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Nigeria at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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Nigeria at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeNGR
CGANigeria Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nigeriaolympiccommittee.org
in Melbourne, Australia
Flag bearersOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
4
Silver
6
Bronze
7
Total
17
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Nigeria is represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a xx-member strong contingent comprising xx sportspersons and xx officials.

Medals

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   Gold       Silver       Bronze    Total
Nigeria 4 6 7 17
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Adekunle Adesoji Athletics Men's 100 m EAD T12 ???
 Gold Njideka Iyiazi Athletics Women's Seated Shot Put EAD ???
 Gold Ruel Ishaku Weightlifting Open EAD Powerlifting ???
 Gold Monday Merotohun
Segun Toriola
Table Tennis Men's Doubles 25 March
 Silver Olusoji Fasuba Athletics Men's 100 m 20 March
 Silver Virginia Ohagwu Athletics Women's Seated Shot Put EAD ???
 Silver Otonye Iworima Athletics Women's Triple Jump 21 March
 Silver Vivian Chukwuemeka Athletics Women's Shot Put 22 March

Silver

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Boxing

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Adura Olalehin, Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

Table Tennis

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Faith Obiora, Women's Singles EAD

Bronze

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Athletics

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Etinosa Eriyo, Men's 100 m EAD T12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vitalis Lanshima, Men's 200 m EAD T46
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Christiana Ekpukhon, Folashade Abugan, Joy Eze, and Kudirat Akhigbe, Women's 4x400 m Relay

Boxing

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nestor Bolum, Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olufemi Ajayi, Men's Welterweight (– 69 kg)

Table Tennis

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kazeem Nasiru, Monday Merotohun, Segun Toriola, Seun Ajetun, and Tajudeen Jegede, Men's Team Competition
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Segun Toriola, Men's Singles

Nigeria's Team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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Athletics

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Men's Competition

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Women's Competition

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Boxing

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Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

Men's Light Welterweight (– 64 kg)

Men's Welterweight (– 69 kg)

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

Field Hockey

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Women's team

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Head coach: Christian Kubeinje

Basketball

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Men's team

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Head coach: Sani Ahmed

Women's team

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Head coach Scott Nnaji

See also

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References

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