Morocco at the 1960 Summer Olympics
sporting event delegation
Morocco competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 47 competitors, all men, took part in 45 events in 10 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
Morocco took 8 male athletes to the 1960 Olympic Games.
Key
Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Boxing
Morocco took seven boxers to the 1960 Olympic Games, none of whom won a fight.
Cycling
Four cyclists represented Morocco in 1960.
Road
Time trial
Fencing
Seven fencers represented Morocco in 1960.
Individual Foil
Round One
Three fencers from Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage.
Pool 8
Lindwall (SWE) — El-Gressy (MAR) 5-2
Okawa (JPN) — El-Gressy (MAR) 5-0
McCowage (AUS) — El-Gressy (MAR) 5-4
Kamuti (HUN) — El-Gressy (MAR) 5-2
Link (LUX) — El-Gressy (MAR) 5-0
Pool 10
Polledri (SUI) — El-Fassy (MAR) 5-2
Duque (COL) — El-Fassy (MAR) 5-2
Axelrod (USA) — El-Fassy (MAR) 5-2
Parulski (POL) — El-Fassy (MAR) 5-1
Mehl (EUA) — El-Fassy (MAR) 5-0
Pool 12
Hamilton (IRL) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-4
Schwende (CAN) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-1
Verhalle (BEL) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-0
Drîmbă (ROU) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-2
Pellegrino (ITA) — Ben Joullon (MAR) 5-0
Team Foil
Round One
Morocco participated in Round One which was a group stage. The six fencers representing Morocco were Charles El-Gressy, Abderraouf El-Fassy, Abderrahman Sebti, Abbes Harchi, Mohamed Ben Joullon, Jacques Ben Gualid. Four fencers were selected for each match.
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