Nigeria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Olympics. Nigeria missed the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott. The Nigerian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1984. A total of 53 athletes, 30 men and 23 women, competed in 8 sports. Men's basketball was the only team-based sport in which Nigeria was represented at these Olympic Games. Among the eight sports played by the athletes, Nigeria marked its official Olympic debut in slalom canoeing.
Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | NGR |
NOC | Nigeria Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in London | |
Competitors | 53 in 8 sports |
Flag bearer | Sinivie Boltic |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Nigerian team featured two Olympic medalists from Beijing: taekwondo jin Chika Chukwumerije, who served as the nation's team captain,[1] and long jumper Blessing Okagbare. Table tennis player Segun Toriola, the oldest member of the team, at age 37, became the first Nigerian athlete to compete in six Olympic games. Toriola's fellow table tennis player Olufunke Oshonaike made her fifth Olympic appearance, making her the nation's oldest and most experienced female athlete. Freestyle wrestler Sinivie Boltic was Nigeria's first male flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 2000.
Nigeria failed to win a single medal for the first time in Olympic history since 1988, after achieving poor athletic performance at these Games. Triple jumper Tosin Oke, the women's sprint relay team (led by Blessing Okagbare), and weightlifter Felix Ekpo qualified successfully for the final rounds of their respective events, but missed out of the medal standings. Following the athletes' lackluster performance, President Goodluck Jonathan "called for a complete overhaul of Nigerian sports administration". A few weeks after the Olympics, the Nigerian athletes, however, were able to recapture the nation's sporting success at the Paralympics, as they had earned a total of twelve medals, including six golds.[2]
Athletics
editNigerian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[3][4]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Ogho-Oghene Egwero | 100 m | Bye | 10.38 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
Peter Emelieze | Bye | 10.22 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
Obinna Joseph Metu | Bye | 10.35 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
Noah Akwu | 200 m | 20.67 | 5 | — | did not advance | ||||
Amaechi Morton | 400 m hurdles | 49.34 | 3 Q | — | DSQ | did not advance | |||
Selim Nurudeen | 110 m hurdles | 13.51 | 2 Q | — | 13.55 | 5 | did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Stanley Gbageke | Long jump | 7.59 | 27 | did not advance | |
Tosin Oke | Triple jump | 16.83 | 9 q | 16.95 | 7 |
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Seun Adigun | 100 m hurdles | 13.56 | 4 | — | did not advance | ||||
Gloria Asumnu | 100 m | Bye | 11.13 | 3 Q | 11.21 | 5 | did not advance | ||
200 m | 23.43 | 6 | — | did not advance | |||||
Regina George | 400 m | 51.24 | 1 Q | — | 51.35 | 5 | did not advance | ||
Muizat Ajoke Odumosu | 400 m hurdles | 54.93 | 3 Q | — | 54.40 | 1 Q | 55.31 | 8 | |
Blessing Okagbare | 100 m | Bye | 10.93 | 1 Q | 10.92 | 1 Q | 11.00 | 8 | |
Omolara Omotosho | 400 m | 52.11 | 4 q | — | 51.41 | 4 | did not advance | ||
Oludamola Osayomi | 100 m | Bye | 11.36 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
Christy Udoh | 200 m | 23.19 | 5 | — | did not advance | ||||
Endurance Abinuwa Gloria Asumnu Blessing Okagbare Oludamola Osayomi Christy Udoh* |
4 × 100 m relay | 42.75 | 5 q | — | 42.64 | 4 | |||
Bukola Abogunloko Regina George Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Omolara Omotosho Idara Otu* |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.29 | 4 q | — | DSQ |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Doreen Amata | High jump | 1.90 | 17 | did not advance | |
Blessing Okagbare | Long jump | 6.34 | 17 | did not advance |
- Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
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Uhunoma Osazuwa | Result | 13.46 | 1.77 | 12.77 | 24.62 | 5.74 | DNS | — | DNF | |
Points | 1056 | 941 | 712 | 922 | 771 | 0 | — |
Basketball
editMen's tournament
edit- Roster
The following is the Nigeria roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]
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- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 589 | 398 | +191 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 376 | 378 | −2 | 9 | |
3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 448 | 424 | +24 | 8 | |
4 | Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 395 | 399 | −4 | 7 | |
5 | Nigeria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 338 | 456 | −118 | 6 | |
6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 320 | 411 | −91 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
29 July 2012
09:00 |
Nigeria | 60–56 | Tunisia |
Scoring by quarter: 18–7, 13–8, 14–16, 15–25 | ||
Pts: Aminu 15 Rebs: Diogu 10 Asts: Skinn 3 |
Pts: Rzig 18 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 12 Asts: three players 3 |
31 July 2012
14:30 |
Lithuania | 72–53 | Nigeria |
Scoring by quarter: 14–8, 20–19, 22–13, 16–13 | ||
Pts: Songaila 12 Rebs: Kleiza 6 Asts: Jasikevičius 9 |
Pts: Diogu, Al. Aminu 12 Rebs: Al. Aminu 11 Asts: Al. Aminu 2 |
2 August 2012
22:15 |
United States | 156–73 | Nigeria |
Scoring by quarter: 49–25, 29–20, 41–17, 37–11 | ||
Pts: Anthony 37 Rebs: Davis, Love 6 Asts: Williams 11 |
Pts: Diogu 27 Rebs: Diogu 7 Asts: Aminu 4 |
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Elena Chernova (RUS) |
Boxing
editNigeria has so far qualified boxers for the following events[6]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Muideen Olalekan Akanji | Middleweight | O'Neill (IRL) L 6–15 |
did not advance | ||||
Lukmon Olaiwola Lawal | Light heavyweight | Al-Matbouli (JOR) L 7–19 |
did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Edith Ogoke | Middleweight | Vystropova (AZE) W 14–12 |
Torlopova (RUS) L 8–18 |
did not advance |
Canoeing
editSlalom
editNigeria has qualified boats for the following events
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
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Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jonathan Akinyemi | Men's K-1 | 104.70 | 20 | 146.95 | 21 | 104.70 | 21 | did not advance |
Table tennis
editNigeria has so far qualified two men and two women.
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Quadri Aruna | Men's singles | Bye | Machado (ESP) W 4–2 |
Vang (TUR) L 2–4 |
did not advance | |||||
Segun Toriola | Ho (CAN) W 4–1 |
Persson (SWE) L 1–4 |
did not advance | |||||||
Offiong Edem | Women's singles | Meshref (EGY) L 2–4 |
did not advance | |||||||
Olufunke Oshonaike | Shahsavari (IRI) W 4–3 |
Tan (ITA) L 0–4 |
did not advance |
Taekwondo
editNigeria has qualified 2 athletes.[7]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Isah Adam Muhammad | Men's −68 kg | Abu-Libdeh (JOR) L 1–13 |
did not advance | |||||
Chika Chukwumerije | Men's +80 kg | Despaigne (CUB) L 0–1 |
did not advance |
Weightlifting
editNigeria has qualified the following quota places.
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Felix Ekpo | Men's −77 kg | 151 | 7 | 180 | 8 | 331 | 8 |
Mariam Usman | Women's +75 kg | 129 | 3 | DNF | 129 | DNF |
Wrestling
editNigeria has qualified the following quota places.
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Andrew Dick | −84 kg | Bye | Espinal (PUR) L 1–3 PP |
did not advance | Bye | Marsagishvili (GEO) L 0–5 VB |
Did not advance | 18 | |
Sinivie Boltic | −96 kg | Bye | Ceban (MDA) L 1–3 PP |
did not advance | 14 |
- Women's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Blessing Oborududu | −63 kg | Bye | Michalik (POL) L 0–3 PO |
did not advance | 19 | ||||
Amarachi Obiajunwa | −72 kg | Bye | Wang J (CHN) L 0–5 VT |
did not advance | 15 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Chukwumerije's Team Nigeria Captain". Vanguard. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Nigeria's success in turning silver into gold". BBC Sport. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 27 September 2011
- ^ "NGA - Roster". FIBA. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Final African Olympic Quota Places revealed". AIBA. 5 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "African Qualification Tournament for 2012 London Olympics". WTF. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.