Niger at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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Niger
competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics
in Mexico City
, Mexico
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They fielded two boxers, both men.
Boxing
Bantamweight (54 kg)
Light welterweight (63.5 kg)
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
They fielded two boxers, both men.
BoxingBoxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics-Medal table:- Light Flyweight :-First Round:* Tahar Aziz def. David Nata , 4:1* Hubert Skrzypczak def. Mohamed Sohem , 5:0* Joseph Donovan def. György Gedó , TKO-2...
Bantamweight (54 kg)
- Dary DasudaDary DasudaDary Dasuda is a former Nigerien bantamweight boxer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, losing in his only match to Solly Shittu of Ghana.-References:...
- Round 1 - Lost to Sulley Shittu of GhanaGhana at the 1968 Summer Olympics-Athletics:Men's 100 metres* Micheal Ahey* Round 1 — 10.5 s * Round 2 — 10.4 s Women's 200 metres* Alice Anum* Round 1 — 23.9 s...
Light welterweight (63.5 kg)
- Issaka Dabore
- Round 2 - Beat José Marín of Costa RicaCosta Rica at the 1968 Summer OlympicsCosta Rica competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.-Athletics:Women's 400 metres* Jean Robotham* Round 1 — 58.2 s Men's 5000 metres* Juan Pérez...
- Round of 16 - Lost to Yevgeni Frolov of the USSRSoviet Union at the 1968 Summer OlympicsThe Soviet Union competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 312 competitors, 246 men and 66 women, took part in 164 events in 18 sports.- Gold:*Natalia Kuchinskaya — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Balance Beam...