Morocco at The 2004 Summer Olympics - Taekwondo

Taekwondo

The three-member team in Taekwondo sent to Athens by Morocco went 3-4, with two members advancing to a quarterfinal. Mouna Benabderassoul scored a third round point in her quarterfinal to force a 4-4 tie, but lost a superiority decision. In the men's over 80 kg, Abdelkader Zrouri gave up three late points to his Greek opponent to lose, but was drawn into the repechage, where he managed to win his first match, before losing to the eventual bronze medalist.

Men's Over 80 kg:

  • Abdelkader Zrouri
  • Round of 16 — Defeated Luis Noguera of Venezuela (8 - 5)
  • Quarterfinal — Lost to Alexandros Nikolaidis of Greece (2 - 5) (advanced to first repechage round)
  • Repechage Round 1 — Defeated Julian Alberto Rojas Rivera of Colombia (6 - 2)
  • Repechage Round 2 — Lost to Pascal Gentil of France (1 - 3)

Women's Under 67 kg:

  • Mouna Benabderassoul
  • Round of 16 — Defeated Mounira Nahdi of Tunisia (6 - 2)
  • Quarterfinal — Lost to Ineabelle Diaz of Honduras (4 - 4; Superiority)

Women's Under 67 kg:

  • Mounia Bourguigue
  • Round of 16 — Lost to Daniela Cartignano of Italy (4 - 6)

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