Morocco at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Morocco at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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.
Medalists
Athletics
Morocco took 8 male athletes to the 1960 Olympic Games.
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
Boxing
Morocco took seven boxers to the 1960 Olympic Games, none of whom won a fight.
Cycling
Four cyclists represented Morocco in 1960.
Road
Time trial
Fencing
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
— 5-2
— 5-0
— 5-4
— 5-2
— 5-0
Pool 10
— 5-2
— 5-2
— 5-2
— 5-1
— 5-0
Pool 12
— 5-4
— 5-1
— 5-0
— 5-2
— 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
— 16-0
— 16-0
Individual Épée
Round One
Three fencers from Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage.
Pool 1
— 5-3
— 5-3
— 5-3
— 5-1
— 5-0
Pool 3
— 5-4
— 5-3
— 5-0
— 5-1
— 5-2
— 5-3
Pool 6
— 5-1
— 5-2
— 5-2
— 5-4
— 5-0
Team Épée
Round One
Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage. The five fencers representing Morocco were Abderraouf El-Fassy, Abderrahman Sebti, Abbes Harchi, Mohamed Ben Joullon and Charles Bénitah. Four fencers were selected for each match. Each fencer had four bouts per match.
Pool 5
— 15-1
— 12-4
Individual Sabre
Round One
Three fencers from Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage.
Pool 2
— 5-1
— 5-1
— 5-1
Pool 3
— 5-2
— 5-2
— 5-2
— 5-2
Pool 9
— 5-1
— 5-3
— 5-1
— 5-0
— 5-2
Team Sabre
Round One
Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage. The four fencers representing Morocco were Abderraouf El-Fassy, Abderrahman Sebti, Mohamed Ben Joullon and Jacques Ben Gualid.
Pool 6
— 16-0
— 15-1
Gymnastics
Men's Individual
Six gymnasts from Morocco took part in the individual event.
Individual finals
Men's team
The same six gymnasts competed in the team event. Each gymnast to perform a compulsory and an optional exercise on all six apparatuses. Top five scores per team on each of the 12 exercises count towards the team score.
Modern pentathlon
Two male pentathletes represented Morocco in 1960, but neither completed the event.
Individual
Sailing
Only one Moroccan sailor competed in the Olympic Regatta in Naples. El-Moustafa Haddad competed in the Finn class.
Shooting
Four shooters represented Morocco in 1960.
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Scoring by negative points, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler. Morocco had 5 wrestlers all competing in the Greco-Roman category.
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
International Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960
1960 in Moroccan sport