Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Nigeria at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Nigeria IPC code  NGR NPC Nigeria Paralympic Committee
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing
Competitors	28 in 4 sports
Officials	14
Medals Rank: 30	Gold 4	Silver 4	Bronze 1	Total 9
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1960–1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008

Nigeria sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.^[1] The country was represented by 28 athletes competing in four sports: powerlifting, table tennis, wheelchair tennis and track and field.^[2] The Nigerian team included eight powerlifters.^[3]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Iyiazi, Eucharia NjidekaEucharia Njideka Iyiazi	Athletics	Women's discus throw F57/58
1 Gold	Iyiazi, Eucharia NjidekaEucharia Njideka Iyiazi	Athletics	Women's shot put F57/58
1 Gold	Ejike, Lucy OgechukwuLucy Ogechukwu Ejike	Powerlifting	Women's 48 kg
1 Gold	Ishaku, RuelRuel Ishaku	Powerlifting	Men's 48 kg
2 Silver	Adesoji, AdekunleAdekunle Adesoji	Athletics	Men's 100 m T12
2 Silver	Aligekwe, Obioma DalethObioma Daleth Aligekwe	Powerlifting	Men's 100 kg
2 Silver	Anozie, Grace EbereGrace Ebere Anozie	Powerlifting	Women's +82.5 kg
2 Silver	Nneji, Amoge VictoriaAmoge Victoria Nneji	Powerlifting	Women's 67.5 kg
3 Bronze	Igbiti, Patience AghimilePatience Aghimile Igbiti	Powerlifting	Women's 60 kg

Athletics

• 11 representatives

Powerlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3	Rank
Ruel Isiaku	−48 kg
Solomon Amarakwu	−90 kg
Obioma Alegakwue	−100 kg

Women

Athlete	Event	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3	Rank
Lucy Ejike	−48 kg
Patience Igbiti	−60 kg
Victoria Nneji	−67.5 kg
Kikelomo Ogunbamiwo	−82.5 kg
Grace Alozie	+82.5 kg

Table tennis

• 5 representatives

Wheelchair tennis

The Nigerian wheelchair tennis team consisted of a single competitor, 19-year-old Wasiu Yusuf.^[4][5] Yusuf qualified for the Games through a wildcard awarded to him for winning the ITF Silver Fund Cup for Africa in October 2007.^[6] He participated in the men's singles event in Beijing and was knocked out in the first round by a loss to Stefan Olsson of Sweden.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Wasiu Yusuf	Men's singles	Olsson (SWE) L 2–6, 1–6	Did not advance

See also

• Nigeria at the Paralympics
• Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics

References

1. ^ "Paralympic Games team in Beijing", Chronicle, September 1, 2008
2. ^ "Nigeria's Paralympic athletes leave for training tour in South Korea", Xinhua, August 20, 2008
3. ^ "Nigerian power lifters aims to set world record at Beijing Paralympics". Xinhua News Agency. 2008-09-03. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/03/content_9759838.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-03. 
4. ^ Nigeria at the 2008 - Beijing Paralympics on paralympic.org
5. ^ ^{a b} "To Africans, a wheelchair is the biggest hurdle". Reuters. 8 September 2008. http://www.universalsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23000&ATCLID=1577386. Retrieved 2009-01-08. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ Konstantinova, Kameliya (5 November 2007). "Cruyff Foundation Silver Fund Cup for Africa". International Tennis Federation. http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/silverfund/silverfundcup/africa.asp. Retrieved 2009-01-08.