial	2:27:41.35	19

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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	W	L	TG	TR
Jean Link (LUX)	5	0	25	8
László Kamuti (HUN)	5	1	27	17
Brian McCowage (AUS)	4	2	23	21
Heizaburo Okawa (JPN)	3	3	23	19
Orvar Lindwall (SWE)	2	3	15	21
Charles El-Gressy (MAR)	0	5	8	25
Trần Văn Xuân (VIE)	0	5	12	25

Lindwall (SWE) — El-Gressy (MAR) 5-2
Okawa (JPN) — El-Gressy (MAR) 5-0
McCowage (AUS) — El-Gressy (MAR) 5-4
Kamuti (HUN) — El-Gressy (MAR) 5-2
Link (LUX) — El-Gressy (MAR) 5-0

Pool 10

Team	W	L	TG	TR
Eberhard Mehl (EUA)	5	0	25	5
Ryszard Parulski (POL)	4	1	24	14
Albie Axelrod (USA)	3	2	17	16
Jaime Duque (COL)	1	3	12	17
Claudio Polledri (SUI)	1	3	13	17
Abderraouf El-Fassy (MAR)	0	5	7	25

Polledri (SUI) — El-Fassy (MAR) 5-2
Duque (COL) — El-Fassy (MAR) 5-2
Axelrod (USA) — El-Fassy (MAR) 5-2
Parulski (POL) — El-Fassy (MAR) 5-1
Mehl (EUA) — El-Fassy (MAR) 5-0

Pool 12

Team	W	L	TG	TR
Alberto Pellegrino (ITA)	4	0	20	7
Ion Drîmbă (ROU)	4	1	24	12
André Verhalle (BEL)	4	1	23	12
Carl Schwende (CAN)	2	3	18	16
Brian Hamilton (IRL)	1	3	9	19
Emilio Echeverry (COL)	1	3	8	18
Mohamed Ben Joullon (MAR)	0	5	7	25

Hamilton (IRL) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-4
Schwende (CAN) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-1
Verhalle (BEL) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-0
Drîmbă (ROU) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-2
Pellegrino (ITA) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 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	W	L	TG	TR
United States (USA)	2	0	25	4
Poland (POL)	1	1	20	9
Morocco (MAR)	0	2	0	32

Poland (POL) — Morocco (MAR) 16-0
United States (USA) — Morocco (MAR) 16-0

Individual Épée

Round One

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

Pool 1

Team	W
Jack Guittet (FRA)	4
Brian Pickworth (NZL)	4
Bogdan Gonsior (POL)	3
Emilio Echeverry (COL)	3
Raoul Barouch (TUN)	1
Charles El-Gressy (MAR)	0

Barouch (TUN) — El-Gressy (MAR) 5-3
Echeverry (COL) — El-Gressy (MAR) 5-3
Gonsior (POL) — El-Gressy (MAR) 5-3
Pickworth (NZL) — El-Gressy (MAR) 5-1
Guittet (FRA) — El-Gressy (MAR) 5-0

Pool 3

Team	W
Kazuhiko Tabuchi (JPN)	5
Alberto Pellegrino (ITA)	4
David Micahnik (USA)	4
Raúl Martínez (ARG)	3
George Carpenter (IRL)	3
Claudio Polledri (SUI)	2
Abderrahman Sebti (MAR)	0

Tabuchi (JPN) — Sebti (MAR) 5-4
Pellegrino (ITA) — Sebti (MAR) 5-3
Michanik (USA) — Sebti (MAR) 5-0
Martínez (ARG) — Sebti (MAR) 5-1
Carpenter (IRL) — Sebti (MAR) 5-2
Polledri (SUI) — Sebti (MAR) 5-3

Pool 6

Team	W
Bruno Habārovs (URS)	5
Janusz Kurczab (POL)	4
Jules Amez-Droz (SUI)	4
Robert Schiel (LUX)	2
Abbes Harchi (MAR)	2
Christopher Bland (IRL)	1
John Simpson (AUS)	0

Habārovs (URS) — Sebti (MAR) 5-1
Kurczab (POL) — Sebti (MAR) 5-2
Amez-Droz (SUI) — Sebti (MAR) 5-2
Harchi (MAR) — Bland (IRL) 5-4
Harchi (MAR) — Simpson (AUS) 5-0

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Two male pentathletes represented Morocco in 1960.

Individual

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Four shooters represented Morocco in 1960.

25 m pistol

Naji El-Mekki

50 m pistol

Naji El-Mekki

50 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, prone

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

References

↑ "Morocco at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
↑ "Morocco at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

External links

Nations at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy

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