Niger competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.
| Niger at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NIG |
| NOC | Nigerien Olympic and National Sports Committee |
| in Munich | |
| Competitors | 4 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Issaka Daboré[1] |
| Medals Ranked 43rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
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Boxing
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| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| 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 | 
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| Issoufou Habou | Light Middleweight | BYE |  Mohamed Majeri (TUN)L 0-5 |
Did not advance | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Issaka Daboré". olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
Sources
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