Harouna Lago
Encyclopedia
Harouna Lago is a former Niger
ien featherweight
boxer. Lago competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
for Niger
. He lost his only match to eventual gold medal
winner Boris Kuznetsov
of the Soviet Union.
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
ien featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
boxer. Lago competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics:It was held August 27 to September 10, with the participation of 357 fighters from 81 countries.-Medal table:-Light Flyweight :-First Round:...
for Niger
Niger at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Niger competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.-Boxing:Men's Light Middleweight *Issoufou Habou* First Round — Bye...
. He lost his only match to eventual gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
winner Boris Kuznetsov
Boris Kuznetsov (boxer)
Boris Georgievich Kuznetsov , February 23, 1947 – May 3, 2006) was a Russian boxer, who won the gold medal in the men's featherweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics for the USSR.He was born in Astrakhan....
of the Soviet Union.