Morocco at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Morocco competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Morocco at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeMAR
NPCRoyal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors26 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Azeddine Nouiri[1]
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
7
Summer Paralympics appearances

Disability classifications
Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[2][3] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[4]

Medalists

Morocco's medal haul was more than the total earned by Morocco's 2016 Olympic team who came away with one bronze medal, earned in men's football. They finished thirty third overall on the medal table.

The following Moroccan competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medalists' names are in bold.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldEl Amin ChentoufAthleticsMen's marathon - T1311 September
 GoldMohamed AmguounAthleticsMen's 400m - T1315 September
 GoldAzeddine NouiriAthleticsMen's shot put - T3415 September
 SilverMahdi AfriAthleticsMen's 400m - T129 September
 SilverEl Amin ChentoufAthleticsMen's 5000m - T1315 September
 BronzeMahdi AfriAthleticsMen's 200m - T1217 September
 BronzeMohamed LahnaParatriathlonMen's PT210 September

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Men
Track
Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mahdi Afri 200 m T12 22.69 Q 22.58 PB Q 22.57 PB
400 m T12 49.32 PB Q 49.34 Q 49.00 PB
Hafid Aharak 1500 m T37 N/A 4:20.43 PB 4
Mohamed Amguoun 400 m T13 N/A 48.82 Q 47.15 WR
Youssef Benibrahim 1500 m T13 N/A 3:56.80 8
5000 m T13 N/A 15:06.53 6
El Amin Chentouf 5000 m T13 N/A 14:21.04 PB
Marathon T13 N/A 2:32:17 SB
Abdelhadi El Harti Marathon T46 N/A DNF
Abdelillah Mame 1500 m T13 N/A 4:08.93 13


Field
Athlete Events Result Rank
Azeddine Nouiri Shot put F34 11.28 RR
Javelin throw F34 27.70 7
Youssef Ouaddali Shot Put F32 7.56 8
Women
Track
Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sanaa Benhama 100 m T13 12.53 q N/A 12.49 7
400 m T13 N/A 58.40 SB 5


Field
Athlete Events Result Rank
Saida Amoudi Shot put F34 7.52 4
Javelin throw F34 14.24 8
Youssra Karim Shot Put F41 8.16 4
Hasnaa Moubal Shot put F40 6.16 7
Discus throw F40 17.10 12
Hayat el Garaa Shot put F41 6.97 7
Discus throw F41 25.72 PB 5

5-a-side football

Morocco qualified for the Paralympics after finishing second at the 2015 IBSA Blind Football African Championships in Douala, Cameroon. In the first round of group play, Morocco beat Egypt 3 - 0. The second round saw Morocco beat Senegal 3 - 0. This qualified them through first in their group, where they met Mali in the semi-final. They won that game 1 - 0. Morocco then met hosts Cameroon in the final, which Morocco won 2 - 0. [5][6]

The following is the Morocco squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[7]

No. Pos. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1GKSamir BaraSighted (1984-06-30)30 June 1984 (aged 32)
3DFOthmane DriouchB1 (1994-01-08)8 January 1994 (aged 22)
4DFImad BerkaB1 (1986-01-30)30 January 1986 (aged 30)
5DFHassan El MakkaouiB1 (1981-01-01)1 January 1981 (aged 35)
6MFAhmed ElazouziB1 (1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 27)
7DFHoussam GhilliB1 (1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (aged 22)
8FWZouhair SnislaB1 (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 (aged 17)
9FWAbderrazak HattabB1 (1991-07-12)12 July 1991 (aged 25)
10MFMhammed DaoudiB1 (1983-03-06)6 March 1983 (aged 33)
12GKAyoub SerrakhSighted (1987-01-17)17 January 1987 (aged 29)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Semi finals
2  Iran 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
3  Turkey 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2 5th–6th place match
4  Morocco 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1 7th–8th place match
Source: Paralympic.org
(H) Host.
Brazil 3–1 Morocco
  • Ricardinho  31'
  • Jefinho  36'
  • Nonato  36'
 Report Hattab  13'
Attendance: 2,569
Referee: Mariano Travaglino (Argentina)
Morocco 0–2 Iran
Report
  • Rajabpour  13'
  • Zadaliasghari  14'
Attendance: 2,374
Referee: Mariano Travaglino (Argentina)
Morocco 1–1 Turkey
Snisla  27' Report Öcal  25'
Attendance: 1,933
Referee: Germi Guimaraes (Brazil)
7th–8th place match
Morocco 0–2 Mexico
Report
  • Lanzagorta  42'
  • De la Cruz  49'
Attendance: 971
Referee: Christian Jung (Germany)

Paratriathlon
Main article: Paratriathlon at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Swim Trans 1 Bike Trans 2 Run Total time Rank
Mohamed Lahna Men's PT2 11:34 1:32 36.55 0.58 21.36 1:12.35

Powerlifting
Main article: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Total lifted Rank
Naima Elyousri Women's −67 kg NMR
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See also

References
  1. "Full list of flag bearers for opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-15.
  2. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  5. "Blind Football Qualifying" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  6. "IBSA Blind FOOTBALL African CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 DOUALA, CAMEROON" (PDF). International Blind Sports Association. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  7. "Men's Football 5-a-side – Team Rosters – Morocco". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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