Nigeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics
| Nigeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | NGR | ||||||||
| NOC | Nigeria Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 83 (44 men and 39 women) in 8 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Sunday Bada | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 41st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Nigeria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Medals
Gold
- Sunday Bada, Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Enefiok Udo-Obong, Nduka Awazie (heats), Fidelis Gadzama (heats) — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m relay[1]
Silver
- Glory Alozie — Athletics, Women's 100 m hurdles
- Ruth Ogbeifo — Weightlifting, Women's 75 kg
Results by event
Athletics
Men's competition
Men's 100 m
- Round 1 — 10.31
- Round 2 — 10.36
- Semifinal — 10.45 (did not advance)
- Round 1 — 10.35
- Round 2 — 10.29
- Semifinal — 10.32 (did not advance)
- Round 1 — 10.72 (did not advance)
Men's 200 m
- Round 1 — 20.76
- Round 2 — 20.33
- Semifinal — 20.71 (did not advance)
- Round 1 — 20.87
- Round 2 — 20.93 (did not advance)
Men's 400 m
- Round 1 — 45.75 (did not advance)
- Round 2 — 45.83 (did not advance)
- Round 1 — 45.79
- Round 2 — 46.32 (did not advance)
- Round 1 — 46.81 (did not advance)
Men's 400 m hurdles
- Sylvester Omodiale
- Round 1 — 51.06 (did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m
- Lucky Anusim Nnamdi, Deji Aliu, Uchenna Emedolu, Sunday Emmanuel
- Round 1 — 38.85
- Semifinal — DNF (did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m
- Nduka Awazie, Sunday Bada, Clement Chukwu, Fidelis Gadzama, Jude Monye, Enefick Udo-Obong
- Round 1 — 03:01.20
- Semifinal — 03:01.06
- Final — 02:58.68 (silver medal)
Men's shot put
- Qualifying — 19.11 (did not advance)
Men's Discus
- Qualifying — DNS (did not advance)
Women's competition
Women's 100 m
- Round 1 — 11.36
- Round 2 — 11.40 (did not advance)
- Round 1 — 11.41
- Round 2 — 11.26
- Semifinal — 11.56 (did not advance)
- Round 1 — 11.60
- Round 2 — 11.67 (did not advance)
Women's 200 m
- Round 1 — 22.90
- Round 2 — 23.03 (did not advance)
- Round 1 — 23.14
- Round 2 — 22.95
- Semifinal — 23.40 (did not advance)
- Round 1 — 23.21
- Round 2 — 23.21 (did not advance)
Women's 400 m
- Round 1 — 51.61
- Round 2 — 51.87 (did not advance)
- Round 1 — 51.77
- Round 2 — 51.04 (did not advance)
- Round 1 — 51.88
- Round 2 — 50.49
- Semifinal — 50.18
- Final — 50.12 (7th place)
Women's 100 m hurdles
- Round 1 — 12.84
- Round 2 — 12.84
- Semifinal — 12.68
- Final — 12.68 (Silver medal)
- Round 1 — 13.09
- Round 2 — 13.11 (did not advance)
Women's 4 × 100 m
- Round 1 — 43.28
- Semifinal — 42.82
- Final — 44.05 (7th place)
Women's 4 × 400 m
- Olabisi Afolabi, Doris Jacob, Falilat Ogunkoya, Rosemary Okafor, Charity Opara
- Round 1 — 03:22.99
- Final — 03:23.80 (4th place)
Women's Shot Put
- Qualifying — 17.47 (did not advance)
Women's long jump
- Patience Itanyi
- Qualifying — 6.33 (did not advance)
Boxing
Men's 63.5 kg
- Ajose Olusegun
- Round 1 — Defeated Anoushirvan Nourian of Iran
- Round 2 — Lost to Ricardo Williams of United States (did not advance)
Men's 75 kg
- Albert Eromosele
- Round 1 — Bye
- Round 2 — Lost to Albert Eromosele of Russia (did not advance)
Men's 81 kg
- Jegbefumere Albert
- Round 1 — Bye
- Round 2 — Defeated Troy Amos-Ross of Canada
- Quarterfinal — Lost to Rudolf Kraj of Czech Republic (did not advance)
Men's 91 kg
- Rasmus Ojemaye
- Round 1 — Bye
- Round 2 — Lost to Félix Savón of Cuba (did not advance)
Men's +91 kg
- Samuel Peter
- Round 1 — Bye
- Round 2 — Defeated Onofrei Constantin of Romania
- Quarterfinal — Lost to Paolo Vidoz of Italy (did not advance)
Football (soccer)
Men's team competition
- Group A
- Nigeria — Honduras 3-3
- Australia — Nigeria 2-3
- Italy — Nigeria 1-1
- Quarter Finals
- Chile — Nigeria 4-1
- Team Roster
- ( 1.) Greg Etafia
- ( 2.) Gbenga Okunowo
- ( 3.) Celestine Babayaro
- ( 4.) Johnson Sunday
- ( 5.) Furo Iyenemi
- ( 6.) Christopher Kanu
- ( 7.) Victor Agali
- ( 8.) Bright Igbinadolor
- ( 9.) Yakubu Ayegbeni
- (10.) Azubike Oliseh
- (11.) Garba Lawal
- (12.) Henry Onwuzuruike
- (13.) Pius Ikedia
- (14.) Blessing Kaku
- (15.) Godwin Okpara
- (16.) Isaac Okoronkwo
- (17.) Julius Aghahowa
- (18.) Sam Okoye
- (19.) Chikelue Iloenosi
- (20.) Henry Nwosu
- (22.) Ettah Ijoh
Swimming
Men's 100 m freestyle
- Preliminary Heat — 52.91 (did not advance)
Women's 50 m freestyle
- Preliminary Heat — 28.20 (did not advance)
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Women
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Ruth Ogbeifo | – 75 kg | 105.0 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 245.0 |  | |||
| Helen Idahosa | + 75 kg | 110.0 | 135.0 | 145.0 | 250.0 | 5 | |||
See also
- Nigeria at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Nigeria at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
References
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
- International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- International Olympic Committee Web Site
- sports-reference
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