Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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| At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens | ||||||||||
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| Flag bearer | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 68 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 2 |
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Nigeria competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
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[edit] Medals
| Medal | Competitor | Event |
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| Bronze | Olusoji Fasuba, Deji Aliu, Aaron Egbele, Uchenna Emedolu | Athletics, men's 4 x 100 m relay |
| Bronze | Saul Weigopwa, Musa Audu, James Godday, Enefiok Udo-Obong | Athletics, men's 4 x 400 m relay |
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Athletics
Men's 100 metres:
- Uchenna Emedolu — Semifinal: 10.35 s (did not advance)
- Deji Aliu — Round 2: 10.26 s (did not advance)
Women's 100 metres:
- Endurance Ojokolo — Round 2, 11.35 s (did not advance)
- Mercy Nku — Round 2, 11.39 s (did not advance)
Women's 200 metres:
- Mary Onyali-Omagbemi — Round 1: 23.37 s, Round 2: 23.75 s
Men's 400 metres:
- Saul Weigopwa — Semifinal: 45.67 s (did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metre relay:
- Olusoji Fasuba, Uchenna Emedolu, Aaron Egbele, and Deji Aliu — Final, 0:38.23 (bronze medal)
Women's 4x100 metre relay:
- Endurance Ojokolo, Oludamola Osayomi, Mercy Nku, and Gloria Kemasuode — Round 1: 43.00 s, Final: 43.42 s (7th place)
Men's 4x400 metre relay:
- James Godday, Musa Audu, Saul Weigopwa, and Enefiok Udo Obong — Final, 3:00.90 (bronze medal)
Women's 4x400 metre relay:
- Ngozi Cynthia Nwokocha, Gloria Amuche Nwosu, Halimat Ismaila, and Christy Ekpukhon — Round 1: 3:30.78 (15th place)
[edit] Basketball
[edit] Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
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- Lost to Australia (73-85)
- Lost to Japan (73-79)
- Lost to Greece (68-83)
- Lost to Brazil (63-82)
- Lost to Russia (58-93)
- Classification Match
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- 11th/12th place: Defeated South Korea (68-64) → 11th place
- Team Roster
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- Limda Ogugua
- Taiwo Rafiu
- Oha Ugo
- Joanne Aluka
- Rashidat Sadiq
- Mfon Udoka
- Mobolaji Akiode
- Mactabene Amachree
- Umoh Itaro
- Nguveren Iyorhe
- Aisha Mohammed
- Juliana Ojoshogu Negedu
- Head Coach: Samuel Vincent
[edit] Boxing
Nigeria sent seven boxers to the 2004 Olympics. Five lost their first matches, while the other two made it to the quarterfinals (one with two wins, the other with a bye and a win) before being defeated. The team's combined record was 3-7 and they earned no medals.
Light Flyweight (48kg)
- Effiong Okon
- Round of 32 — Lost to Alfonso Pinto of Italy, outscored
Bantamweight (54kg)
- Nestor Bolum
- Round of 32 — Defeated Petit Jesus Ngnitedem of Gabon, 23-17
- Round of 16 — Defeated Diwakar Prasad of India, outscored
- Quarterfinal — Lost to Worapoj Petchkoom of Thailand, 29-14
Featherweight (57kg)
- Muideen Ganiyu
- Round of 32 — Bye
- Round of 16 — Defeated Khumiso Ikgopoleng of Botswana, 25-16
- Quarterfinal — Lost to Song Guk Kim of DPR Korea, 32-11
Lightweight (60kg)
- Ahmed Sadiq
- Round of 32 — Lost to Mario César Kindelán Mesa of Cuba, outscored
Light Heavyweight (81kg)
- Isaac Ekpo
- Round of 32 — Lost to Utkirbek Haydarov of Uzbekistan, 21-11
Heavyweight (91kg)
- Emmanuel Izonritei
- Round of 16 — Lost to Naser Al Shami of Syria, 30-17
Super Heavyweight (over 91kg)
- Gbenga Oluokun
- Round of 16 — Lost to Roberto Cammarelle of Italy, 29-13
[edit] Football (Soccer)
Women's: 6th place
- Preliminary round: 1-0-1
- Quarterfinal: lost to Germany, 2-1
[edit] Judo
Men's 100+ kg:
- Chukwuemeka Onyemachi — defeated in round of 32
Women's 57 kg:
- Catherine Ewa Ekuta — defeated in round of 16
[edit] Officials
- President: Habu Gumel
- Secretary General: Olabanji Oladapo
