Summer Paralympics 2008 / Participant (Nigeria)

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Nigeria took the 24 athletes 2008 Summer Paralympics in China's Beijing in part.

When the teams marched in, the flag was carried by Adekunle Adesoji . The athletes won a total of nine medals. The most successful participant was the athlete Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi , who won gold in discus and shot put and achieved sixth place in javelin throw.

Participants by sport

athletics

Women

• Goodness Chinasa Duru
• Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi , 2 × (shot put and discus throwing, class F57 / 58)
• Patricia Ndidiamaka Nnaji

Men

• Adekunle Adesoji , 1 × (100 meters, class T12)
• Ayuba Cheledi Abdullahi
• Chinedu Silver Ezeikpe
• Godwin Joseph Mbakara
• Austin Poland Oritshe
• Olusegun Francis Rotawo
• Ifechi Kingsley Uzoefuna
• Bashiru Yunusa

Powerlifting (bench press)

Women

• Grace Ebere Anozie , 1 × (weight class over 82.50 kg)
• Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike , 1 × (weight class up to 48 kg)
• Patience Aghimile Igbiti , 1 × (weight class up to 60 kg)
• Amoge Victoria Nneji , 1 × (weight class up to 67.50 kg)
• Adedeji Kike Ogunbamowo

Men

• Obioma Daleth Aligekwe , 1 × (weight class up to 100 kg)
• Ruel Ishaku , 1 × (weight class up to 48 kg)

Wheelchair tennis

Men

• Wasiu Yusuf

Table tennis

Women

• Faith Chinenye Obiora

Men

• Tajudeen Agunbiade
• Oluade Egbinola
• Olabiyi Alabi Olufemi
• Nasiru Sule

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Summer Paralympic Participant List ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Query at paralympic.org (as of September 28, 2008)
2. ↑ Paralympic.org, September 28, 2008, list of standard bearers ( memento of March 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive )