# Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Morocco competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Jaouad Gharib | Athletics | Men's Marathon |
| Bronze | Hasna Benhassi | Athletics | Women's 800m |

## Archery

Morocco sent an archer to the Olympics for the first time. Fatine Ouadoudi took the top spot at the 2008 African qualifying tournament, earning the nation its first Olympic archery spot.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Khadija Abbouda | Women's individual | 539 | 64 | Park S-H (KOR) (1) L 80–112 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics
### 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
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Youssef Baba | 1500 m | 3:42.13 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yassine Bensghir | 800 m | 1:46.88 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abderrahime Bouramdane | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:17:42 | 26 |
| Mouhssin Chehibi | 800 m | 1:46.75 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed El Hachimi | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Abdelaziz El Idrissi | 5000 m | 14:05.30 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hamid Ezzine | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:27.45 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abdellah Falil | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | 27:53.14 | 16 |
| Jaouad Gharib | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:07:16 | |
| Abderrahim Goumri | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:15:00 | 20 |
| Abdelkader Hachlaf | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:23.62 | 3 Q | — | — | 9:02.06 | 15 |
| Abdalaati Iguider | 1500 m | 3:36.48 | 4 Q | 3:37.21 | 2 Q | 3:34.66 | 5 |
| Amine Laâlou | 800 m | 1:47.86 | 1 Q | 1:46.74 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mourad Marofit | 5000 m | 14:00.76 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Moustaoui | 1500 m | 3:34.80 | 1 Q | 3:40.90 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anis Selmouni | 5000 m | 13:43.70 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brahim Taleb | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:23.09 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Yahya Berrabah | Long jump | 7.88 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tarik Bougtaïb | Long jump | 7.69 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tarik Bougtaïb | Triple jump | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Hasna Benhassi | 800 m | 2:00.51 | 2 Q | 1:58.03 | 2 Q | 1:56.73 | |
| Bouchra Chaâbi | 1500 m | 4:19.89 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Siham Hilali | 1500 m | 4:05.36 | 3 Q | — | — | 4:05.57 | 10 |
| Btissam Lakhouad | 1500 m | 4:14.34 | 3 Q | — | — | 4:07.25 | 12 |
| Asmae Leghzaoui | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Hanane Ouhaddou | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:56.41 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | 5000 m | 15:21.47 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Morocco qualified ten boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament, missing only the light heavyweight class. Rachidi was the only to qualify at the World Championships. Seven more qualified at the first African qualifying tournament. Bouchtouk and Amanissi qualified at the second continental event.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Redouane Bouchtouk | Light flyweight | Carvalho (BRA) L 7–13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abdelillah Nhaila | Flyweight | Mammadov (AZE) L 4–19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hicham Mesbahi | Bantamweight | Romero (COL) W 11–3 | Ikgopoleng (BOT) L RSC | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mahdi Ouatine | Featherweight | Enkhzorig (MGL) L 1–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tahar Tamsamani | Lightweight | Valentino (ITA) L 4–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Driss Moussaid | Light welterweight | Kidd (AUS) W 23–2 | Iglesias (CUB) L 4–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mehdi Khalsi | Welterweight | Mahmudov (UZB) L 3–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Said Rachidi | Middleweight | Artayev (KAZ) L 2–8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Arjaoui | Heavyweight | — | Pitt (AUS) W 11–6 | Wilder (USA) L 10–10$^+$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Amanissi | Super heavyweight | — | Zhang Zl (CHN) L 0–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Aissam Rami | Individual épée | Motyka (POL) L 11–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lahoussine Ali | Individual foil | — | Guyart (FRA) L 3–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Younes Ahamdi | −60 kg | Bye | Paischer (AUT) L 0000–1010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Fallon (GBR) L 0000–0011 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rachid Rguig | −66 kg | Bye | Darbelet (FRA) L 0000–1002 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Mehmedovic (CAN) L 0000–0201 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Safouane Attaf | −81 kg | Bye | Bashkaev (RUS) W 1000–0001 | Burton (GBR) L 0001–0010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed El Assri | −90 kg | — | Benikhlef (ALG) L 0001–0011 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Alarza (ESP) W 0000–0000 YUS | Aschwanden (SUI) L 0000–0001 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Sara El Bekri | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.66 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sara El Bekri | 200 m breaststroke | 2:30.09 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Abdelkader Zrouri | Men's +80 kg | Díaz (VEN) W KO | Nikolaidis (GRE) L 4–5 | Did not advance | Chilmanov (KAZ) L WO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ghizlane Toudali | Women's −49 kg | Khoshjamal (IRI) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mouna Benabderrassoul | Women's −67 kg | Okamoto (JPN) W 2–0 | Épangue (FRA) L 1–1 SUP | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |