2008 Summer Olympics / Participant (Nigeria)

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Nigeria took part in the Summer Olympics forthe 14th timein Beijing in 2008 . The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the table tennis player Bose Kaffo.

On August 17, 2016, the Russian runners Julia Schermoschanskaja , Evgenia Polyakowa , Alexandra Fedoriwa and Julija Guschtschina were stripped of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 meter relay because of doping. The medals of Belgium (now gold), Nigeria (now silver) and Brazil (now bronze) have been gradually adjusted.

badminton

• Women
  • Grace Daniel

Boxing

• Men
  • Rasheed Lawal (lightweight)
  • Dauda Izobo (middleweight)
  • Olanrewaju Durodola (heavyweight)
  • Onorede Ehwareme (super heavyweight)

Soccer

Men (silver ) goal 1 ambruse Vanzekin 18 Ikechukwu Ezenwa Defense 2 Chibuzor Okonkwo 4 Onyekachi Apam 5 Dele Adeleye 13 Olubayo Adefemi 15 ivy ambrose midfield 6 Monday James 8 Sani Kaita 10 Promise Isaac 12 Ebenezer Ajilore 17 Emmanuel Ekpo 19 Oladapo Olufemi Storm 7 Chinedu Obasi 9 Victor Obinna 11 Solomon Okoronkwo 14 Peter Odemwingie 16 Victor Anichebe Trainer Samson Siasia Results Preliminary round  Netherlands : 0-0  Japan : 2-1  United States : 2-1 Quarter finals  Ivory Coast : 2-0 Semifinals  Belgium : 4-1 final  Argentina : 0-1

Women goal 1 Precious Dede 18 Tochukwu Oluehi Defense 2 Efioanwan Ekpo 3 Ayisat Yusuf 10 Rita Chikwelu 11 Lilian Cole 16 Ulunma Jerome midfield 4 Perpetua Nkwocha 6 Kikelomo Ajayi 7 Stella Mbachu 9 Sarah Michael 14 Faith Ikidi 15 Tawa Ishola 17 Edith Eduviere Storm 5 Onome Ebi 8 Ifeanyi Chiejine 12 Cynthia Uwak 13 Christie George Trainer Joseph Ladipo Results Preliminary round  North Korea : 0-1  Germany : 0: 1  Brazil : 1: 3 eliminated as fourth group

Weightlifting

• Men
  • Felix Ekpo (class up to 77 kg)
  • Benedict Uloko (class up to 85 kg)
• Women
  • Mariam Usman (class over 75 kg, bronze )

Judo

• Women
  • Vivian Yusuf (class up to 78 kg)

athletics

• Men
  • 100 m
    • Obinna Metu
    • Olusoji Fasuba
    • Uchenna Emedolu
  • 200 m
    • Obinna Metu
  • 400 m
    • James Godday
    • Saul Weigopwa
  • 110 m hurdles
    • Salim Nurudeen
  • 4 x 100 meter relay
    • Onyeabor Nwaogu , Obinna Metu, Chinedu Oriala , Uchenna Emedolu
• Women
  • 100 m
    • Oludamola Osayomi
    • Ene Franca Idoko
    • Halimat Ismaila
  • 200 m
    • Oludamola Osayomi
    • Gloria Kemasuode
  • 400 m
    • Folashade Abugan
    • Joy Eze
    • Muizat Ajoke Odumosu
  • 110 m hurdles
    • Toyin Augustus
  • 4 × 100 m relay (silver )
    • Ene Franca Idoko , Gloria Kemasuode , Halimat Ismaila , Oludamola Osayomi , Agnes Osazuwa
  • 4 × 400 m relay
    • Folashade Abugan , Joy Eze , Muizat Ajoke Odumosu , Oluoma Nwoke
  • high jump
    • Doreen Amata
  • Long jump
    • Blessing Okagbare (silver )
  • Triple jump
    • Chinonye Ohadugba
  • Shot put
    • Vivian Chukwuemeka

Taekwondo

• Men
  • Isah Mohammad (class up to 68 kg)
  • Chika Chukwumerije (class over 80 kg) (bronze )

Table tennis

• Men's singles
  • Monday Merotohun
  • Segun Toriola
• Ladies singles
  • Bose kaffo
  • Cecilia Offiong

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Doping at the Olympics: IOC recognizes Russia's 2008 relay gold. Spiegel Online, August 17, 2016, accessed August 17, 2016 .