Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...
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MAR
Mar, mar or MAR may refer to:
Culture
* Mar or Mor, an honorific in Syriac
* Earl of Mar, an earldom in Scotland
* MAA (singer) (born 1986), Japanese
* Marathi language, by ISO 639-2 language code
* March, as an abbreviation for the third month ...
) competed at the
2005 Mediterranean Games
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in
Almería
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,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. The nation had a total number of 142 participants (110 men and 32 women).
Medals
Gold
30px Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
*Men's 10.000 metres:
Mohammed Amyn
Mohammed Amyn ( ar, محمد أمين) (also written Amine, born 25 March 1976) is a Moroccan long-distance runner.
International competitions
Personal bests
*1500 metres - 3:34.81 min (1999)
*3000 metres - 7:35.35 min (2001)
*5000 metres - 1 ...
*Men's 3000m Steeplechase:
Brahim Boulami
Brahim Boulami ( ar, ابراهيم بولامي) (born April 20, 1972 in Safi) is a Moroccan athlete who set two world records in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, 7:55.28 and 7:53.17. The latter was overturned because he tested positive for ...
*Women's Half Marathon:
Zhor El Kamch
Silver
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Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
*Men's 1.500 metres:
Adil Kaouch
Adil Kaouch ( ar, عادل الكوش) (born 1 January 1979) is a Moroccan middle distance runner.
In 1998 he won the World Junior Championships over 1500 metres. The next year won a 5000 metres gold medal at the 1999 Pan Arab Games.
A ...
*Men's 5.000 metres:
Hicham Bellani
Hicham Bellani (born 15 September 1979) is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 3000 and 5000 metres.
International competitions
Personal bests
*1500 metres - 3:33.71 min (2007)
* 3000 metres - 7:33.71 min (2006)
* 5000 metres - 12:55.5 ...
*Men's Triple Jump:
Tarik Bouguetaïb
*Men's Half Marathon:
Abdelkebir Lamachi
*Women's 5.000 metres:
Asmae Leghzaoui
Asmae Leghzaoui ( ar, أسماء لغزاوي; born August 30, 1976) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner. She is a two-time Olympian for Morocco.
Biography
In 1999, Leghzaoui made a running breakthrough by improving her 3000 metres personal b ...
*Women's 10.000 metres:
Asmae Leghzaoui
Asmae Leghzaoui ( ar, أسماء لغزاوي; born August 30, 1976) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner. She is a two-time Olympian for Morocco.
Biography
In 1999, Leghzaoui made a running breakthrough by improving her 3000 metres personal b ...
Bronze
30px Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
*Men's 800 metres:
Amine Laalou
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Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
*Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg):
Aboubakr Seddik Lbida
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*Men's Half-Middleweight (– 81 kg):
Safouane Attaf
Safouane Attaf (born March 9, 1984, in Kenitra) is a Moroccan judoka. He competed in the men's 81 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Liva Saryee in the second round, he was eliminated by Leandro Guilheiro in the third roun ...
See also
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Morocco at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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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
Archery
Morocco sent an archer to the Olympics for the first time. Fatine Ouadoudi took the top spot at the 20 ...
External links
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{{Nations at 2005 Mediterranean Games
Nations at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
2005
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Mediterranean Games
The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fir ...
