2000 Summer Olympics / Participant (Nigeria)

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Nigeria participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , Australia . 83 athletes, including 44 men and 39 women, participated in eight sports. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was runner Sunday Bada .

Medalist

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Sunday Bada , Clement Chukwu , Jude Monye , Enefiok Udo-Obong , Nduka Awazie (only preliminary heats ) & Fidelis Gadzama (only preliminary heats )	athletics	Men, 4 × 400 meters

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Glory alozie	athletics	Women, 100 meter hurdles
Ruth Ogbeifo	Weightlifting	Women, class up to 75 kilograms

Participants by sport

Boxing

Men

• Olusegun Ajose

  Light welterweight: 2nd round

• Jegbefumere Albert

  Light heavyweight: 6th place / quarterfinals

• Albert Eromosele

  Middleweight: 2nd round

• Rasmus Ojemaye

  Heavyweight: 1st round

• Samuel Peter

  Super heavyweight: 7th place / quarterfinals

Soccer

After winning the game in 1996 , Nigeria took part in the men's soccer tournament for the fourth time. Like five years earlier, the coach was Jo Bonfrere from the Netherlands . The team, whose players were mostly under contract with European clubs, started the tournament with a 3: 3 against Honduras, against Australia a 3: 2 win. In the last group game, a 1-1 draw against Italy was enough to move into the quarter-finals as second in the group. This was lost against Chile with 1: 4.

For the first time, Nigeria also took part in the women's soccer tournament. Against the three group opponents from China, Norway and the United States, the team trained by Mabo Ismaila lost 1: 3 each, so that the preliminary round ended with 0 points in last place.

Men goal 1 Greg Etafia 18 Sam Okoye 22 Ettah Ijoh (replacement) Defense 2 Samuel Okunowo 3 Celestine Babayaro 5 Furo Iyenemi 6 Christopher Kanu 15 Godwin Okpara 16 Isaac Okoronkwo 19 Chikelue Iloenyosi (replacement) midfield 10 trainee Oliseh 11 Garba Lawal 12 Henry Onwuzuruike 14 Blessing Kaku 20 Henry Isaac (replacement) Storm 4 Johnson Sunday 7 Victor Agali 8 Bright Igbinadolor 9 Yakubu Aiyegbeni 13 Pius Ikedia 17 Julius Aghahowa

Women goal 1 Ann Chiejine 18 Judith Chime 22 Precious Dede (replacement) Defense 2 Yinka Kudaisi 4 Perpetua Nkwocha 5 Eberechi Opara 6 Kikelomo Ajayi 16 Florence Iweta 21 Vivian Nkemakolam (replacement) midfield 3 Martha Tarhemba 9 Gloria Usieta 10 Mercy Akide 13 Nkiru Okosieme 14 Florence Omagbemi 15 Maureen Mmadu Storm 7 Stella Mbachu 8 Rita Nwadike 11 Ifeanyi Chiejine 12 Solitaire Avre 17 Nkechi Egbe 19 Lami Adamu (replacement) 20 Adaku Okoroafor (replacement)

Weightlifting

Men Sunday Mathias Featherweight: 15th place

Women Evelyn Ebhomien Lightweight: DNF Franca Gbodo Featherweight: 4th place Helen Idahosa Super heavyweight: 5th place Ruth Ogbeifo Heavyweight: silver

Judo

Men Majemite Omagbaluwaje Light middleweight: 1st round

Women Bilkisu Yusuf Light middleweight: 1st round

athletics

The men's 4 x 400 meter relay initially won the silver medal. But after the relay of the United States, which originally emerged as the winner, was convicted of doping and thus disqualified, the relay of Nigeria was recognized the gold medal.

Men Deji Aliu 100 meters: semi-finals 4 × 100 meters: DNF / semi-finals Nnamdi Anusim 4 × 100 meters: DNF / semi-finals Nduka Awazie 400 meters: heats 4 × 400 meter relay: Gold (only prelims) Sunday Bada 400 meters: quarter-finals 4 × 400 meter relay: gold Clement Chukwu 4 × 400 meter relay: gold Uchenna Emedolu 200 meters: quarter-finals 4 × 100 meters: DNF / semi-finals Sunday Emmanuel 100 meters: semi-finals 4 × 100 meters: DNF / semi-finals Fidelis Gadzama 4 × 400 meter relay: Gold (only prelims) Jew Monye 400 meters: quarter-finals 4 × 400 meter relay: gold Francis Obikwelu 200 meters: semi-finals Seun Ogunkoya 100 meters: heats Sylvester Omodiale 400 meter hurdles: prelims Enefiok Udo-Obong 4 × 400 meter relay: gold Chima Ugwu Shot put: 21st place in qualification

Women Bisi Afolabi 400 meters: quarter-finals 4 × 400 meters: 4th place Benedicta Ajudua 4 × 100 meters: 7th place Glory alozie 100 meter hurdles: silver 4 × 100 meters: 7th place Angela Atede 100 meter hurdles: quarter-finals Vivian Chukwuemeka Shot put: 14th place in qualification Joan Ekah 100 meters: quarter-finals Patience Itanyi Long jump: 25th place in qualification Doris Jacob 4 × 400 meters: 4th place Mercy Nku 100 meters: semi-finals 200 meters: semi-finals 4 × 100 meters: 7th place Falilat Ogunkoya 400 meters: 7th place 4 × 400 meters: 4th place Rosemary Okafor 4 × 400 meters: 4th place Mary Onyali-Omagbemi 100 meters: quarter-finals 200 meters: quarter-finals 4 × 100 meters: 7th place Charity Opara 400 meters: quarter-finals 4 × 400 meters: 4th place Fatima Yusuf 200 meters: quarter-finals

Wrestling

Men

• Victor Kodei

  Heavyweight, freestyle: 15th place

• Ibo Oziti

  Welterweight, freestyle: 20th place

swim

Men Gentle Offoin 100 meters freestyle: 60th place

Women Ngozi Monu 50 meter freestyle: 57th place

Table tennis

Men Peter Akinlabi Individual: group stage Kazeem Nosiru Doubles: group stage Segun Toriola Individual: group stage Doubles: group stage

Women Bose kaffo Individual: group stage Doubles: group stage Kehinde Okenla Doubles: group stage Spark Oshonaike Individual: group stage Doubles: group stage Atisi Owoh Doubles: group stage

Web links

• Nigerian Olympic Team from 2000 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )