Nigeria_at_the_2008_Summer_Paralympics

Nigeria at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Nigeria at the; 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	NGR
NPC	Nigeria Paralympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors	28 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Adekunle Adesoji
Officials	14
Medals; Ranked 30th	Gold 4 Silver 4 Bronze 1 Total 9
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Nigeria sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.^[1] The country was represented by 28 athletes competing in four sports: powerlifting, table tennis, wheelchair tennis and track and field.^[2] The Nigerian team included eight powerlifters.^[3]

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Medalists

The Nigerian Paralympic delegation left the Games having won more medals than their Olympic counterparts.^[4]

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"Paralympic Games team in Beijing"^{[permanent dead link]}, Chronicle, 1 September 2008

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"Nigeria's Paralympic athletes leave for training tour in South Korea". Xinhua. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

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"Nigerian power lifters aims to set world record at Beijing Paralympics". Xinhua News Agency. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2008.

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"Nigeria's Nollywood winner and other Paralympic surprises". BBC News. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi	Athletics	Women's discus throw F57/58
Gold	Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi	Athletics	Women's shot put F57/58
Gold	Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike	Powerlifting	Women's 48 kg
Gold	Ruel Ishaku	Powerlifting	Men's 48 kg
Silver	Adekunle Adesoji	Athletics	Men's 100 m T12
Silver	Obioma Daleth Aligekwe	Powerlifting	Men's 100 kg
Silver	Grace Ebere Anozie	Powerlifting	Women's +82.5 kg
Silver	Amoge Victoria Nneji	Powerlifting	Women's 67.5 kg
Bronze	Patience Aghimile Igbiti	Powerlifting	Women's 60 kg

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Adekunle Adesoji	T12	100m	11.05	2 Q	11.00	3 Q	10.95
Adekunle Adesoji	T12	200m	22.35	3 q	22.46	5 B	22.48	5
Ayuba Cheledi Abdullahi	T46	100m	DSQ		did not advance
Godwin Joseph Mbakara	T46	100m	11.24	7 q	—		11.37	7
Serge Ornem	T46	100m	11.31	9	did not advance
Olusegun Francis Rotawo	T11	100m	11.58	9 Q	11.51	6 B	11.60	6
Bashiru Yunusa	T46	100m	DNS		did not advance
Bashiru Yunusa	T46	400m	50.20	7 Q	—		DNS

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Points	Rank
Chinedu Silver Ezeikpe	F57-58	Discus throw	50.42 SB	945	8
		Javelin throw	45.86	973	5
		Shot put	13.29	888	10

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Goodness Chinasa Duru	T46	200m	27.09	9	did not advance
Patricia Ndidiamaka Nnaji	T54	200m	33.00	12	did not advance

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Points	Rank
Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi	F57-58	Discus throw	35.21 PR	1120
		Javelin throw	26.11 SB	885	6
		Shot put	10.96 WR	1128

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Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Medalists

Athletics

Men's track

Men's field

Women's track

Women's field

Powerlifting

Men

Women

Table tennis

Men

Women

Wheelchair tennis

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Athlete	Event	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3	Attempt 4
Solomon Amarakwuo	-90kg	NMR
Obioma Alegakewue	-100kg	~~230.0~~	235.0	245.0	~~248.0~~
Ruel Ishaku	-48kg	155.0	160.0	167.5	169.0 WR

Athlete	Event	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3	Rank
Grace Ebere Alozie	+82.5kg	157.5	165.0 PR	~~167.5~~
Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike	-48kg	125.0 WR	130.0 WR	~~137.5~~
Patience Aghimile Igbiti	-60kg	110.0	~~115.0~~	~~115.0~~
Amoge Victoria Nneji	-67.5kg	125.0	132.5	~~142.5~~
Adedeji Kike Ogunbamiwo	-82.5kg	~~125.0~~	125.0	127.5	4

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Tajudeen Agunbiade	Men's singles C9-10	Berecki (HUN) W 3-1	Karabec (CZE) L 1-3	2	did not advance
Oluade Egbinola	Men's singles C3	Geva (ISR) L 1-3	Kramminger (AUT) L 1-3	3	did not advance
Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi	Men's singles C9-10	Shchepanskyy (UKR) W 3-0	Lu X (CHN) W 3-0	1 Q	Last (NED) L 0-3	did not advance
Nasiru Sule	Men's singles C4-5	Durand (FRA) L 0–3	Bai (CHN) L 0–3	3	did not advance
Oluade Egbinola Nasiru Sule	Men's team C4-5	—			China (CHN) L 1-3	did not advance
Tajudeen Agunbiade Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi	Men's team C9-10	—			Netherlands (NED) L 1-3	did not advance