| Niger at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NIG |
| NOC | Nigerien Olympic and National Sports Committee |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 6 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Moustapha Hima |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Niger competedwith six athletes in five sports at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, having competed at every Summer Olympics since 1964 with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the African and the United States boycotts.
Nigerien Olympic and National Sports Committee (French: Comité Olympique et Sportif National du Niger, COSNI) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1988. A total of 6 athletes, 4 men and 2 women, competing in 5 different sports.[1] Hamadou Djibo Issaka, became the first Nigerien rower to compete at the Olympics, was the oldest member of the team, at age 35;[2] while freestyle swimmer Nafissatou Moussa Adamou was the youngest at age 14. Welterweight boxer Moustapha Hima, on the other hand, was appointed by COSNI to be the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[3][4]
Niger, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal in London, since its last time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
- ^ Olympics, Niger. Sports Reference / USA TODAY Sports Media Group. Consulted 31 July 2012
- ^ Niger rower crawls home to roaring Olympic crowd Archived 31 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Steve Douglas, AP . Sunday, 29 July 2012
- ^ Jeux Olympiques de Londres 2012 : qualifee pour les 2nd tour, le judoka Gourouza Zakari est elimine. Oumarou Moussa, Le Sahel (Niamey). 30 July 2012.
- ^ Niger Archived 1 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, consulted 31 July 2012.