Hamadou Djibo Issaka

Hamadou Djibo Issaka ( born July 3, 1977 in Niamey ) is a rower from Niger and Nigerien champion in rowing.

Issaka takes part in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. The 1.69 meter tall people in Niger, which was originally swimmer, arrived in November 2011 in the Egyptian city of Alexandria with the oars in contact. At this time there a camp for African nations was aligned had an interest in a wildcard place in the Olympic games. There he sat for the first time in an Olympic competition boat as him such boats were not available in his home country. In Niger, he trained with a fishing boat. As of May 2012, he prepared himself abroad before the Olympic competition. He coached two months in the International Rowing Development Centre in Tunisia, and finally to the rowing course Hazewinkel, Belgium. His participation in the Olympic Games, he owes a wildcard that he got for participating in the competition in one. A wildcard ensures that all nations can participate in the games, even if not an athlete of a nation to qualify for the Olympics. Djibo Issaka is the first ever people in Niger, the olympic represented his country in that sport.

In the run Issaka put the 2000 m long course in a time of 8:25,56. He had about a minute behind the Fourth of the race. In the repechage he needed for the route 8:39,66 and was the fourth of four participants to the finish. In the semifinals Issaka needed 9:07,99 and came as a fourth (last ) to the finish. A time of 8:53,88 delivered Issaka in the final and reached the third (last ) is the target. In the overall standings, he reached the 33rd place. Issaka fell during the race to the absence of the usual in this sport technique, but received the broad support of the spectators present.

The British rower Steven Redgrave criticized the participation Issakas in the Games. He said that there would be better rowers of other nations, which, however, are unlikely to participate in the games. The International Olympic Committee then declared that Issaka had taken no place of another rower, but was added to the existing starter box.