Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Appearance
Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | NGR |
NPC | Nigeria Paralympic Committee |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 28 in 4 sports |
Flag bearer | Adekunle Adesoji |
Officials | 14 |
Medals Ranked 30th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Nigeria sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.[1] The country was represented by 28 athletes competing in four sports: powerlifting, table tennis, wheelchair tennis and track and field.[2] The Nigerian team included eight powerlifters.[3]
Medalists
[edit]The Nigerian Paralympic delegation left the Games having won more medals than their Olympic counterparts.[4]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi | Athletics | Women's discus throw F57/58 |
Gold | Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi | Athletics | Women's shot put F57/58 |
Gold | Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike | Powerlifting | Women's 48 kg |
Gold | Ruel Ishaku | Powerlifting | Men's 48 kg |
Silver | Adekunle Adesoji | Athletics | Men's 100 m T12 |
Silver | Obioma Daleth Aligekwe | Powerlifting | Men's 100 kg |
Silver | Grace Ebere Anozie | Powerlifting | Women's +82.5 kg |
Silver | Amoge Victoria Nneji | Powerlifting | Women's 67.5 kg |
Bronze | Patience Aghimile Igbiti | Powerlifting | Women's 60 kg |
Athletics
[edit]Men's track
[edit]Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Adekunle Adesoji | T12 | 100m | 11.05 | 2 Q | 11.00 | 3 Q | 10.95 | ||
200m | 22.35 | 3 q | 22.46 | 5 B | 22.48 | 5 | |||
Ayuba Cheledi Abdullahi | T46 | 100m | DSQ | did not advance | |||||
Godwin Joseph Mbakara | T46 | 100m | 11.24 | 7 q | — | 11.37 | 7 | ||
Serge Ornem | T46 | 100m | 11.31 | 9 | did not advance | ||||
Olusegun Francis Rotawo | T11 | 100m | 11.58 | 9 Q | 11.51 | 6 B | 11.60 | 6 | |
Bashiru Yunusa | T46 | 100m | DNS | did not advance | |||||
400m | 50.20 | 7 Q | — | DNS |
Men's field
[edit]Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Points | Rank | |||
Chinedu Silver Ezeikpe | F57-58 | Discus throw | 50.42 SB | 945 | 8 |
Javelin throw | 45.86 | 973 | 5 | ||
Shot put | 13.29 | 888 | 10 |
Women's track
[edit]Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Goodness Chinasa Duru | T46 | 200m | 27.09 | 9 | did not advance | ||
Patricia Ndidiamaka Nnaji | T54 | 200m | 33.00 | 12 | did not advance |
Women's field
[edit]Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
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Result | Points | Rank | |||
Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi | F57-58 | Discus throw | 35.21 PR | 1120 | |
Javelin throw | 26.11 SB | 885 | 6 | ||
Shot put | 10.96 WR | 1128 |
Powerlifting
[edit]Men
[edit]Athlete | Event | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Attempt 4 | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Solomon Amarakwuo | -90kg | NMR | ||||
Obioma Alegakewue | -100kg | 235.0 | 245.0 | |||
Ruel Ishaku | -48kg | 155.0 | 160.0 | 167.5 | 169.0 WR |
Women
[edit]Athlete | Event | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grace Ebere Alozie | +82.5kg | 157.5 | 165.0 PR | ||
Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike | -48kg | 125.0 WR | 130.0 WR | ||
Patience Aghimile Igbiti | -60kg | 110.0 | |||
Amoge Victoria Nneji | -67.5kg | 125.0 | 132.5 | ||
Adedeji Kike Ogunbamiwo | -82.5kg | 125.0 | 127.5 | 4 |
Table tennis
[edit]Men
[edit]Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Tajudeen Agunbiade | Men's singles C9-10 | Berecki (HUN) W 3-1 |
Karabec (CZE) L 1-3 |
2 | did not advance | ||||
Oluade Egbinola | Men's singles C3 | Geva (ISR) L 1-3 |
Kramminger (AUT) L 1-3 |
3 | did not advance | ||||
Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi | Men's singles C9-10 | Shchepanskyy (UKR) W 3-0 |
Lu X (CHN) W 3-0 |
1 Q | Last (NED) L 0-3 |
did not advance | |||
Nasiru Sule | Men's singles C4-5 | Durand (FRA) L 0–3 |
Bai (CHN) L 0–3 |
3 | did not advance | ||||
Oluade Egbinola Nasiru Sule |
Men's team C4-5 | — | China (CHN) L 1-3 |
did not advance | |||||
Tajudeen Agunbiade Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi |
Men's team C9-10 | — | Netherlands (NED) L 1-3 |
did not advance |
Women
[edit]Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Faith Chineny Obiora | Women's singles C4 | Moon S H (KOR) L 0–3 |
Zorzetto (ITA) L 1–3 |
Robertson (GBR) W 3–1 |
3 | did not advance |
Wheelchair tennis
[edit]Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Wasiu Yusuf | Men's singles | Olsson (SWE) L 2–6, 1–6 |
did not advance |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Paralympic Games team in Beijing"[permanent dead link ], Chronicle, 1 September 2008
- ^ "Nigeria's Paralympic athletes leave for training tour in South Korea". Xinhua. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Nigerian power lifters aims to set world record at Beijing Paralympics". Xinhua News Agency. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ^ "Nigeria's Nollywood winner and other Paralympic surprises". BBC News. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.