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Nigeria competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Silver Nigeria national football team
Template:CompactTable 		Football Men's competition
 Bronze Chika Chukwumerije Taekwondo Men's +80 kg
 Bronze Blessing Okagbare Athletics Women's long jump
 Bronze Franca Idoko
Gloria Kemasuode
Halimat Ismaila
Oludamola Osayomi
Agnes Osazuwa (heats only)		 Athletics Women's 4x100 metre relay

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Fourteen men and eighteen women qualified to represent Nigeria in athletics.[1]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Uchenna Emedolu 100 m 10.46 4 Did not advance
Olusoji Fasuba 10.29 2 Q 10.21 4 Did not advance
James Godday 400 m 45.49 2 Q — 45.24 6 Did not advance
Obinna Joseph Metu 100 m 10.34 2 Q 10.27 6 Did not advance
200 m 20.62 1 Q 20.65 6 Did not advance
Selim Nurudeen 110 m hurdles 13.58 3 Q 13.66 4 Did not advance
Saul Weigopwa 400 m 45.19 2 Q — 45.02 5 Did not advance
Uchenna Emedolu
Olusoji Fasuba
Obinna Joseph Metu
Onyeabor Ngwogu
Chinedu Oriala 		4×100 m relay DNF — Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Folashade Abugan 400 m 51.45 3 Q — 51.30 6 Did not advance
Toyin Augustus 100 m hurdles 13.34 7 — Did not advance
Joy Amechi Eze 400 m 51.97 4 q — 51.87 5 Did not advance
Franca Idoko 100 m 11.61 4 q 11.66 7 Did not advance
Halimat Ismaila 11.72 4 Did not advance
Gloria Kemasuode 200 m 23.72 6 Did not advance
Muizat Ajoke Odumosu 400 m 51.39 3 Q — 52.45 7 Did not advance
Oludamola Osayomi 100 m 11.13 1 Q 11.28 2 Q 11.44 8 Did not advance
200 m 23.31 3 Q 23.27 6 Did not advance
Franca Idoko
Halimat Ismaila
Gloria Kemasuode
Oludamola Osayomi
Agnes Osazuwa* 		4×100 m relay 43.43 4 q — 43.04 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Endurance Abinuwa
Folashade Abugan
Joy Amechi Eze
Oluoma Nwoke
Muizat Ajoke Odumosu
Gladys Stephen 		4×400 m relay 3:24.10 4 q — 3:23.74 7

* Competed in the heats only

Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Doreen Amata High jump 1.89 =16 Did not advance
Vivian Chukwuemeka Shot put 17.15 24 Did not advance
Chinonye Ohadugha Triple jump 13.29 30 Did not advance
Blessing Okagbare Long jump 6.59 12 q 6.91 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Badminton

Main articles: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Grace Daniel Women's singles  Ludíková (CZE)
L 13–21, 8–21 		Did not advance

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Nigeria qualified four boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. All four qualified at the second African continental qualifying tournament.[2]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Rasheed Lawal Lightweight BYE  Javakhyan (ARM)
L 0–12 		Did not advance
Dauda Izobo Light heavyweight  B Samir (GHA)
L RSC 		Did not advance
Olanrewaju Durodola Heavyweight —  Acosta (CUB)
L 0–11 		Did not advance
Onorede Ohwarieme Super heavyweight —  Jakšto (LTU)
L 1–11 		Did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Roster

Template:2008 Summer Olympics Nigeria men's football team roster

Group play
Netherlands 0 – 0 Nigeria
(Report)
Attendance: 52,390
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Nigeria 2 – 1 Japan
Obinna 58'
Anichebe 74'		 (Report) Toyoda 79'
Attendance: 42,592
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Nigeria 2 - 1 United States
Isaac 39'
Obinna 80'		 (Report) Kljestan 88'
Attendance: 48,096

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Women's tournament

Roster
# Name Club Date of Birth Pld Goals Y Y/R R
Goalkeepers
1 Precious Dede Nigeria Delta Queens F.C. (1980-01-18)January 18, 1980 (age 28) 0 0 0 0 0
18 Tochukwu Oluehi Nigeria Bayelsa Queens (1987-05-02)May 2, 1987 (age 21) 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Efioanwan Ekpo Nigeria Pelican Stars (1984-01-25)January 25, 1984 (age 24) 0 0 0 0 0
3 Ayisat Yusuf Nigeria Delta Queens F.C. (1985-03-06)March 6, 1985 (age 23) 0 0 0 0 0
10 Rita Chikwelu Finland United Pietarsaari (1988-03-06)March 6, 1988 (age 20) 0 0 0 0 0
11 Lilian Cole Nigeria Delta Queens F.C. (1985-08-01)August 1, 1985 (age 23) 0 0 0 0 0
16 Ulunma Jerome Nigeria Rivers Angels (1988-04-11)April 11, 1988 (age 20) 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 Perpetua Nkwocha Sweden Sunnana SK (1976-01-03)January 3, 1976 (age 32) 0 0 0 0 0
6 Kikelomo Ajayi China Tianjin Teda F.C. (1977-04-28)April 28, 1977 (age 31) 0 0 0 0 0
7 Stella Mbachu China Tianjin Teda F.C. (1978-04-16)April 16, 1978 (age 30) 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sarah Michael Nigeria Delta Queens F.C. (1990-07-22)July 22, 1990 (age 18) 0 0 0 0 0
14 Faith Ikidi Sweden Linkopings F.C. (1987-02-28)February 28, 1987 (age 21) 0 0 0 0 0
15 Tawa Ishola Nigeria Bayelsa Queens (1988-12-23)December 23, 1988 (age 19) 0 0 0 0 0
17 Edith Eduviere Nigeria FCT Queens (1986-06-18)June 18, 1986 (age 21) 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
5 Onome Ebi Nigeria Bayelsa Queens (1983-05-08)May 8, 1983 (age 25) 0 0 0 0 0
8 Ifeanyi Chiejine Nigeria Bayelsa Queens (1983-05-17)May 17, 1983 (age 25) 0 0 0 0 0
12 Cynthia Uwak Sweden Falkopings (1986-07-15)July 15, 1986 (age 22) 0 0 0 0 0
13 Christie George Nigeria Pelican Stars (1984-05-10)May 10, 1984 (age 24) 0 0 0 0 0
Coach
Joseph Ladipo
Group play
North Korea 1 – 0 Nigeria
Kim Kyong-Hwa 27' Report
Attendance: 24,804
Nigeria 0 – 1 Germany
Report Stegemann 65'
Attendance: 19,266
Nigeria 1 – 3 Brazil
Nkwocha 18' (pen.) Report Cristiane 33' 35' 45+3'
Attendance: 51,112
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Germany 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
 North Korea 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
 Nigeria 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Vivian Yusuf represented Nigeria in Judo.[3]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Vivian Yusuf Women's −78 kg BYE  Wollert (GER)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yellow Yeiyah 50 m freestyle 24.00 55 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ngozi Monu 50 m freestyle 27.39 52 Did not advance

Table tennis

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Singles
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Monday Merotohun Men's singles  Zeng (TUR)
L 2–4 		Did not advance
Segun Toriola  Zhuang (USA)
W 4–3 		 Monteiro (POR)
W 4–3 		 Saive (BEL)
W 4–2 		 Oh S-E (KOR)
L 3–4 		Did not advance
Bose Kaffo Women's singles  Sang Xu (AUS)
L 1–4 		Did not advance
Cecilia Offiong  Miao (AUS)
L 0–4 		Did not advance
Team
Athlete Event Group round Semifinals Bronze playoff 1 Bronze playoff 2 Bronze medal Final
Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Monday Merotohun
Kazeem Nosiru
Segun Toriola 		Men's team Group D
 Japan (JPN)
L 0 – 3
 Hong Kong (HKG)
L 0 – 3
 Russia (RUS)
W 3 – 2 		3 Did not advance
Bose Kaffo
Cecilia Offiong
Olufunke Oshonaike 		Women's team Group B
 Singapore (SIN)
L 0 – 3
 United States (USA)
L 0 – 3
 Netherlands (NED)
L 0 – 3 		4 Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Muhammad Isah Adam and Chika Chukwumerije represented Nigeria in Taekwondo.[4]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Isah Adam Muhammad Men's −68 kg  Islas (MEX)
W 3–1 		 López (PER)
L 0–3 		Did not advance
Chika Chukwumerije Men's +80 kg  Nguyen V H (VIE)
W 3–1 		 Keita (MLI)
W 1–0 		 Nikolaidis (GRE)
L 2–3 		BYE  Irgashev (UZB)
W 4–3 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Felix Ekpo Men's −77 kg 143 18 182 14 325 15
Benedict Uloko Men's −85 kg 148 16 191 13 339 13
Mariam Usman Women's +75 kg 115 =6 150 =2 265 5

Wrestling

Main articles: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Wilson Siewari −120 kg BYE  Musuľbes (SVK)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance 18
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Amarachi Obiajunwa −72 kg  Bernard (USA)
L 0–5 VT 		Did not advance 15

See also

References

  1. ^ "Metu, Fasuba, Amata make Nigeria's squad for Beijing Olympics", Xinhua, July 6, 2008
  2. ^ 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
  3. ^ "Nigeria's only female judoka for Olympics leaves for overseas training", Xinhua, June 2, 2008
  4. ^ "Nigerian Taekwondo team departs for Germany", Xinhua, July 28, 2008
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