Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | NGR |
NOC | Nigeria Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
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Competitors | 53 in 8 sports |
Flag bearer | Sinivie Boltic |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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.
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]
Nigerian 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]
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | — |
The following is the Nigeria roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. [5]
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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 |
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 |
Basketball Arena, London Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Vitalis Gode (KEN) |
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) |
Nigeria has so far qualified boxers for the following events [6]
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 |
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 |
Nigeria 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 |
Nigeria 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 |
Nigeria 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 |
Nigeria 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 |
Nigeria has qualified the following quota places.
Key:
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 |
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 |
Nigeria competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, because of the African boycott. Nigerian Olympic Committee sent a total of 72 athletes, 24 men and 48 women, to the Games to compete in 10 sports. For the first time in its Olympic history, Nigeria was represented by more female than male athletes. Women's basketball and women's football were the only team-based sports in which Nigeria had its representation at these Games. There was only a single competitor in men's freestyle wrestling.
Tunisia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the United States boycott.
Turkey competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation has competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era since its debut in 1908. Turkey, however, did not attend the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of Great Depression, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States boycott. The Turkish Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 114 athletes, 48 men and 66 women, competed in 16 sports. For the first time in its Olympic history, Turkey was represented by more female than male athletes. Women's basketball and women's volleyball were the only team-based sports in which Turkey had its representation in these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in archery, badminton, and artistic gymnastics.
France competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, between 27 July and 12 August 2012. French athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. The French Olympic Committee sent a total of 330 athletes to the Games, 183 men and 147 women, to compete in 24 sports.
Hungary competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Hungarian athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott. The Hungarian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1956. A total of 159 athletes, 97 men and 62 women, competed in 18 sports.
Kazakhstan competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
Bulgaria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. It was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having missed the Olympics on three occasions, including the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott. Despite this being London's third Olympic Games, this was the first time a Bulgarian team appeared at a London Olympics. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games, tying the record with Helsinki in 1952, and with Tokyo in 1964. A total of 63 athletes, 36 men and 27 women, competed in 16 sports. Men's volleyball was the only team event in which Bulgaria was represented in these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in badminton, sprint canoeing, fencing, and judo.
North Korea competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1972. North Korean athletes did not attend the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, when they joined the Soviet boycott, and subsequently, led a boycott at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, along with six other nations.
The Russian Federation competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation. The Russian Olympic Committee sent a total of 436 athletes to the Games, 208 men and 228 women, to compete in 24 sports. For the first time in its Olympic history, Russia was represented by more female than male athletes.
Cuba competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's nineteenth appearance in the Olympics. With baseball's removal from the Olympic program and the absence of the nation's volleyball team for the first time, the Cuban Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1964. A total of 111 athletes, 66 men and 45 women, competed in 13 sports. There was only a single competitor in archery and table tennis.
Greece competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Hellenic Olympic Committee sent a total of 103 athletes to the Games in London, 65 men and 38 women, to compete in 19 sports. Men's water polo was the only team event in which Greece was represented at these Olympic Games.
Mongolia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of its partial support to the Soviet boycott.
Algeria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.
Tunisia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, having missed the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support for the United States boycott.
Cameroon competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics.
Belarus competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
Tunisia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1960, Tunisian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the nation's partial support for the US-led boycott.
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.
Senegal competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. It was the nation's fourteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1964.
Nigeria competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation made its debut in 1952, Nigerian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.