Niger competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. Since the nation made its debut in 1964, Nigerien athletes have participated in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions, the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the African and the US-led boycotts, respectively.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 0 1 1Fencing 1 0 1Judo 1 0 1Swimming 1 1 2Taekwondo 2 0 2 Total 5 2 7
Athletics
Niger sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Track events AthleteEventPreliminaryHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankSamira Awali BoubacarWomen's 100 m 12.06 5 Did Not Advance
Fencing
Niger entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Evann Girault qualified for the games by winning the gold medal in the men's individual sabre events at the 2024 African Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Algiers, Algeria; marking the nation's debut at these sport.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankEvann GiraultMen's sabreL 8–15 Did not advance30
Judo
Niger qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Ismael Alhassane (men's 66 kg) qualified for the games through the allocations of universality places.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankIsmael AlhassaneMen's −66 kgL 00–10 Did not advance
Swimming
Niger sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMarouane MamaneMen's 50 m freestyle30.6672Did not advanceSalima YoussoufouWomen's 50 m freestyle33.6674Did not advance
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time-only basis; therefore, positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
Taekwondo
Niger qualified two athletes to compete at the games. Rio 2016 silver and Tokyo 2020 Olympian Abdoul Razak Issoufou; and his compatriot Nouridine Issaka, qualified for their games by, by virtue of their victory in the semifinal results, in their own division, at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNouridine IssakaMen's −58 kg L 0–2Did not advanceAbdoul Razak IssoufouMen's 80+ kgL 0–2colspan=2 L 1–2Did not advance
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