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]
| Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | NGR |
| NPC | Nigeria Paralympic Committee |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 28 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Adekunle Adesoji |
| Officials | 14 |
| Medals Ranked 30th |
|
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
editThe Nigerian Paralympic delegation left the Games having won more medals than their Olympic counterparts.[4]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi | Athletics | Women's discus throw F57/58 |
| Gold |
Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi | Athletics | Women's shot put F57/58 |
| Gold |
Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike | Powerlifting | Women's 48 kg |
| Gold |
Ruel Ishaku | Powerlifting | Men's 48 kg |
 Silver |
Adekunle Adesoji | Athletics | Men's 100 m T12 |
| Silver |
Obioma Daleth Aligekwe | Powerlifting | Men's 100 kg |
| Silver |
Grace Ebere Anozie | Powerlifting | Women's +82.5 kg |
| Silver |
Amoge Victoria Nneji | Powerlifting | Women's 67.5 kg |
 Bronze |
Patience Aghimile Igbiti | Powerlifting | Women's 60 kg |
Athletics
editMen's track
edit| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Adekunle Adesoji | T12 | 100m | 11.05 | 2 Q | 11.00 | 3 Q | 10.95 |
| |
| 200m | 22.35 | 3 q | 22.46 | 5 B | 22.48 | 5 | |||
| Ayuba Cheledi Abdullahi | T46 | 100m | DSQ | did not advance | |||||
| Godwin Joseph Mbakara | T46 | 100m | 11.24 | 7 q | — | 11.37 | 7 | ||
| Serge Ornem | T46 | 100m | 11.31 | 9 | did not advance | ||||
| Olusegun Francis Rotawo | T11 | 100m | 11.58 | 9 Q | 11.51 | 6 B | 11.60 | 6 | |
| Bashiru Yunusa | T46 | 100m | DNS | did not advance | |||||
| 400m | 50.20 | 7 Q | — | DNS | |||||
Men's field
edit| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Chinedu Silver Ezeikpe | F57-58 | Discus throw | 50.42 SB | 945 | 8 |
| Javelin throw | 45.86 | 973 | 5 | ||
| Shot put | 13.29 | 888 | 10 | ||
Women's track
edit| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Goodness Chinasa Duru | T46 | 200m | 27.09 | 9 | did not advance | ||
| Patricia Ndidiamaka Nnaji | T54 | 200m | 33.00 | 12 | did not advance | ||
Women's field
edit| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi | F57-58 | Discus throw | 35.21 PR | 1120 |
|
| Javelin throw | 26.11 SB | 885 | 6 | ||
| Shot put | 10.96 WR | 1128 |
| ||
Powerlifting
editMen
edit| Athlete | Event | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Attempt 4 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Amarakwuo | -90kg | NMR | ||||
| Obioma Alegakewue | -100kg | 235.0 | 245.0 |
| ||
| Ruel Ishaku | -48kg | 155.0 | 160.0 | 167.5 | 169.0 WR |
|
Women
edit| Athlete | Event | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Ebere Alozie | +82.5kg | 157.5 | 165.0 PR |
| |
| Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike | -48kg | 125.0 WR | 130.0 WR |
| |
| Patience Aghimile Igbiti | -60kg | 110.0 |
| ||
| Amoge Victoria Nneji | -67.5kg | 125.0 | 132.5 |
| |
| Adedeji Kike Ogunbamiwo | -82.5kg | 125.0 | 127.5 | 4 |
Table tennis
editMen
edit| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Tajudeen Agunbiade | Men's singles C9-10 |  Berecki (HUN)W 3-1 |
 Karabec (CZE)L 1-3 |
2 | did not advance | ||||
| Oluade Egbinola | Men's singles C3 |  Geva (ISR)L 1-3 |
 Kramminger (AUT)L 1-3 |
3 | did not advance | ||||
| Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi | Men's singles C9-10 |  Shchepanskyy (UKR)W 3-0 |
 Lu X (CHN)W 3-0 |
1 Q |  Last (NED)L 0-3 |
did not advance | |||
| Nasiru Sule | Men's singles C4-5 |  Durand (FRA)L 0–3 |
Bai (CHN) L 0–3 |
3 | did not advance | ||||
| Oluade Egbinola Nasiru Sule |
Men's team C4-5 | — | China (CHN) L 1-3 |
did not advance | |||||
| Tajudeen Agunbiade Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi |
Men's team C9-10 | — | Netherlands (NED) L 1-3 |
did not advance | |||||
Women
edit| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Faith Chineny Obiora | Women's singles C4 |  Moon S H (KOR)L 0–3 |
 Zorzetto (ITA)L 1–3 |
 Robertson (GBR)W 3–1 |
3 | did not advance | ||
Wheelchair tennis
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Paralympic Games team in Beijing"[permanent dead link], Chronicle, 1 September 2008
- ^ "Nigeria's Paralympic athletes leave for training tour in South Korea". Xinhua. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Nigerian power lifters aims to set world record at Beijing Paralympics". Xinhua News Agency. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ^ "Nigeria's Nollywood winner and other Paralympic surprises". BBC News. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.