Hammou Boutayeb (Arabic: حمو بوطيب) (born 1956 in Khemisset) is a Moroccan former long-distance runner. He specialized in the 10,000 metres.

Boutayeb won a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships held in Seville, Spain.

However, Boutayeb may be best known for a controversy in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. In the 1992 Olympics 10,000 Meter Final, Boutayeb was lapped with 3 laps to go in the race and proceeded to run along the lead pack of Richard Chelimo and Khalid Skah, distracting Chelimo and thus causing him to lose rhythm and give the lead up to Skah, instead of giving way to them as dictated by the rules. Skah bested Chelimo by 1.02 seconds, but was temporarily disqualified for allegedly receiving assistance from Boutayeb. However, Skah appealed and was later reinstated.^[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Morocco
1989	Jeux de la Francophonie	Casablanca, Morocco	2nd	10,000 m
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	1st	10,000 m
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	2nd	3000 m
	Mediterranean Games	Athens, Greece	1st	10,000 m
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	8th	10,000 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	DQ'd	10,000m
1993	Mediterranean Games	Narbonne, France	2nd	10,000 m
1994	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	1st	10,000 m
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Évry-Bondoufle, France	2nd	10,000 m