Nigeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Nigeria at the
1980 Summer Olympics
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IOC code NGR
NOC Nigeria Olympic Committee
Website www.nigeriaolympiccommittee.org
in Moscow
Competitors50
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
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Bronze
0
Total
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Nigeria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Contents

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Heat 10.39
  • Quarterfinals 10.34
  • Semifinals 10.51 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat 10.59
  • Quarterfinals 10.73 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat 10.58
  • Quarterfinals 10.67 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

  • Heat 21.79 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4×400 metres Relay

  • Heat 3:14.1 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification 7.82 m
  • Final 7.49 m (→ 11th place)
  • Qualification 7.77 m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification 7.43 m (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 metres

  • Heat 11.72
  • Quarterfinals 11.55 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat 11.75
  • Quarterfinals 11.60 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

Football (soccer)

Men's team competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Kuwait (1-3)
  • Drew with Czechoslovakia (1-1)
  • Lost to Colombia (0-1)
  • Quarter Finals
  • Did not advance


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