Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Nigeria at the Olympic Games

Flag of Nigeria – Flag bearers
IOC code  NGR
NOC Nigeria Olympic Committee Inc.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors 72 (24 men, 48 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
Medals
Rank: 68		 Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
2		 Total
2
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Nigeria competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

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Medalists

Bronze medal.svg Bronze

Results by event

Athletics

The entire 17-person Nigerian Athletics team participated in races of 400 metres or shorter, but the only entries that qualified for finals were three of the four relay teams. Of these, both men's relay teams earned bronze medals, the only two medals for the country in Athens.

Men's 100 metres:

  • Deji Aliu
    • Round 1: 10.39 s (1st in heat 9, Qualified, 40th overall)
    • Round 2: 10.26 s (5th in heat 2, did not advance, 27th overall)
  • Uchenna Emedolu
    • Round 1: 10.22 s (2nd in heat 1, Qualified, T-18th overall)
    • Round 2: 10.15 s (3rd in heat 3, Qualified, T-12th overall)
    • Semifinal: 10.35 s (8th in semifinal 1, did not advance, 16th overall)

Men's 400 metres:

  • Saul Weigopwa
    • Round 1: 45.59 s (3rd in heat 7, Qualified, T-17th overall)
    • Semifinal: 45.67 s (6th in semifinal 3, did not advance, 17th overall)

Men's 4x100 metre Relay:

Men's 4x400 metre Relay:

Women's 100 metres:

  • Mercy Nku
    • Round 1: 11.37 s (4th in heat 1, Qualified, 23rd overall)
    • Round 2: 11.39 s (5th in heat 3, did not advance, T-21st overall)
  • Endurance Ojokolo
    • Round 1: 11.36 s (2nd in heat 2, Qualified, 22nd overall)
    • Round 2: 11.35 s (5th in heat 4, did not advance, 18th overall)

Women's 200 metres:

  • Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
    • Round 1: 23.37 s (6th in heat 4, Qualified, 31st overall)
    • Round 2: 23.75 s (8th in heat 3, did not advance, 32nd overall)

Women's 4x100 metre Relay:

Women's 4x400 metre Relay:

Basketball

The Nigerian team did not win a game in the prelimiary round, losing all but one game by double digits. They did lead Japan going into the final five minutes of that game, but a 12-5 Japan run was enough for them to take the lead and the victory. The 11th place game was a close affair, but the Nigerians did enough to take a slim four point victory to avoid a last-placed finish.

The team's leading scorer, and the tournament's second highest scorer, was forward Mfon Udoka, who averaged 21.7 points per game. She was also the team's top rebounder, averaging 10.2 rebounds per game.

Women's Competition:

  • Team Roster
    • Point Guards
    • Shooting Guards
      • Mactabene Amachree
      • Nguveren Iyorhe
    • Small Forwards
      • Joanne Aluka
      • Rashidat Sadiq
    • Power Forwards
    • Centres
      • Limda Ogugua
      • Taiwo Rafiu
  • Pool A
  • 6th in group, did not advance (0 W, 5 L, 335 PF, 422 PA)
    • 11th Place Classification: Defeated South Korea (68 - 64) (11th overall)

Boxing

Nigeria sent seven boxers to the 2004 Olympics. Five lost their first matches, while the other two made it to the quarterfinals (one with two wins, the other with a bye and a win) before being defeated. The team's combined record was 3-7 and they earned no medals.

Light Flyweight (– 48kg):

Bantamweight (– 54kg):

Featherweight (– 57kg):

Lightweight (– 60kg):

Light Heavyweight (– 81kg):

Heavyweight (– 91kg):

Super Heavyweight (+ 91kg):

Football (Soccer)

The Nigerian team qualified for the Olympics after defeating Ghana on penalties and edging South Africa in a two-leg playoff.[1]

In Athens, they finished second in a three-team group, having defeated Japan 1-0 and given up a 1-0 first-half lead to the Swedes in a 2-1 loss. They took a 1-0 lead in their quarterfinal game against Germany as well, but again conceded two late goals to lose. Mercy Akide was the team's top scorer, scoring two of Nigeria's three goals.

Women's Competition:

  • Team Roster
    • Goalkeepers
    • Defenders
      • Felicia Eze
      • Faith Ikidi
      • Yinka Kudaisi
      • Chima Nwosu
      • Celestina Onyeka
      • Akudo Sabi
    • Midfielders
    • Forwards

Nigeria also had four alternate players, who are not counted as part of the official roster.

  • Alternates
    • Stella Godwin (forward)
    • Elizabeth Johnson (goalkeeper)
    • Gift Otuwe (forward)
    • Gloria Usieta (midfielder)
  • Group C
  • 2nd in group, Qualified (3 points, 2 GF, 2 GA, 0 GD)

Judo

The two Nigerian judoka both earned opening round byes, but neither managed to win a match in Athens.

Men's +100 kg (Heavyweight):

Women's 57 kg (Lightweight):

  • Catherine Ewa Ekuta
    • Round of 32: Bye
    • Round of 16: Lost to Lena Goeldi of Switzerland (Sode-tsurikomi-goshi; ippon - 4:06)

Swimming

Neither Nigerian advanced to the semifinal round.

Men's 100 metre Breaststroke:

  • Eric Williams
    • Heat: 1:07.69 (53rd overall, did not advance)

Women's 100 metre Backstroke:

  • Lenient Obia
    • Heat: 1:09.65 (39th overall, did not advance)

Table Tennis

Nigeria entered two singles players and two doubles teams in both the men's and women's events, and these entries put up a combined record of 5-8. However, none of the teams or individuals managed to progress beyond the second round in their respective events. Both women's doubles teams came very close to making the third round, as their second round matches went to seven sets, including Kaffo and Oshonaike coming back from down 3-0 to force a tie, only to lose a close seventh set.

Men's Singles:

  • Monday Merotohun
    • Round 1: Defeated Momo Babunugu of DR Congo (11 - 5, 11 - 8, 11 - 8, 11 - 8)
    • Round 2: Lost to Jörgen Persson of Sweden (11 - 9, 5 - 11, 5 - 11, 7 - 11, 8 - 11)

Men's Doubles:

  • Peter Akinlabi and Kazeem Nosiru
    • Round 1: Defeated Juan Papic and Alejandro Rodriguez of Chile (11 - 9, 11 - 5, 15 - 17, 11 - 9, 11 - 7)
    • Round 2: Lost to Michael Maze and Finn Tugwell of Denmark (11 - 8, 11 - 9, 7 - 11, 11 - 13, 9 - 11, 4 - 11)

Women's Singles:

  • Funke Oshonaike
    • Round 1: Defeated Berta Rodriguez of Chile (11 - 9, 11 - 8, 11 - 7, 11 - 9)
    • Round 2: Lost to Krisztina Toth of Hungary (12 - 10, 10 - 12, 16 - 14, 6 - 11, 13 - 15, 5 - 11)
  • Cecilia Otu Offiong
    • Round 1: Defeated Ligia Silva Santos of Brazil (11 - 8, 11 - 6, 9 - 11, 12 - 10, 11 - 8)
    • Round 2: Lost to Kim Yun-Mi of North Korea (5 - 11, 7 - 11, 6 - 11, 8 - 11)

Women's Doubles:

  • Offiong Edem and Cecilia Otu Offiong
    • Round 1: Bye
    • Round 2: Lost to Oksana Fadeeva and Galina Melnik of Russia (11 - 7, 3 - 11, 9 - 11, 2 - 11, 11 - 6, 12 - 10, 6 - 11)

Taekwondo

All three Nigerians lost their opening round matches, but the similarity between them was limited, as Obiorah's match was one of the highest scoring in the competition, while Chukwumerije's was much more defensive and Dudu's was more balanced.

Men's Under 80 kg:

  • Jacob Martins Obiorah
    • Round of 16: Lost to Hichem Hamdouni of Tunisia (11 - 16)

Men's Over 80 kg:

Women's Over 67 kg:

  • Princess Dudu
    • Round of 16: Lost to Nadin Dawani of Jordan (9 - 12)

Weightlifting

Neither Nigerian lifter was in medal contention.

Women's 48 kg:

  • Blessed Udoh
    • 180.0 kg (Snatch: 75.0 kg, Clean & Jerk: 105.0 kg, 7th overall)

Women's 58 kg:

  • Franca Gbodo
    • 212.5 kg (Snatch: 95.0 kg, Clean & Jerk: 117.5 kg, 10th overall)

Wrestling

Nigeria's only wrestler in Athens lost both his matches, and finished second-to-last in his weight class.

Men's 66 kg:

  • Fred Jessey

Officials

  • President: Habu Gumel
  • Secretary General: Olabanji Oladapo

See also

References

  1. ^ "Games of the XXVIII. Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament record". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. March 13, 2005. http://rsssf.com/tableso/ol2004q.html. Retrieved 2008-07-15. 

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