Lahcen Samsam Akka (born 14 June 1942) is a Moroccan

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. He competed in the men's

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

and the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

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* 1942 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Moroccan male shot putters Olympic athletes for Morocco Place of birth missing (living people) Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Mediterranean Games {{Morocco-athletics-bio-stub