Niger at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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Niger was represented at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States by the Nigerien Olympic and National Sports Committee.

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Niger at the
1984 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNIG
NOCNigerien Olympic and National Sports Committee
in Los Angeles
Competitors4 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Boubagar Soumana[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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In total, four athletes – all men – represented Mali in two different sports including athletics and boxing.

Background

The Nigerien Olympic and National Sports Committee gained recognition from the International Olympic Committee in 1964 and Niger made their Olympic debut at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. They participated in the following two games before taking part in the African boycott of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They also took part in the United States-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States marked their fourth appearance at the Olympics.[2]

Competitors

In total, four athletes represented Niger at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States across two different sports.[3]

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Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 202
Boxing 22
Total404
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Athletics

In total, two Nigerien athletes participated in the athletics events – Adamou Allassane in the men's 800 m and Moussa Daweye in the men's 1,500 m.[3]

The athletics events took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Exposition Park, Los Angeles from 3 to 12 August 1984.[4]

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Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Adamou Allassane 1,500 m 3:56.43 9 N/a
Moussa Daweye 800 m 1:52.08 (4) DQ N/a
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Boxing

In total, two Nigerien athletes participated in the boxing events – Chibou Amna in the flyweight category and Boubacar Soumana in the featherweight category.[3]

The boxing events took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Exposition Park, Los Angeles from 29 July to 11 August 1984.[5]

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Athlete Event 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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Result
Rank
Chibou Amna Flyweight  David Mwaba (TAN)
L 0-5
did not advance
Boubacar Soumana Featherweight  Steve Pagendam (CAN)
L TKO-3
did not advance
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