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Nigeria has received a Universality invitation from [[FINA]] to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics, signifying its return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming World Rankings|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Men's Final Entry List|url=http://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/men_final.pdf|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Women's Final Entry List|url=http://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/women_final_0.pdf|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref> |
Nigeria has received a Universality invitation from [[FINA]] to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics, signifying its return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming World Rankings |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 |publisher=[[FINA]] |accessdate=14 March 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106131744/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 |archivedate= 6 January 2011 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Men's Final Entry List|url=http://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/men_final.pdf|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Women's Final Entry List|url=http://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/women_final_0.pdf|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref> |
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Nigeria has entered four athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Olympic veterans [[Quadri Aruna]] and [[Olufunke Oshonaike]] secured places each in the [[Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|men's]] and [[Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|women's singles]] by virtue of a top four finish at the [[2015 All-Africa Games]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Bowale|last=Odutola|title=Quadri, Oshonaike qualify for Rio 2016 Olympic Games|url=http://theeagleonline.com.ng/quadri-oshonaike-qualify-for-rio-2016-olympic-games/|publisher=The Eagle Online|accessdate=19 September 2015|date=18 September 2015}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Segun Toriola]] and [[Offiong Edem]] took the remaining spots on the Nigerian team by virtue of their top 2 finish respectively at the African Qualification Tournament in [[Khartoum, Sudan]]. For Toriola, he has become the fourth table tennis player and the first ever African athlete to appear in seven editions of the Summer Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ian|last=Marshall|title=Rio Place Booked Segun Toriola Stands Alone in Africa|url=http://ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=43150&Competition_ID=2622&|publisher=[[International Table Tennis Federation|ITTF]]|accessdate=18 February 2016|date=18 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Table Tennis: Toriola makes historic 7th Olympic Games|url=http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2016/02/table-tennis-toriola-makes-historic-7th-olympic-games/|publisher=[[The News Journal (Nigeria)|The News Journal]]|location=[[Nigeria]]|accessdate=18 February 2016|date=19 February 2016}}</ref> |
Nigeria has entered four athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Olympic veterans [[Quadri Aruna]] and [[Olufunke Oshonaike]] secured places each in the [[Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|men's]] and [[Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|women's singles]] by virtue of a top four finish at the [[2015 All-Africa Games]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Bowale|last=Odutola|title=Quadri, Oshonaike qualify for Rio 2016 Olympic Games|url=http://theeagleonline.com.ng/quadri-oshonaike-qualify-for-rio-2016-olympic-games/|publisher=The Eagle Online|accessdate=19 September 2015|date=18 September 2015}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Segun Toriola]] and [[Offiong Edem]] took the remaining spots on the Nigerian team by virtue of their top 2 finish respectively at the African Qualification Tournament in [[Khartoum, Sudan]]. For Toriola, he has become the fourth table tennis player and the first ever African athlete to appear in seven editions of the Summer Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ian |last=Marshall |title=Rio Place Booked Segun Toriola Stands Alone in Africa |url=http://ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=43150&Competition_ID=2622& |publisher=[[International Table Tennis Federation|ITTF]] |accessdate=18 February 2016 |date=18 February 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302001612/http://ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=43150&Competition_ID=2622& |archivedate= 2 March 2016 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Table Tennis: Toriola makes historic 7th Olympic Games|url=http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2016/02/table-tennis-toriola-makes-historic-7th-olympic-games/|publisher=[[The News Journal (Nigeria)|The News Journal]]|location=[[Nigeria]]|accessdate=18 February 2016|date=19 February 2016}}</ref> |
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Abiodun Bode was awarded the third spot to build the men's team for the Games as the top African nation in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.<ref>{{cite news|title=Team Quota Places for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games|url=http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2016OG/2016_OG_qualified_teams.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|publisher=[[International Table Tennis Federation|ITTF]]|accessdate=27 May 2016}}</ref> |
Abiodun Bode was awarded the third spot to build the men's team for the Games as the top African nation in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.<ref>{{cite news|title=Team Quota Places for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games |url=http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2016OG/2016_OG_qualified_teams.pdf |format=[[PDF]] |publisher=[[International Table Tennis Federation|ITTF]] |accessdate=27 May 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617011132/http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2016OG/2016_OG_qualified_teams.pdf |archivedate=17 June 2016 |df= }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:14, 9 May 2017
| Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NGR |
| NOC | Nigeria Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 77 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Olufunke Oshonaike[1] |
| Medals Ranked 78th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Nigeria competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. Since the nation made its debut in 1952, Nigerian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.
Nigeria Olympic Committee fielded a squad of 77 athletes, 51 men and 26 women, to compete in ten sports at the Games.[2] It was the nation's largest delegation sent to the Olympics since 2000, increasing by a third of its full roster size at London 2012. Among the sports represented by the nation's athletes, Nigeria marked its Olympic debut in rowing, as well as its return to swimming and men's football after an eight-year hiatus. Apart from the men's football squad, Nigeria also returned to the Olympic scene in men's basketball for the second consecutive time.[3]
Topping the list of most experienced athletes on the Nigerian roster were table tennis players Segun Toriola, who set a historic record as Africa's first ever athlete to feature in seven Olympics, and Olufunke Oshonaike, who became the first female from her country to compete at her sixth consecutive Games.[4][5] Other notable Nigerian competitors also included sprinter and 2008 bronze medalist Blessing Okagbare, British-born slalom kayaker Jonathan Akinyemi, basketball players Chamberlain Oguchi and Alade Aminu, and weightlifting veteran Mariam Usman (women's +75 kg). Football midfielder John Obi Mikel was named the captain of the Nigerian squad, while Oshonaike acted as both his assistant and the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[2][1]
Nigeria left Rio de Janeiro with only a bronze medal won by the men's football squad (captained by Mikel), scoring a 3–2 triumph over the Hondurans and saving its pride from the continual humiliation of returning empty-handed for the second straight time.[6][7]
Medalists
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Athletics (track and field)
Nigerian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[8][9]
Following the end of the qualifying period on July 11, 2016, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) had selected a list of 27 athletes for the Games, featuring long jumper, sprinter, and Beijing 2008 bronze medalist Blessing Okagbare.[10]
- 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ogho-Oghene Egwero | 100 m | Bye | 10.37 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Seye Ogunlewe | Bye | 10.26 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tega Odele | 200 m | 21.25 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Ejowvokoghene Oduduru | 20.34 | 2 Q | — | 20.59 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Orukpe Erayokan | 400 m | 47.42 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Antwon Hicks | 110 m hurdles | 13.70 | 4 Q | — | 14.26 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Miles Ukaoma | 400 m hurdles | 49.84 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Tosin Oke | Triple jump | 16.47 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Olu Olamigoke | 16.10 | 32 | Did not advance | ||
| Stephen Mozia | Shot put | 18.98 | 28 | Did not advance | |
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Gloria Asumnu | 100 m | Bye | 11.55 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jennifer Madu | Bye | 11.61 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Blessing Okagbare | 100 m | Bye | 11.16 | 2 Q | 11.09 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m | 22.71 | 1 Q | — | 22.69 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Margaret Bamgbose | 400 m | 51.43 | 3 q | — | 51.92 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Patience Okon George | 51.83 | 2 Q | — | 52.52 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Omolara Omotosho | 53.22 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Oluwatobiloba Amusan | 100 m hurdles | 12.99 | 5 q | — | 12.91 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| Amaka Ogoegbunam | 400 m hurdles | 56.96 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Gloria Asumnu Jennifer Madu Blessing Okagbare Agnes Osazuwa Peace Uko |
4 × 100 m relay | 42.55 | 2 Q | — | 43.21 | 8 | |||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Ese Brume | Long jump | 6.67 | 3 Q | 6.81 | 5 |
| Doreen Amata | High jump | 1.89 | 27 | Did not advance | |
| Nwanneka Okwelogu | Shot put | 16.67 | 29 | Did not advance | |
| Chinwe Okoro | Discus throw | 58.85 | 14 | Did not advance | |
- Combined events – Heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uhunoma Osazuwa | Result | 13.75 | 1.77 | 13.15 | 24.67 | 5.72 | 33.42 | DSQ | 4916 | 29 |
| Points | 1014 | 941 | 737 | 917 | 765 | 542 | 0 |
Basketball
Men's tournament
Nigeria men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the AfroBasket 2015 in Tunisia.[11]
- Team roster
Template:2016 Summer Olympics Nigeria men's basketball team roster
- Group play
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's basketball group B standings Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's basketball game B3
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's basketball game B5
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's basketball game B8
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's basketball game B12
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's basketball game B13
Boxing
Nigeria has entered one boxer to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Efe Ajagba had claimed his Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[12]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Efe Ajagba | Men's super heavyweight | Bye |  Paul (TTO)W KO |
 Dychko (KAZ)L 0–3 |
Did not advance | ||
Canoeing
Slalom
Nigeria has qualified one canoeist in the men's K-1 class by obtaining a top finish at the 2015 African Canoe Slalom Championships in Sagana, Kenya.[13][14]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jonathan Akinyemi | Men's K-1 | 107.49 | 20 | 104.59 | 19 | 104.59 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
Football
Men's tournament
Nigeria men's football team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top two finish at the 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal.[15][16]
- Team roster
Template:2016 Summer Olympics Nigeria men's football team roster
- Group play
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football group B standings Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football game B2
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football game B3
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football game B6
- Quarterfinal
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football game E2
- Semifinal
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football game F2
- Bronze medal match
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football game G1
Rowing
Nigeria has qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games at the 2015 African Continental Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Chierika Ukogu | Women's single sculls | 8:35.34 | 3 QF | Bye | 7:54.44 | 5 SC/D | 8:18.55 | 4 FD | 7:44.76 | 20 | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Swimming
Nigeria has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics, signifying its return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus.[17][18][19]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Samson Opuakpo | Men's 50 m freestyle | 24.85 | 59 | Did not advance | |||
| Rechael Tonjor | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:21.43 | 42 | Did not advance | |||
Table tennis
Nigeria has entered four athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Olympic veterans Quadri Aruna and Olufunke Oshonaike secured places each in the men's and women's singles by virtue of a top four finish at the 2015 All-Africa Games.[20] Meanwhile, Segun Toriola and Offiong Edem took the remaining spots on the Nigerian team by virtue of their top 2 finish respectively at the African Qualification Tournament in Khartoum, Sudan. For Toriola, he has become the fourth table tennis player and the first ever African athlete to appear in seven editions of the Summer Olympic Games.[21][22]
Abiodun Bode was awarded the third spot to build the men's team for the Games as the top African nation in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[23]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Quadri Aruna | Men's singles | Bye |  Wang Y (SVK)W 4–1 |
 Chuang C-y (TPE)W 4–0 |
 Boll (GER)W 4–2 |
 Ma L (CHN)L 0–4 |
Did not advance | |||
| Segun Toriola | Bye |  Prokopcov (CZE)W 4–2 |
 Niwa (JPN)L 2–4 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Bode Abiodun Quadri Aruna Segun Toriola |
Men's team | — | China (CHN) L 0–3 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Offiong Edem | Women's singles |  Yee (FIJ)W 4–0 |
 Pavlovich (BLR)L 1–4 |
Did not advance | ||||||
| Olufunke Oshonaike |  Sahakian (LIB)W 4–3 |
 Diaz (PUR)L 2–4 |
Did not advance | |||||||
Weightlifting
Nigeria has qualified one female weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top four national finish at the 2016 African Championships.[24] The team must allocate this place by June 20, 2016.[25]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Mariam Usman | Women's +75 kg | 115 | 11 | 150 | 8 | 265 | 9 |
Wrestling
Nigeria has qualified a total of seven wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spot in the women's freestyle 53 kg at the 2015 World Championships, while the majority of Olympic berths were awarded to Nigerian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament.[26][27]
Key:
- VT – Victory by Fall.
- PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
- PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
- ST – Decision by points – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- SP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- Men's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Amas Daniel | −65 kg | Bye |  Iakobishvili (GEO)L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Soso Tamarau | −97 kg | Bye |  Ibragimov (UZB)L 0–4 ST |
Did not advance | 19 | ||||
- Women's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Mercy Genesis | −48 kg | Bye |  Matkowska (POL)L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | 14 | ||||
| Odunayo Adekuoroye | −53 kg | Bye |  S Mattsson (SWE)L 0–5 VT |
Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Aminat Adeniyi | −58 kg | Bye |  Olli (FIN)L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 16 | ||||
| Blessing Oborududu | −63 kg | Bye |  Soronzonbold (MGL)L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 14 | ||||
| Hannah Rueben | −69 kg | Bye |  Yeats (CAN)L 1–4 SP |
Did not advance | 14 | ||||
See also
References
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- ^ a b Sulola, Remi (26 July 2016). "Mikel to captain of 78-man Team Nigeria to Olympics". The Cable. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Nigeria head to Olympics with nine AfroBasket 2015 champions". FIBA. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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- ^ "ITTF recognizes Nigerian Segun Toriola's Olympic feat". Nigeria: The News Journal. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (20 August 2016). "Olympics 2016: Nigeria beat Honduras to win men's football bronze". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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