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Niger at the Olympic Games
Flag of Niger IOC code  NIG NOC Comité Olympique et Sportif National du Nigér
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	4 (3 men, 1 woman) in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Abdou Alassane Dji Bo
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Niger competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Results by event

Athletics

Both Nigerien runners finished well back in their respective events, but Hassane did manage to set a new national record in the women's 400 metres.

Men's 400 metre Hurdles:

• Ibrahim Tondi
  • Round 1: 52.62 s (7th in heat 5, did not advance, 34th overall)

Women's 400 metres:

• Salamtou Hassane
  • Round 1: 1:03.28 (7th in heat 6,did not advance, 41st overall) (Nigerien Record)

Judo

Niger's only judoka in Athens lost his opening match in less than two minutes, but since his opponent was the eventual silver medalist, earned a shot in the repechage. However, he lost his only repechage match too, though this time he managed to survive more than four minutes.

Men's 66 kg (Half-Lightweight):

• Abdou Alassane Dji Bo
  • Round of 32: Lost to Jozef Krnac of Slovakia (Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame; w'ari ippon - 1:33) (advanced to first repechage round)
  • Repechage Round 1: Lost to Oscar Penas of Spain (Kuchiki-taoshi; ippon - 4:14)

Swimming

Maliki finished more than four seconds behind the time needed to qualify for the semifinals.

Men's 50 metre Freestyle:

• Ibrahim Maliki
  • Heat: 26.81 s (69th overall, did not advance)

Officials

• President: Mamadou Talata Doulla
• Secretary General: Ide Issaka

References

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad

• Wallechinsky, David; Jamie Loucky (2008). The Complete Book of the Olympics : 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1845133306.