Nigeria at the 2003 All-Africa Games

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Nigeria at the
2003 All-Africa Games
Flag of Nigeria.svg
IOC code NGR
NOC Nigerian Olympic Committee
in Abuja
5 October 2003 (2003-10-05) – 17 October 2003 (2003-10-17)
Competitors303 (164 men and 139 women)
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
85
Silver
90
Bronze
65
Total
240
All-Africa Games appearances (overview)
Youth appearances

Nigeria competed in the 2003 All-Africa Games held at the National Stadium in the city of Abuja. It was the eighth time that the country had taken part in the games and expectations were high for the competitors as they were playing on home soil. 2003 was the second time that Nigeria hosted the games, as the 1973 All-Africa Games had been held in Lagos thirty years before. The country did extremely well and achieved a commanding first place in the medal table. The team left with a total of 240 medals, of which 85 were gold medals and 90 silver, a tally that remained unmatched until 2019.

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Competitors

Nigeria fielded a team of 303 athletes at the games, far more than any other nation. Of these, 164 were men and 139 women. [1] Amongst the games records that were broken were a time of 9.95 for Deji Aliu in the 100 metres and a put of 18.12 metres (19.82 yards) by Vivian Chukwuemeka. Mary Onyali-Omagbemi, whose medal tally before the games included gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and multiple honours at previous Africa Games, added to her total in the 100 and 200 metres, as well as participating in the 4×100 m relay team that broke the game record with a time of 43.04. [2] Within the team games, there were also individual achievements. Godwin Unegbe achieved the highest number of points in the basketball tournament. [3] In baseball, Jimmy Kolawale led the field in runs and was named best hitter of the games.[ citation needed ] In chess, Odion Aikhoje and Bunmi Olape both performed well, achieving medals at the second and third boards respectively. [4]

Medal summary

Nigeria won 240 medals in total, substantially more than in previous years and more than the total in the previous two competitions combined. This was the highest number of medals won in the competition until 2019, when the record was beaten by Egypt. [5]

Medal table

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 1314633
Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton 34310
Baseball pictogram.svg Baseball 0101
Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball 1012
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing 4301
Chess pictogram.svg Chess 0011
Cycling pictogram.svg Cycling 1001
Field hockey pictogram.svg Field hockey 0101
Football pictogram.svg Football 1102
Gymnastics pictogram.svg Gymnastics 0000
Handball pictogram.svg Handball 0011
Judo pictogram.svg Judo 0044
Karate pictogram.svg Karate 0224
Softball pictogram.svg Softball 0101
Squash pictogram.svg Squash 0000
Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming 0112
Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis 64414
Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo 0235
Volleyball pictogram.svg Volleyball 0011
Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting 79319
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling 92314
Total859065240

List of Medalists

Gold Medal

MedalNameSportEventDateRef
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Deji Aliu Athletics Men's 100m [6]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mary Onyali-Omagbemi Athletics Women's 100m [6]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Uchenna Emedolu Athletics Men's 200m [7]
Gold medal icon.svg GoldMary Onyali-Omagbemi Athletics Women's 200m [6]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Grace Ebor Athletics Women's 800m [6]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Angela Atede Athletics Women's 100m hurdles [6]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Osita Okeagu Athletics Men's 400m hurdles [6]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Omolade Akinremi Athletics Women's 400m hurdles [6]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Nkeka Ukuh Athletics Women's high jump [6]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Esther Aghatise Athletics Women's long jump [6]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Vivian Chukwuemeka Athletics Women's shot put [6]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Chinedu Odozor
Emem Edem
Endurance Ojokolo
Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay [6]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Bisi Afolabi
Doris Jacob
Glory Nwosu
Rosemary Onochie
Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres relay [6]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ocholi Edicha Badminton Men’s singles [8]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Grace Daniel Badminton Women’s singles [9]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ibrahim Adamu
Orobosa Okuonghae
Badminton Men’s doubles [8]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Aisha Mohammed
Alaba Rafiu
Bola Solaja
Ezinne James
Funmilayo Ojelabi
Juliana Negedu
Mactabene Amachree
Mary Chinweokwu
Mfon Udoka
Nguveren Ivorhe
Patricia Chukwuma
Shola Ogunade
Basketball Women’s basketball [10]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ahmed Sadiq Boxing 60 kg [11]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Davidson Emenogu Boxing 64 kg [11]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Emmanuel Izonritei Boxing 91 kg [11]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Gbenga Oloukun Boxing +91 kg [11]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ego Uzoho Cycling Women’s time trial [12]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Nigeria women's national football team Football Women’s [13]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Tajudeen Agunbiade Table tennis Men's open standing [14]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Chinedu Njoku Table tennis Men's open sitting [14]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Maimuna Habib Table tennis Women's open standing [14]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Funke Oshonaike
Monday Merotohun
Table tennis Mixed doubles [14]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Bode Abiodun
Kazeem Nosiru
Monday Merotohun
Moses Toriola
Peter Akinlabi
Table tennis Men’s team [14]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Bosede Kaffo
Cecilia Ottu
Edem Offiong
Funke Oshonaike
Table tennis Women’s team [14]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Patience Lawal Weightlifting Women’s 53 kg [15]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Gbenga Oluponna Weightlifting Men’s 56 kg [15]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Akwa Etineabasi Weightlifting Men’s 62 kg [15]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ruel Ishaku Weightlifting Men’s Powerlifting 48 kg [15]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Sadiq Animashaw Weightlifting Men’s Powerlifting 56 kg [15]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Lucy Ejike Weightlifting Women’s Powerlifting 56 kg [15]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Solomon Amarakuo Weightlifting Men’s Powerlifting 100 kg [15]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Isaac Jacob Wrestling Men’s 55 kg [16]
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Happiness Burutu Wrestling Women’s 63 kg [17]

Silver Medal

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Bronze Medal

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