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Nigeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Nigeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Nigeria Olympic Committee

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www.nigeriaolympiccommittee.org

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Nigeria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Contents

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Peter Okodogbe
  • Heat — 10.39
  • Quarterfinals — 10.34
  • Semifinals — 10.51 (→ did not advance)
  • Samson Oyeledun
  • Heat — 10.59
  • Quarterfinals — 10.73 (→ did not advance)
  • Hammed Adio
  • Heat — 10.58
  • Quarterfinals — 10.67 (→ did not advance)

    • Men's 200 metres

  • Hammed Adio
  • Heat — 21.79 (→ did not advance)

    • Men's 4×400 metres Relay

  • Sunday Uti, Hope Ezeigbo, Felix Imadiyi, and Dele Udo
  • Heat — 3:14.1 (→ did not advance)

    • Men's Long Jump

  • Kayode Elegbede
  • Qualification — 7.82 m
  • Final — 7.49 m (→ 11th place)
  • Jubobosaye Kio
  • Qualification — 7.77 m (→ did not advance)
  • Yusuf Alli
  • Qualification — 7.43 m (→ did not advance)

    • Women's 100 metres

  • Oguzoeme Nsenu
  • Heat — 11.72
  • Quarterfinals — 11.55 (→ did not advance)
  • Rufina Ubah
  • Heat — 11.75
  • Quarterfinals — 11.60 (→ did not advance)

    • Boxing

    Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

  • Nureni Gbadamosi
    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Second Round — Lost to Michael Anthony (Guyana) on points (5-0)

    • Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

  • William Azanor
    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Second Round — Lost to Tsacho Andreikovski (Bulgaria) after knock-out in first round

    • Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

  • Christopher Ossai
    1. First Round — Lost to Richard Nowakowski (East Germany) on points (0-5)

    • Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

  • Peter Aydele
    1. First Round — Lost to Farouk Jawad (Iraq) on points (0-5)

    • Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

  • Solomon Ataga
    1. First Round — Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (Cuba) after knock-out in first round

    • Men's team competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Kuwait (1-3)
  • Drew with Czechoslovakia (1-1)
  • Lost to Colombia (0-1)
  • Quarter Finals
  • Did not advance


    • Team Roster

  • Best Ogedegbe
  • Moses Effiong
  • David Adiele
  • Sylvanus Okpala
  • Leotis Boateng
  • John Orlando
  • Tunde Bamidele
  • Isima Okey
  • Shefiu Mohamed
  • Alloysius Atuegbu
  • Henry Nwosu
  • Felix Owolabi
  • Mudashiru Lawal
  • Adokie Amiesimaka
  • Emmanuel Osigwe
  • Kadiri Ikhana

    • References

    Nigeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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