Niger at the Olympics

Niger at the Olympics is a history which began in 1964.

Niger at the
Olympics
IOC codeNIG
NOCNigerien Olympic and National Sports Committee
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer appearances
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976–1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for the Niger was NGR.[1] It is now NIG.[2]

History

Teams from Niger have been to all Summer Olympic Games held since 1964 except for 1976 and 1980. No athletes from Niger have been in any Winter Olympic Games.

Medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
33 BronzeIssaka Daborg1972 MunichBoxingMen's light welterweight

References
  1. "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2020-12-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) retrieved 2012-10-12.
  2. "Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 91 [PDF p. 92 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.

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