Niger at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Niger at the 1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NIG
NOC	Nigerien Olympic and National Sports Committee
in Munich
Competitors	4 in 1 sport
Medals Ranked 43rd	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Niger competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.

Medalists[]

Bronze[]

• Issake Dabore — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight

Boxing[]

Men

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	3 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mayaki Seydou	Bantamweight	Mehmet Kunova (TUR) W 3-2	Stefan Förster  (GDR) L 0-5	Did not advance
Harouna Lago	Featherweight	Boris Kuznetsov (URS) L Ko-1	Did not advance
Issaka Dabore	Light Welterweight	Odartey Lawson (GHA) W TKO-3	Park Tai-Shik  (KOR) W TKO-3	BYE	Kyoji Shinohara  (JPN) W 3-2	Angel Angelov (BUL) L 0-5	Did not advance
Issoufou Habou	Light Middleweight	BYE	Mohamed Majeri (TUN) L 0-5	Did not advance

References[]

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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