1956 Summer Olympics / Participant (Nigeria)

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Nigeria took part in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with a delegation of ten athletes in one sport in six competitions.

After 1952 , it was Nigeria's second participation in the Summer Olympics .

Participants by sport

The youngest athlete was sprinter Abdul Amu at 23 years and 16 days , the oldest athlete was the long jumper Karim Olowu (32 years and 171 days).

athletics

100 m

• Edward Ajado

  1st round: in the 11th run (rank 1) qualified for the quarter-finals, 10.8 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.01 seconds (automatically stopped)

  Quarter-finals: eliminated in the 3rd run (rank 5), 10.9 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.02 seconds (automatically stopped)

• Titus Erinle

  1st round: eliminated in the 2nd run (3rd place), 10.9 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.09 seconds (automatically stopped)

• Thomas Obi

  1st round: eliminated in the 7th run (5th place), 11.0 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.10 seconds (automatically stopped)

4 × 100 meter relay

• Edward Ajado , Abdul Amu , Titus Erinle and Rafiu Oluwa

  Round one: eliminated in the 4th run, 47.3 seconds (hand-stopped), 47.39 seconds (automatically stopped), disqualified

400 m

• Abdul Amu

  1st round: eliminated in 3rd run (rank 5), 49.4 seconds (hand-stopped), 49.57 seconds (automatically stopped)

Triple jump

• Paul Bamela Engo

  Qualifying round: 14.81 meters, qualified for the final

  Try one: 14.81 meters

  Trial two: left out

  Try three: skipped

  Final: 15.03 meters, 17th place

  Try one: 14.98 meters

  Try two: 15.03 meters

  Trial three: 14.87 meters

• Peter Esiri

  Qualifying round: 14.93 meters, ranked 16th, qualified for the final

  Try one: 14.93 meters

  Trial two: left out

  Try three: skipped

  Final round: no valid distance, 22nd place

  Attempt one: invalid

  Attempt two: invalid

  Try three: skipped

high jump

• Julius Chigbolu

  Qualifying round: 1.92 meters, 4th place, qualified for the final

  1.70 meters: valid, no failed attempt

  1.78 meters: left out

  1.82 meters: valid, no failed attempt

  1.88 meters: left out

  1.92 meters: valid, no failed attempt

  Final round: 2.00 meters, rank 9

  1.80 meters: omitted

  1.86 meters: valid, a failed attempt

  1.92 meters: valid, two failed attempts

  1.96 meters: valid, a failed attempt

  2.00 meters: valid, without a failed attempt

  2.03 meters: invalid, three failed attempts

• Vincent Gabriel

  Qualifying round: 1.92 meters, 22nd place, qualified for the final

  1.70 meters: valid, no failed attempt

  1.78 meters: left out

  1.82 meters: left out

  1.88 meters: valid, two failed attempts

  1.92 meters: valid, a failed attempt

  Final round: 1.92 meters, 19th place

  1.80 meters: valid, no failed attempt

  1.86 meters: valid, no failed attempt

  1.92 meters: valid, two failed attempts

  1.96 meters: invalid, three failed attempts

Long jump

• Karim Olowu

  Qualifying round: 7.29 meters, ranked 10th, qualified for the final

  Try one: 7.05 meters

  Try two: 7.29 meters

  Try three: skipped

  Final round: 7.36 meters, 5th place

  Try one: 7.28 meters

  Trial two: 6.77 meters

  Trial three: 7.36 meters

  Trial four: 6.42 meters

  Attempt five: invalid

  Trial six: 6.91 meters

• Rafiu Oluwa

  Qualifying round: 6.53 meters, 29th place

  Attempt one: invalid

  Trial two: 6.53 meters

  Try three: invalid

Web links

• Nigerian Olympic team from 1956 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ).