| 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) | |
Niger competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.
| 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 |  |
| Issoufou Habou | Light Middleweight | BYE |  Mohamed Majeri (TUN)L 0-5 | Did not advance | ||||
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