Nigeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 50 | |||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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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.
Results by event
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
- Heat — 10.39
- Quarterfinals — 10.34
- Semifinals — 10.51 (→ did not advance)
- 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
- Qualification — 7.82 m
- Final — 7.49 m (→ 11th place)
- Jubobosaye Kio
- Qualification — 7.77 m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 7.43 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres
- Oguzoeme Nsenu
- Heat — 11.72
- Quarterfinals — 11.55 (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 11.75
- Quarterfinals — 11.60 (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
- Nureni Gbadamosi
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Michael Anthony (Guyana) on points (5-0)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- William Azanor
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Tsacho Andreikovski (Bulgaria) after knock-out in first round
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
- Christopher Ossai
- First Round — Lost to Richard Nowakowski (East Germany) on points (0-5)
Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)
- Peter Aydele
- First Round — Lost to Farouk Jawad (Iraq) on points (0-5)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
- Solomon Ataga
- First Round — Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (Cuba) after knock-out in first round
Football (soccer)
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
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