Nigeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	NGR
Nocname:	Nigeria Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1980
Location:	Moscow
Competitors:	50
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

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

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Peter Okodogbe

• Heat - 10.39

• Quarterfinals - 10.34

• Semifinals - 10.51 (→ did not advance)
• Samson Oyeledun

• Heat - 10.59

• Quarterfinals - 10.73 (→ did not advance)
• Hammed Adio

• Heat - 10.58

• Quarterfinals - 10.67 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Hammed Adio

• Heat - 21.79 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4×400 metres Relay

• Sunday Uti, Hope Ezeigbo, Felix Imadiyi, and Dele Udo

• Heat - 3:14.1 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Kayode Elegbede

• Qualification - 7.82 m

• Final - 7.49 m (→ 11th place)
• Jubobosaye Kio

• Qualification - 7.77 m (→ did not advance)
• Yusuf Alli

• Qualification - 7.43 m (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 metres

• Oguzoeme Nsenu

• Heat - 11.72

• Quarterfinals - 11.55 (→ did not advance)
• Rufina Ubah

• Heat - 11.75

• Quarterfinals - 11.60 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

• Nureni Gbadamosi
  1. First Round - Bye
  2. Second Round - Lost to Michael Anthony (Guyana) on points (5-0)

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

• William Azanor
  1. First Round - Bye
  2. Second Round - Lost to Tsacho Andreikovski (Bulgaria) after knock-out in first round

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

• Christopher Ossai
  1. First Round - Lost to Richard Nowakowski (East Germany) on points (0-5)

Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

• Peter Aydele
  1. First Round - Lost to Farouk Jawad (Iraq) on points (0-5)

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

• Solomon Ataga
  1. First Round - Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (Cuba) after knock-out in first round

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

Team Roster

• Best Ogedegbe

• Moses Effiong

• David Adiele

• Sylvanus Okpala

• Leotis Boateng

• John Orlando

• Tunde Bamidele

• Isima Okey

• Shefiu Mohamed

• Alloysius Atuegbu

• Henry Nwosu

• Felix Owolabi

• Mudashiru Lawal

• Adokie Amiesimaka

• Emmanuel Osigwe

• Kadiri Ikhana

References

• Official Olympic Reports