Nigeria at the Paralympics
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Nigeria made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. It sent a delegation of six male athletes to compete in track & field, powerlifting and table tennis.
History
Nigeria made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona when they sent a delegation of six men to compete in track & field, powerlifting and table tennis.[1] Adeoye Ajibola won two gold medals in sprint, while Monday Emoghawve obtained one in powerlifting.[1]
Nigeria has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, though it has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics.[2]
Medallists
Nigeria made its Paralympic debut at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, where they claimed three gold medals.[3][4] The country set a single Games medal record for themselves at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, where they claimed 7 gold medals.[3] Going into the 2016 Summer Paralympics, the country had claimed 22 gold medals, 11 silver, and 12 bronze in the Paralympics during their history.[2][3]
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Ajibola, AdeoyeAdeoye Ajibola | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's sprint |
Gold | Ajibola, AdeoyeAdeoye Ajibola | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's sprint |
Gold | Emoghawve, MondayMonday Emoghawve | 1992 Barcelona | Powerlifting | Men's powerlifting |
Gold | Ajibola, AdeoyeAdeoye Ajibola | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's sprint |
Gold | Ajibola, AdeoyeAdeoye Ajibola | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's sprint |
Gold | Emoghawve, MondayMonday Emoghawve | 1996 Atlanta | Powerlifting | Men's powerlifting |
Gold | Nzuruike, EdithEdith Nzuruike | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Women's javelin |
Gold | Emoghawve, MondayMonday Emoghawve | 2000 Sydney | Powerlifting | Men's powerlifting |
Gold | Ismaila, IyaboIyabo Ismaila | 2000 Sydney | Powerlifting | Women's powerlifting |
Gold | Nneji, VictoriaVictoria Nneji | 2000 Sydney | Powerlifting | Women's powerlifting |
Gold | Okafor, PatriciaPatricia Okafor | 2000 Sydney | Powerlifing | Women's powerlifting |
Gold | Agunbiade, TajudeenTajudeen Agunbiade | 2000 Sydney | Table Tennis | Men's singles |
Gold | Agunbiade, TajudeenTajudeen Agunbiade, Tunde Adisa, Femi Alaba | 2000 Sydney | Table Tennis | Men's team |
Gold | Adesoji, AdekundoAdekundo Adesoji | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's sprint |
Gold | Adesoji, AdekundoAdekundo Adesoji | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's sprint |
Gold | Adesoji, AdekundoAdekundo Adesoji | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's sprint |
Gold | Ezeikpe, SilverSilver Ezeikpe | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's javelin |
Gold | Ejike, LucyLucy Ejike | 2004 Athens | Powerlifting | Women's powerlifting |
Gold | Njideka, EuchariaEucharia Njideka | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Women's shotput |
Gold | Njideka, EuchariaEucharia Njideka | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Women's discus |
Gold | Ejike, LucyLucy Ejike | 2008 Beijing | Powerlifting | Women's powerlifting |
Gold | Ishaku, RuelRuel Ishaku | 2008 Beijing | Powerlifting | Men's powerlifting |
Gold | Adesokan, YakubuYakubu Adesokan | 2012 London | Powerlifting | Men's 48 kg |
Gold | Nwokorie, IvoryIvory Nwokorie | 2012 London | Powerlifting | Women's 44 kg |
Gold | Oyema, EstherEsther Oyema | 2012 London | Powerlifting | Women's 48 kg |
Gold | Onaolapo, JoyJoy Onaolapo | 2012 London | Powerlifting | Women's 52 kg |
Silver | Obichukwu, IkechukwuIkechukwu Obichukwu | 2012 London | Powerlifting | Men's 52 kg |
Silver | Ulonnam, AnthonyAnthony Ulonnam | 2012 London | Powerlifting | Men's 56 kg |
See also
References
- 1 2 Nigeria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- 1 2 Nigeria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- 1 2 3 "6 Facts to know about Nigeria at the Paralympics". Nigeria Today. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ "Nigeria - National Paralympic Committee". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-06-13.