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{{Short description|Nigerien boxer (1940–2021)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| honorific_prefix =
| name =Issake Dabore
| headercolor =green
| nickname = Aradou<ref name="SR Profile" />
| 
| nationality = [[Niger]]ien
| birth_date = {{birth-date|1940}}
| death_date = 25 December {{death year and age|2021|1940}}<ref name="Obituary">{{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}}</ref>
| height = 163cm
| weight = 64kg
| 
| sport = [[Boxing (sport)|Boxing]]
| weight_class = Welterweight<br />Light-welterweight
| 
|show-medals=yes
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalCountry|{{NIG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Summer Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]]|[[Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight|Light-welterweight]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[African Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1965 All-Africa Games|1965 Brazzaville]]|[[Welterweight]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1973 All-Africa Games|1973 Lagos]]|[[Light-welterweight]]}}
|updated=10 February 2017
}}

'''Issake Dabore''' (1940 – 25 December 2021) was a [[Boxing|boxer]] from [[Niger]] who mainly fought in the [[light-welterweight]] and [[welterweight]] weight classes. Dabore competed at three Olympics; [[1964 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 1964]], [[1968 Summer Olympics|Mexico City 1968]] and [[1972 Summer Olympics|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 [[Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics#Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)|men's light-welterweight]].

==Competition==

===1964 Summer Olympics===
At the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]], Japan, Dabore competed in the [[Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Welterweight|men's welterweight competition]].<ref name="SR Profile">{{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}}</ref> By doing so, he became the first person from Niger to compete at an Olympics.<ref name="Niger SR overview">{{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 }}</ref> Dabore was the only athlete from Niger who competed at the games.<ref name="1964 Niger overview">{{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}}</ref> In his competition, Dabore was drawn against [[Hong Tshun Fu]] of [[Taiwan at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Taiwan]] in the first round.<ref name="SR Profile" /> Dabore won the fight due to a [[technical knockout]].<ref name="SR Profile" /> In the second round, in which sixteen athletes competed in, Dabore was drawn against and beat [[Hans-Erik Pedersen]] of Denmark.<ref name="SR Profile" /> Dabore again won the fight due to a technical knockout.<ref name="SR Profile" /> In the quarterfinals held on 19 October 1964, Dabore was drawn against [[Pertti Purhonen]] who had defeated Australian [[Frank Roberts (boxer)|Frank Roberts]] and Czechoslovak [[Bohumil Němeček]] to reach the quarterfinal stage.<ref name="SR Profile" /> Purhonen won the fight 3–2 and, therefore, Dabore was eliminated.<ref name="SR Profile" /> The competition was eventually won by [[Marian Kasprzyk]] of Poland.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

===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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

===1968 Summer Olympics===
At the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in [[Mexico City]], Mexico, Dabore competed in the [[Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight|men's light-welterweight competition]].<ref name="SR Profile" /> He was one of two [[Niger at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Nigeriens]] who competed at the games, with fellow male boxer [[Dary Dasuda]] the other.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In the second round of his competition (he had a bye in the first),<ref name="SR Profile" /><ref>{{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}}</ref> Dabore was drawn against [[José Marín (boxer)|José Marín]] of Costa Rica.<ref name="SR Profile" /> Dabore won the fight 5–0 and he therefore progressed to the third round.<ref name="SR Profile" /> In the third round, Dabore lost 4–1 to [[Yevgeny Frolov (boxer)|Yevgeny Frolov]] of the Soviet Union.<ref name="SR Profile" /> Dabore was, therefore, eliminated from the competition; a competition that was eventually won by [[Jerzy Kulej]] of Poland.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

===1972 Summer Olympics===
At the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] in [[Munich]], Germany, Dabore competed in the [[Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics#Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)|men's light-welterweight competition]].<ref name="SR Profile" /> Dabore was one of four athletes from Niger who competed at the 1972 games.<ref name="Niger 72">{{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}}</ref> The other three athletes; [[Mayaki Seydou]], [[Harouna Lago]] and [[Issoufou Habou]]; were all also boxers.<ref name="Niger 72" /> Dabore carried the Nigerien flag in the opening ceremony.<ref name="Niger SR overview" /> In the first round of his competition, Dabore fought against [[Odartey Lawson]] of Ghana.<ref name="Niger 72" /> Dabore beat Lawson due to a technical knockout.<ref name="Niger 72" /> In the second round, Dabore beat South Korean [[Park Tai-Shik]], again due to a technical knockout.<ref name="Niger 72" /> In the quarterfinals, Dabore faced [[Kyoji Shinohara]] of Japan.<ref name="Niger 72" /> Dabore won the fight 3–2 to progress to the semi-finals.<ref name="Niger 72" /> In his semi-final, Dabore faced Bulgarian [[Angel Angelov]].<ref name="Niger 72" /> Angelov won the fight 5–0 and, therefore, Dabore was eliminated.<ref name="Niger 72" /> Dabore, along with the other loser in the semi-finals, [[Zvonimir Vujin]] of Yugoslavia, won a bronze medal.<ref name="bronze 72">{{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}}</ref> Dabore's medal was Niger's first ever [[Olympic medal]].<ref name="first 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 }}</ref> As of 2016, only one other Nigerien athlete has won an Olympic medal.<ref name="first medal" /> That was [[Abdoul Razak Issoufou]], who won a silver medal at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in Taekwondo.<ref name="first medal" />

===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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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