Nigeria at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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Nigeria at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Nigeria.svg
CGF code NGR
CGA Nigeria Olympic Committee
Website www.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.

Contents

Medals

   Med 1.png      Med 2.png      Med 3.png   Total
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 46717
MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Adekunle Adesoji Athletics Men's 100 m EAD T12 ???
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Njideka Iyiazi Athletics Women's Seated Shot Put EAD ???
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ruel Ishaku Weightlifting Open EAD Powerlifting ???
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Monday Merotohun
Segun Toriola
Table Tennis Men's Doubles25 March
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Olusoji Fasuba Athletics Men's 100 m20 March
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Virginia Ohagwu Athletics Women's Seated Shot Put EAD ???
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Otonye Iworima Athletics Women's Triple Jump21 March
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Vivian Chukwuemeka Athletics Women's Shot Put22 March

Silver

Boxing

Silver medal icon.svg Adura Olalehin, Men's Light Heavyweight ( 81 kg)

Table Tennis

Silver medal icon.svg Faith Obiora, Women's Singles EAD

Bronze

Athletics

Bronze medal icon.svg Etinosa Eriyo, Men's 100 m EAD T12
Bronze medal icon.svg Vitalis Lanshima, Men's 200 m EAD T46
Bronze medal icon.svg Christiana Ekpukhon, Folashade Abugan, Joy Eze, and Kudirat Akhigbe, Women's 4x400 m Relay

Boxing

Bronze medal icon.svg Nestor Bolum, Men's Bantamweight ( 54 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg Olufemi Ajayi, Men's Welterweight ( 69 kg)

Table Tennis

Bronze medal icon.svg Kazeem Nasiru, Monday Merotohun, Segun Toriola, Seun Ajetun, and Tajudeen Jegede, Men's Team Competition
Bronze medal icon.svg Segun Toriola, Men's Singles

Nigeria's Team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Athletics

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

Boxing

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

Women's team

Head coach: Christian Kubeinje

Basketball

Men's team

Head coach: Sani Ahmed

Women's team

Head coach Scott Nnaji

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