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competed at the

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, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. It was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, having not participated at the

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because of its support of the United States boycott. Comité Olympique Marocain sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Games. A total of 63 athletes, 46 men and 17 women, competed in 12 sports, including the nation's Olympic debut in

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events. Men's football was the only team event in which Morocco was represented at these Olympic games. Twelve of the athletes had competed in

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, including world indoor champion and middle-distance runner

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, and

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swimmer

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. Arab Games champion and taekwondo jin

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was the nation's

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at the

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. Among the sports played by the athletes, Morocco also marked its Olympic return in slalom canoeing and

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after long years of absence. Morocco, however, failed to win a gold and a silver medal in the Olympics for the first time since

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, after poor athletic performances at these games. Abdalaati Iguider won the nation's only

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, a bronze, in the men's 1500 metres.

Medalists

Athletics

Moroccan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): ;Men ;Women

Boxing

Morocco has so far qualified boxers for the following events ;Men ;Women

Canoeing

Slalom

Morocco has qualified boats for the following events

Cycling

Road

Equestrian

Dressage

Fencing

Morocco has qualified 2 fencers. ;Men

Football

Morocco men's football team qualified for the event by reaching the final of the

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Men's tournament

;Team roster ;Group play ---- ----

Judo

Morocco has qualified 4 judokas.

Shooting

;Women

Swimming

Moroccan swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): ;Women

Taekwondo

Morocco has qualified 3 athletes.

Wrestling

Morocco has qualified two quota places. ;Men's Greco-Roman

References

External links

* * {{Country at games navbox, Morocco, Olympics Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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