Issake Dabore
Nigerien boxer (1940–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Issake Dabore (1940 – 25 December 2021) was a boxer from Niger who mainly fought in the light-welterweight and welterweight weight classes. Dabore competed at three Olympics; Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968 and Munich 1972. He was the first Nigerien person to compete at the Olympics and the first Nigerien to win an Olympic medal. Dabore won his Olympic medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the men's light-welterweight.
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Personal information | |
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Nickname | Aradou[1] |
Nationality | Nigerien |
Born | 1940 (1940) |
Died | 25 December 2021 (aged 80–81)[2] |
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Boxing |
Weight class | Welterweight Light-welterweight |
Medal record | |
Updated on 10 February 2017. |
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