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Morocco At The 2004 Summer Olympics
Morocco competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support to the United States boycott. Comité Olympique Marocain sent a total of 55 athletes, 47 men and 8 women, to compete in 9 sports. Men's football was the only team-based sport in which Morocco had its representation at these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in fencing, swimming, and weightlifting. The Moroccan team featured four Olympic medalists from Sydney: boxer Tahar Tamsamani, steeplechaser Ali Ezzine, middle-distance runner and top favorite Hicham El Guerrouj, and hurdler and former world champion Nezha Bidouane, who later became the nation's first ever female flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Morocco left Athens with a total of three Olympic medals (two gold and one silver), being considered the most successful Olympics based on th ...
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Moroccan Olympic Committee
The Moroccan National Olympic Committee ( ar, اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية, french: Comité National Olympique Marocain, es, Comité Olímpico Nacional Marroquí, abbreviated as CNOM) is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Morocco. It was formed in 1959 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the same year. Presidents Executive committee * President: Faïçal Laraïchi * Vice Presidents: Kamal Lahlou, Fouzi Lekjaa, Abdeslam Ahizoune * Secretary General: Mamoun Belabes * Treasurer: Omar Bilali * Members: Jawad Belhadj, Tahar Boujouala, Mohammed Belmahi, Youssef Fathi et Abdelatif Idmahama See also * Morocco at the Olympics References External links * {{Authority control Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, an ...
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IOC Athletes' Commission
International Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission (IOC AC) is a majority elected body that serves as a link between athletes and the IOC. The mission of the IOC AC is to ensure that athletes' viewpoint remains at the heart of the Olympic Movement decisions, representing future, current and recently retired Olympic athletes. The IOC AC aims to provide athletes with a platform to share their voice and experiences, and be part of change and decisions shaping the future of sport. Olympic Agenda 2020 and 2020+5 recommendations further support and protect clean and fair sport, and promote athletes' rights and responsibilities, which is at the heart of the commission's work. The current Chair of the IOC AC is Finnish double Olympic bronze medallist and ice hockey player Emma Terho. Her role is to set the commission's focus and lead strategy implementation following on the work of her predecessor, Kirsty Coventry. As Chair, she serves as a member of the IOC Executive Board on behalf of ...
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Athletics At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 Metres
The men's 800 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 25 to 28. Seventy-two athletes from 58 nations competed. The event was won by Yuriy Borzakovskiy of Russia, the first medal for the nation in the event. Wilson Kipketer of Denmark became the 10th man to win a second medal in the 800 metres. Summary The first round had split a full roster of runners into nine heats with the first two gaining a direct qualification and then the next six fastest across all heats advancing to the semifinals. The top two runners in each of the three semifinal heats moved on directly to the final, and they were immediately joined by the next two fastest from any of the semifinals. The final was tactical, like the previous several Olympics with most athletes running faster to qualify than they ran in the final. Yuriy Borzakovskiy and Mouhssin Chehibi lagged significantly off the pace. World champion Djabir ...
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Mouhssin Chehibi
Mouhssin Chehibi ( ar, محسن الشهيبي; born 28 January 1978 in Tetuan) is a former Moroccan middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since th .... His personal best time over the distance is 1:44.16 minutes, achieved in July 2006 in Athens. International competitions References External links * 1978 births Living people People from Tétouan Moroccan male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Morocco Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Morocco 20th-century Moroccan people 21st-century Moroccan people {{Morocco-athletics ...
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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 - 12:55.52 min (2006) *10000 metres - 29:43.39 min (2009) *Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ... - 1:01:44 hrs (2003) External links * 1979 births Living people Moroccan male long-distance runners Moroccan male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Morocco Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Morocco Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Mor ...
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Youssef Baba
Youssef Baba ( ar, يوسف بابا; born 7 August 1979) is a retired middle-distance runner from 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 .... He competed in the 1500 m event at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics with the best result of 12th place in 2000. References External links * * * 1979 births Living people People from Khenifra Moroccan male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Morocco Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Morocco Fenerbahçe athletes {{Morocco-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Athletics At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 Metres
The men's 10,000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 20. No preliminary rounds were held at this distance, since the number of competitors allowed a direct final. The Ethiopians were in control throughout the distance. A leading group of five runners crystallized. As Kenenisa Bekele and Sileshi Sihine turned up the pace with two kilometres left, Zersenay Tadese, Boniface Kiprop Toroitich and reigning Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie, who was running with a calf injury, were not able to keep up. Bekele, the world record holder, assured his victory with a brilliant Olympic record finish (27:05.10 minutes), completing the final 400 metres in less than 54 seconds. Records , the existing World and Olympic records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition: Qualification The qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men ...
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Mohammed Amyne
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 - 13:01.98 min (2002) *10,000 metres - 27:22.67 min (2005) *Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ... - 1:01:31 hrs (2006) External links * 1976 births Living people Moroccan male long-distance runners Moroccan male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Morocco Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Morocco Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games medalists in athleti ...
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Athletics At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres
The women's 800 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 20 to 23. The first round had split a full roster of runners into six heats with the first three gaining a direct qualification and then the next six fastest across all heats advancing to the semifinals. The top two runners in each of the three semifinal heats moved on directly to the final, and they were immediately joined by the next two fastest from any of the semifinals. The final started with a fast first 200 metres, but Kelly Holmes and Maria de Lurdes Mutola were last at this stage. As the pace slowed, Mutola and Holmes moved forward through the field. The time at 400 metres was 56.37 seconds, with American Jearl Miles Clark leading. They entered the finishing straight with Mutola taking the lead, before Holmes took the lead and held off Mutola to take gold. Hasna Benhassi and Jolanda Čeplak finished strongly, both with a time ...
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Athletics At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 Metres
The men's 5,000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 25 and 28. The final witnessed an epic clash between two track greats from different generations: in his final competitive international race, 1500m champion and track legend Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco and 10,000 meter Olympic champion, world record holder at the distance and rising star 21-year-old Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia. The race had a preview at the World Championships a year earlier. There the medalists were barely separated, but the young World Junior record holder Eliud Kipchoge upset the stars by taking gold after El Guerrouj had tried to break away on the final lap. Here Bekele took an early lead, but instead chose not to push the pace. That duty fell onto Kipchoge, who had watched from behind the year before. Here, El Guerrouj spent most of the race watching from several places behind the lead. As the last lap began, ...
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Athletics At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 Metres
The men's 1500 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 20 to 24. Thirty-eight athletes from 26 nations competed. The event was won by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, the nation's first title in the event after coming second twice (1992 and 2000); El Guerrouj was the fifth man to win a second medal in the event. Bernard Lagat's silver put Kenya on the podium in the event for the third straight year; the United States (six times from 1896 to 1920) and Great Britain (four times from 1908 to 1924 and three times from 1980 to 1988) were the only other nations to have accomplished that. It also made Lagat the sixth man to win two medals in the event, just behind El Guerrouj in both 2000 and 2004. Rui Silva's bronze was Portugal's first medal in the event. Summary World record holder Hicham El Guerrouj came into the race with a target on his back. Though El Guerrouj had won four straight World Championsh ...
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Athletics At The 2004 Summer Olympics
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons (run from Marathonas to the Kallimarmaro Stadium), the race walks (on the streets of Athens), and the shot put (held at the Ancient Olympia Stadium). A total of 46 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 22 by female athletes. Medal winners Men * Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals. Women * Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals. Medal table Participating nations A total of 197 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the 2004 Summer Olympics. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...
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