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Nigeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
NGR

Flag bearer
  
Sunday Bada

Nigeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Nigeria Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.nigeriaolympiccommittee.org

Competitors
  
83 (44 men and 39 women) in 8 sports

Medals Ranked 41st
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 2 0 3

Nigeria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Contents

Gold

  • Sunday Bada, Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Enefiok Udo-Obong, Nduka Awazie (heats), Fidelis Gadzama (heats) — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m relay
  • Silver

  • Glory Alozie — Athletics, Women's 100 m hurdles
  • Ruth Ogbeifo — Weightlifting, Women's 75 kg
  • Men's competition

    Men's 100 m

  • Sunday Emmanuel
  • Round 1 — 10.31
  • Round 2 — 10.36
  • Semifinal — 10.45 (did not advance)
  • Deji Aliu
  • Round 1 — 10.35
  • Round 2 — 10.29
  • Semifinal — 10.32 (did not advance)
  • Seun Ogunkoya
  • Round 1 — 10.72 (did not advance)
  • Men's 200 m

  • Francis Obikwelu
  • Round 1 — 20.76
  • Round 2 — 20.33
  • Semifinal — 20.71 (did not advance)
  • Uchenna Emedolu
  • Round 1 — 20.87
  • Round 2 — 20.93 (did not advance)
  • Men's 400 m

  • Sunday Bada
  • Round 1 — 45.75 (did not advance)
  • Round 2 — 45.83 (did not advance)
  • Jude Monye
  • Round 1 — 45.79
  • Round 2 — 46.32 (did not advance)
  • Nduka Awazie
  • 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

  • Chima Ugwu
  • Qualifying — 19.11 (did not advance)
  • Men's Discus

  • Chima Ugwu
  • Qualifying — DNS (did not advance)
  • Women's competition

    Women's 100 m

  • Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
  • Round 1 — 11.36
  • Round 2 — 11.40 (did not advance)
  • Mercy Nku
  • Round 1 — 11.41
  • Round 2 — 11.26
  • Semifinal — 11.56 (did not advance)
  • Joan Uduak Ekah
  • Round 1 — 11.60
  • Round 2 — 11.67 (did not advance)
  • Women's 200 m

  • Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
  • Round 1 — 22.90
  • Round 2 — 23.03 (did not advance)
  • Mercy Nku
  • Round 1 — 23.14
  • Round 2 — 22.95
  • Semifinal — 23.40 (did not advance)
  • Fatima Yusuf-Olukoju
  • Round 1 — 23.21
  • Round 2 — 23.21 (did not advance)
  • Women's 400 m

  • Olabisi Afolabi
  • Round 1 — 51.61
  • Round 2 — 51.87 (did not advance)
  • Charity Opara
  • Round 1 — 51.77
  • Round 2 — 51.04 (did not advance)
  • Falilat Ogunkoya
  • Round 1 — 51.88
  • Round 2 — 50.49
  • Semifinal — 50.18
  • Final — 50.12 (7th place)
  • Women's 100 m hurdles

  • Gloria Alozie
  • Round 1 — 12.84
  • Round 2 — 12.84
  • Semifinal — 12.68
  • Final — 12.68 (Silver medal)
  • Angela Atede
  • Round 1 — 13.09
  • Round 2 — 13.11 (did not advance)
  • Women's 4 × 100 m

  • Benedicta Ajudua, Glory Alozie, Mercy Nku, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
  • 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

  • Vivian Chukwuemeka
  • 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)
  • 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

  • Gentle Offoin
  • Preliminary Heat — 52.91 (did not advance)
  • Women's 50 m freestyle

  • Ngozi Monu
  • Preliminary Heat — 28.20 (did not advance)
  • Weightlifting

    Women

    References

    Nigeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics Wikipedia