Morocco at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Morocco at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeMAR
NPCRoyal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled
in Beijing
Competitors18 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Abdelillah Mame
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
4
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
7
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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

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 — 1:55.90 4
Youssef Benibrahim T13 1500m 4:14.18 10 Q — 4:08.97 4
5000m 15:13.41 2 Q — 14:50.32 PR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ahmed Ferhat T46 800m 1:56.77 2 Q — 2:01.86 8
Fouad Hizraoui T36 800m — 2:32.09 9
Abdelillah Mame T13 400m 49.96 3 Q — 50.01 4
800m — 1:54.78 PR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1500m 4:03.57 6 q — 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 — 4:08.29 9
Tarik Zalzouli T13 1500m 4:02.32 5 q — 4:09.56 7
5000m 15:48.84 6 Q — 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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
200m 25.37 1 Q 24.89 1st place, gold medalist(s)
400m 56.17 1 Q 55.56 PR 1st place, gold medalist(s)

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 - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Najat El Garaa Discus throw 26.86 - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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

References

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