2016 Summer Olympics / Participant (Nigeria)

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Nigeria participated in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . It was the 16th participation in the Summer Olympics. The Nigeria Olympic Committee nominated the athletes for the individual sports. The only medal was won by the men's soccer team. The team defeated the Honduras team in the bronze medal game.

Participants by sport

basketball

competition	Men
Athletes	Josh Akognon Alade Aminu Ike Diogu Ebi Ere Michael Gbinije Ekene Ibekwe Shane Lawal Andy Ogide Chamberlain Oguchi Stan Okoye Michael Umeh Ben Uzoh
Trainer	Will Voigt ( )
Group stage	Argentina (66:94) Lithuania (80:89) Spain (87:96) Croatia (90:76) Brazil (69:86)
Quarter finals	eliminated
Semifinals
final
placement	10th place

Boxing

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Men
Efe Ajagba	Super heavy weight over 91 kg	bye		Nigel Paul	KO	Ivan Dychko	0: 3	eliminated

Soccer

competition	Men
Athletes	Abdullahi Shehu Junior Ajayi Daniel Akpeyi (TW) Stanley Amuzie Emmanuel Daniel (TW) Saturday Erimuya Oghenekaro Etebo Imoh Ezekiel Kingsley Madu Mohammed Usman John Obi Mikel Azubuike Okechukwu Umar Sadiq Saliu Popoola Seth Sincere William Troost-Ekong Ndifreke Udo Aminu Umar
Trainer	Samson Siasia
Group stage	Japan 5: 4 (3: 2) Sweden 1: 0 (1: 0) Colombia 0: 2 (0: 1)
Quarter finals	Denmark 2: 0 (1: 0)
Semifinals	Germany 0: 2 (0: 1)
Game for the bronze medal	Honduras 3: 2 (1: 0)
placement	bronze

Weightlifting

Athletes	competition	Tear		Bump		Duel		rank
		Weight	rank	Weight	rank	Weight	rank
Women
Mariam Usman	Class over 75 kg	115 kg	11	150 kg	8th	265 kg	9	9

canoe

Canoe slalom

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Men
Jonathan Akinyemi	K-1	104.59 s	20th	eliminated				20th

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	Round 1		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Gloria Asumnu	100 m	11.55 s	38	eliminated				38
Jennifer Madu	100 m	11.61 s	45	eliminated				45
Blessing Okagbare	100 m	11.16 s	7th	11.09 s	11	eliminated		11
Blessing Okagbare	200 m	22.71 s	13	22.69 s	13	eliminated		13
Margaret Bamgbose	400 m	51.43 s	13	51.92 s	18th	eliminated		18th
Patience Okon George	400 m	51.83 s	22nd	52.52 s	23	eliminated		23
Omolara Omotosho	400 m	53.22 s	46	eliminated				46
Tobi Amusan	100 m hurdles	12.99 s	23	12.91 s	11	eliminated		11
Amaka Ogoegbunam	400 m hurdles	56.96 s	32	eliminated				32
Gloria Asumnu Jennifer Madu Blessing Okagbare Agnes Osazuwa Peace Uko	4 × 100 m relay	42.55 s	5	-		43.21 s	8th	8th
Men
Ogho-Oghene Egwero	100 m	10.37 s	51	eliminated				51
Seye Ogunlewe	100 m	10.26 s	34	eliminated				34
Tega Odele	200 m	21.25 s	70	eliminated				70
Divine Oduduru	200 m	20.34 s	21st	20.59 s	21st	eliminated		21st
Orukpe Erayokan	400 m	47.42 s	44	eliminated				44
Antwon Hicks	110 m hurdles	13.70 s	28	14.26 s	23	eliminated		23
Miles Ukaoma	400 m hurdles	49.84 s	32	eliminated				32

Jumping and throwing

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Width / height	rank	Width / height	rank
Women
Doreen Amata	high jump	1.89 m	27	eliminated		27
Ese Brume	Long jump	6.67 m	3	6.81 m	5	5
Nwanneka Okwelogu	Shot put	16.67 m	29	eliminated		29
Chinwe Okoro	Discus throw	58.85 m	14th	eliminated		14th
Men
Tosin Oke	Triple jump	16.47 m	23	eliminated		23
Olu Olamigoke	Triple jump	16.10 m	32	eliminated		32
Stephen Mozia	Shot put	18.98 m	28	eliminated		28

All-around

Athletes	100 m hurdles		high jump		Shot put		200 m		Long jump		Javelin throw		800 m		Points	rank
	time	Points	height	Points	Expanse	Points	time	Points	Expanse	Points	Expanse	Points	time	Points
Heptathlon women
Uhunoma Osazuwa	13.75 s	1014	1.77 m	941	13.15 m	737	24.67 s	917	5.72 m	765	33.42 m	542	disqualified	0	4916	29

Wrestling

Athletes	competition	1 round		Quarter finals		Semifinals		Round of Hope quarterfinals		Hope round semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Freestyle women
Mercy Genesis	Class up to 48 kg	Iwona Matkowska	0: 3	eliminated
Odunayo Adekuoroye	Class up to 53 kg	Sofia Mattsson	0: 5	eliminated
Aminat Adeniyi	Class up to 58 kg	Petra Olli	1: 3	eliminated
Blessing Oborududu	Class up to 63 kg	Sorondsonboldyn Battsetseg	1: 3	eliminated
Hannah Rueben	Class up to 69 kg	Dorothy Yeats	1: 4	eliminated
Freestyle men
Amas Daniel	Class up to 65 kg	Zurab Iakobashvili	1: 3	eliminated
So Tamarau	Class up to 97 kg	Magomed Ibragimov	0: 4	eliminated

rowing

Athletes	competition	leader			Reunion			Quarter finals			Semifinals			final		rank
		time	space	qualification	time	space	qualification	time	space	qualification	time	space	qualification	time	space
Women
Chierika Ukogu	One	8: 35.34 min	3	Quarter finals	-			7: 54.44 min	5	Semifinals C	8: 18.55 min	4th	D final	7: 44.76 min	2	20th

swim

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Rechael Tonjor	100 m chest	1: 21.43 min	42	eliminated				42
Men
Samson Opuakpo	50 m freestyle	24.85 s	59	eliminated				59

Table tennis

Athletes	competition	Preliminary round		1 round		2nd round		3rd round		4th round		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Offiong Edem	singles	Sally Yee	4-0	Wiktoryja Paulovich	1: 4	eliminated
Olufunke Oshonaike	singles	Mariana Sahakian	4: 3	Adriana Diaz	2: 4	eliminated
Men
Quadri Aruna	singles	bye				Wang Yang	4: 1	Chuang Chih-yuan	4: 1	Timo Boll	4-0	Ma Long	0: 4	eliminated
Segun Toriola	singles	bye		Dimitrij Prokopcov	4: 2	Kōki Niwa	2: 4	eliminated
Quadri Aruna Abiodun Bode Segun Toriola	team	-								China	0: 3	eliminated

Web links

• Nigeria. Official website of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), accessed July 25, 2016 .