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Nigeria at the Paralympic Games 
Flag of NigeriaIPC code NGR NPC Nigeria Paralympic Committee Paralympic history Summer Games 1960–1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 Nigeria made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. It sent a delegation of six male athletes to compete in track & field, powerlifting and table tennis. Adeoye Ajibola won two gold medals in sprint, while Monday Emoghawve obtained one in powerlifting.[1]
Nigeria has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, though it has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics. Nigerians have won a total of 22 gold medals, 11 silver, and 12 bronze. In addition to his two gold in 1992, Ajibola obtained two more in sprinting four years later, while Emoghavwe in 1996 took another gold in powerlifting. In 2000, Edith Nzuruike became one of Nigeria's first female Paralympic champions, winning gold in the javelin. The same year, Emoghavwe took his third consecutive gold in powerlifting, while three female powerlifters (Iyabo Ismaila, Victoria Nneji and Patricia Okafor) also obtained a gold medal each. In table tennis, Tajudeen Agunbiade won gold in the men's singles, while the trio of Agunbiade, Tunde Adisa and Femi Alabi took gold in the team event. In 2004, Adekundo Adesoji was a triple champion in sprinting; Silver Ezeikpe took a gold medal in the men's javelin; and Lucy Ejike a gold in powerlifting. Most recently, in 2008, Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi was Paralympic champion in both shot put and discus, while Ejike and Ruel Ishaku each won a gold medal in powerlifting.[2]
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References
- ^ Nigeria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Nigeria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Nations that have competed at the Paralympic Games Africa Algeria • Angola • Benin • Botswana • Burkina Faso • Burundi • Cape Verde • Central African Republic • Côte d'Ivoire • Egypt • Ethiopia • Gabon • Ghana • Guinea • Kenya • Lesotho • Libya • Madagascar • Mali • Mauritania • Mauritius • Morocco • Namibia • Niger • Nigeria • Rwanda • Senegal • Seychelles • Sierra Leone • South Africa • Sudan • Tanzania • Tunisia • Uganda • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Historical: Rhodesia
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Europe Andorra • Armenia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Faroe Islands • Finland • France • Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Latvia • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malta • Moldova • Montenegro • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • Ukraine • Historical: Czechoslovakia • East Germany • Serbia and Montenegro • Soviet Union • Yugoslavia
Oceania Australia • Fiji • New Zealand • Papua New Guinea • Samoa • Tonga • Vanuatu
See also Independent Paralympic Participants • Individual Paralympic Athletes • Unified Team
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