Morocco at the 2016 Summer Paralympics


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

Disability classifications

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. 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.

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.
MedalNameSportEventDate
AthleticsMen's marathon - T1311 September
AthleticsMen's 400m - T1315 September
AthleticsMen's shot put - T3415 September
AthleticsMen's 400m - T129 September
AthleticsMen's 5000m - T1315 September
AthleticsMen's 200m - T1217 September
ParatriathlonMen's PT210 September

Athletics

;Men
;Track
;Field
AthleteEventsResultRank
Azeddine NouiriShot put F3411.28 RR
Azeddine NouiriJavelin throw F3427.707
Youssef OuaddaliShot Put F327.568

;Women
;Track
;Field
AthleteEventsResultRank
Saida AmoudiShot put F347.524
Saida AmoudiJavelin throw F3414.248
Youssra KarimShot Put F418.164
Hasnaa MoubalShot put F406.167
Hasnaa MoubalDiscus throw F4017.1012
Hayat el GaraaShot put F416.977
Hayat el GaraaDiscus throw F4125.72 PB5

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.
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;7th–8th place match

Paratriathlon

AthleteEventSwimTrans 1BikeTrans 2RunTotal timeRank
Mohamed LahnaMen's PT211:341:3236.550.5821.361:12.35
-Men's PT2-------

Powerlifting

AthleteEventTotal liftedRank
Naima ElyousriWomen's −67 kgNMR