Morocco at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Morocco competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.[1]

Morocco at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	MAR
NPC	Royal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled
in Beijing
Competitors	18 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Abdelillah Mame
Medals Ranked 32nd	Gold 4 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 7
Summer Paralympics appearances
1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Abdelillah Mame	Athletics	Men's 800m T13
Gold	Sanaa Benhama	Athletics	Women's 100m T13
Gold	Sanaa Benhama	Athletics	Women's 200m T13
Gold	Sanaa Benhama	Athletics	Women's 400m T13
Silver	Youssef Benibrahim	Athletics	Men's 5000m T13
Bronze	Najat El Garaa	Athletics	Women's discus throw F40
Bronze	Laila El Garaa	Athletics	Women's shot put F40

Sports

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rachid Ait Mala	T13	400m	52.64	10	Did not advance
		800m	N/A				1:55.90	4
Youssef Benibrahim	T13	1500m	4:14.18	10 Q	N/A		4:08.97	4
		5000m	15:13.41	2 Q	N/A		14:50.32 PR
Ahmed Ferhat	T46	800m	1:56.77	2 Q	N/A		2:01.86	8
Fouad Hizraoui	T36	800m	N/A				2:32.09	9
Abdelillah Mame	T13	400m	49.96	3 Q	N/A		50.01	4
		800m	N/A				1:54.78 PR
		1500m	4:03.57	6 q	N/A		4:09.12	6
Driss Ouguerd	T46	800m	2:04.51	19	Did not advance
		1500m	4:11.58	15	Did not advance
Said Toumi	T46	1500m	4:09.96	9 q	N/A		4:08.29	9
Tarik Zalzouli	T13	1500m	4:02.32	5 q	N/A		4:09.56	7
		5000m	15:48.84	6 Q	N/A		DNF

Men's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Ibrahimi Abouchari	F40	Shot put	8.78	-	13
Mohamed El Garaa			9.27	-	10

Women's track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sanaa Benhama	T13	100m	12.38 PR	1 Q	12.28 WR
		200m	25.37	1 Q	24.89
		400m	56.17	1 Q	55.56 PR

Women's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Sanaa Benhama	F13	Long jump	5.05	-	7
Laila El Garaa	F40	Discus throw	23.44	-	4
		Shot put	8.44 SB	-
Najat El Garaa		Discus throw	26.86	-
		Shot put	7.75	-	4
Hasnaa Moubal		Discus throw	17.19	-	9
		Shot put	5.90	-	9

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Abderrahim El Ammari	67.5kg	182.5	6
Said Kalakh	82.5kg	170.0	10

Women

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Khadija Acem	60kg	110.0	4
Malika Matar	40kg	77.5	6

See also

• Morocco at the Paralympics
• Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics

References

1. "More National Paralympic Teams to Arrive in Beijing", International Paralympic Committee, August 29, 2008