Issake Dabore

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| name =Issake Dabore

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| nickname = Aradou

| nationality = Nigerien

| birth_date = {{birth-date|1940}}

| death_date = 25 December {{death year and age|2021|1940}}{{cite news|title = Décès de Issaka Daboré, figure emblématique de la boxe au Niger : Il avait du punch et il se battait courageusement pour honorer le Niger|language = fr|publisher = Le Sahel|date = 27 December 2021|url = https://www.lesahel.org/deces-de-issaka-dabore-figure-emblematique-de-la-boxe-au-niger-il-avait-du-punch-et-il-se-battait-courageusement-pour-honorer-le-niger/|access-date = 27 April 2022}}

| height = 163cm

| weight = 64kg

| sport = Boxing

| weight_class = Welterweight
Light-welterweight

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|updated=10 February 2017

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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.

Competition

=1964 Summer Olympics=

At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Dabore competed in the men's welterweight competition.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/issaka-dabore-1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010040/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/issaka-dabore-1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 April 2020 | title=Issaka Daboré | publisher=Sports Reference | accessdate=5 November 2016}} By doing so, he became the first person from Niger to compete at an Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NIG/ |title=Niger |publisher=Sports Reference |accessdate=5 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624113344/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NIG/ |archivedate=24 June 2016 }} Dabore was the only athlete from Niger who competed at the games.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NIG/summer/1964/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093224/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NIG/summer/1964/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 April 2020 | title=Niger at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games | publisher=Sports Reference | accessdate=5 November 2016}} In his competition, Dabore was drawn against Hong Tshun Fu of Taiwan in the first round. Dabore won the fight due to a technical knockout. In the second round, in which sixteen athletes competed in, Dabore was drawn against and beat Hans-Erik Pedersen of Denmark. Dabore again won the fight due to a technical knockout. In the quarterfinals held on 19 October 1964, Dabore was drawn against Pertti Purhonen who had defeated Australian Frank Roberts and Czechoslovak Bohumil Němeček to reach the quarterfinal stage. Purhonen won the fight 3–2 and, therefore, Dabore was eliminated. The competition was eventually won by Marian Kasprzyk of Poland.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/BOX/mens-welterweight.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132206/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/BOX/mens-welterweight.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 April 2020 | title=Boxing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Welterweight | publisher=Sports Reference | accessdate=5 November 2016}}

=1965 All-Africa Games=

At the 1965 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Dabore participated in the welterweight competition. He won the silver medal, losing in the final to Joseph Bessala of Cameroon.{{cite web|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AllAfricaGames1965.html|title=1.All-Africa Games - Brazzaville, Congo - July 18-25 1965|publisher=amateur-boxing.strefa.pl |date= |accessdate=2017-07-27}}

=1968 Summer Olympics=

At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, Dabore competed in the men's light-welterweight competition. He was one of two Nigeriens who competed at the games, with fellow male boxer Dary Dasuda the other.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NIG/summer/1968/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093225/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NIG/summer/1968/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 April 2020 | title=Niger at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games | publisher=Sports Reference | accessdate=5 November 2016}} In the second round of his competition (he had a bye in the first),{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/BOX/mens-light-welterweight-round-one.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181131/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/BOX/mens-light-welterweight-round-one.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 April 2020 | title=Boxing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Light-Welterweight Round One | publisher=Sports Reference | accessdate=5 November 2016}} Dabore was drawn against José Marín of Costa Rica. Dabore won the fight 5–0 and he therefore progressed to the third round. In the third round, Dabore lost 4–1 to Yevgeny Frolov of the Soviet Union. Dabore was, therefore, eliminated from the competition; a competition that was eventually won by Jerzy Kulej of Poland.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/BOX/mens-light-welterweight.html |title=Boxing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Light-Welterweight |publisher=Sports Reference |accessdate=5 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823071231/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/BOX/mens-light-welterweight.html |archivedate=23 August 2016 }}

=1972 Summer Olympics=

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, Dabore competed in the men's light-welterweight competition. Dabore was one of four athletes from Niger who competed at the 1972 games.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NIG/summer/1972/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055239/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NIG/summer/1972/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 April 2020 | title=Niger at the 1972 München Summer Games | publisher=Sports Reference | accessdate=5 November 2016}} The other three athletes; Mayaki Seydou, Harouna Lago and Issoufou Habou; were all also boxers. Dabore carried the Nigerien flag in the opening ceremony. In the first round of his competition, Dabore fought against Odartey Lawson of Ghana. Dabore beat Lawson due to a technical knockout. In the second round, Dabore beat South Korean Park Tai-Shik, again due to a technical knockout. In the quarterfinals, Dabore faced Kyoji Shinohara of Japan. Dabore won the fight 3–2 to progress to the semi-finals. In his semi-final, Dabore faced Bulgarian Angel Angelov. Angelov won the fight 5–0 and, therefore, Dabore was eliminated. Dabore, along with the other loser in the semi-finals, Zvonimir Vujin of Yugoslavia, won a bronze medal.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/BOX/mens-light-welterweight.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132228/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/BOX/mens-light-welterweight.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 April 2020 | title=Boxing at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's Light-Welterweight | publisher=Sports Reference | accessdate=5 November 2016}} Dabore's medal was Niger's first ever Olympic medal.{{cite news | url=http://www.looppng-sb.com/content/nigers-silver-medallist-dedicates-taekwondo-success-family-after-cousins-death | title=Niger's silver medallist dedicates taekwondo success to family after cousin's death | work=Loop | date=25 August 2016 | accessdate=5 November 2016 | author=Taule, Troy | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105162722/http://www.looppng-sb.com/content/nigers-silver-medallist-dedicates-taekwondo-success-family-after-cousins-death | archive-date=2016-11-05 | url-status=dead }} As of 2016, only one other Nigerien athlete has won an Olympic medal. That was Abdoul Razak Issoufou, who won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Taekwondo.

=1973 All-Africa Games=

At the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Dabore participated in the light-welterweight competition. He won the silver medal, losing in the final to Obisia Nwankpa of Nigeria.{{cite web|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AllAfricaGames1973.html|title=2.All-Africa Games - Lagos, Nigeria - January 7-18 1973|publisher=amateur-boxing.strefa.pl |date= |accessdate=2017-07-27}}