Nigeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	NGR
Nocname:	Nigeria Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2000
Location:	Sydney
Competitors:	83 (44 men and 39 women)
Sports:	8
Flagbearer:	Sunday Bada
Rank:	41
Gold:	1
Silver:	2
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

Nigeria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
				30 September
				20 September
				27 September

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Men

Track and road events

Athletes	Events	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Deji Aliu	100 metres	10.35	20 Q	10.29	15 Q	10.32	12	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance
Sunday Emmanuel		10.31	10 Q	10.36	16 Q	10.45	14	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance
Seun Ogunkoya		10.72	71	align=center colspan=6	Did not advance
Uchenna Emedolu	200 metres	20.87	25 Q	20.93	29	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Francis Obikwelu		20.76	17 Q	20.33	12 Q	20.71	15	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance
Nduka Awazie	400 metres	46.81	52	align=center colspan=6	Did not advance
Sunday Bada		45.75	21 q	45.83	27	align=center colspan=6	Did not advance
Jude Monye		45.79	22 Q	46.32	32	align=center colspan=6	Did not advance
Sylvester Omodiale	400 metres hurdles	51.06	41	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Uchenna Emedolu Nnamdi Lucky Anusim Sunday Emmanuel Deji Aliu	4 × 100 metres relay	38.85	8 q	align=center colspan=2	Did not finish	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance
Clement Chukwu Jude Monye Sunday Bada Enefiok Udo-Obong Nduka Awazie Fidelis Gadzama	4 × 400 metres relay	3:01.20	1 Q	3:01.06	6 Q	2:58.68

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
align=left rowspan=2	Chima Ugwu	Shot put	19.11	21	Did not advance
Discus throw	Did not start		Did not advance

Men

Track and road events

Athletes	Events	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Joan Uduak Ekah	100 metres	11.60	32 Q	11.67	30	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Mercy Nku		11.41	21 Q	11.26	14 Q	11.56	16	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance
Mary Onyali		11.36	18 Q	11.40	20	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Mercy Nku	200 metres	23.14	16 Q	22.95	11 Q	23.40	14	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance
Mary Onyali		22.90	9 Q	23.03	18	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Fatima Yusuf		23.21	21 q	23.21	22	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Bisi Afolabi	400 metres	51.61	2 Q	51.87	20	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Falilat Ogunkoya		51.88	14 Q	50.49	2 Q	50.18	3 Q	50.12	7
Charity Opara		51.77	10 Q	51.04	17	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Glory Alozie	100 metres hurdles	12.84	5 Q	12.84	7 Q	12.68	1 Q	12.68
Angela Atede		13.09	16 Q	13.11	17	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Glory Alozie Benedicta Ajudua Mercy Nku Mary Onyali	4 × 100 metres relay	43.28	9 Q	42.82	5 Q	44.05	7
Bisi Afolabi Charity Opara Rosemary Okafor Falilat Ogunkoya Doris Jacob	4 × 400 metres relay	3:22.99	1 Q	3:23.80	4

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Pat Itanyi	Long jump	6.33	25	Did not advance
Vivian Chukwuemeka	Shot put	17.47	14	Did not advance

Boxing

See main article: article and Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Olusegun Ajose	Light welterweight	W Walkover	L RSC–R4	Did not advance
Eromosele Albert	Middleweight		L 9–15	Did not advance
Jegbefumere Albert	Light heavyweight		W RSC–R3	L 7–8	Did not advance
Rasmus Ojemaye	Heavyweight		L RSC–R2	Did not advance
Samuel Peter	Super heavyweight		W 17–14	L 3–14	Did not advance

Football

See main article: Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Men's tournament

See main article: Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

Team rosterHead coach: Jo Bonfrere

• Stand-by players

Group play--------

Quarterfinal

Women's tournament

See main article: Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

Team rosterHead coach: Mabo Ismaila

Nigeria named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.^[1]

Group play--------

Judo

See main article: article and Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Men

Women

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Men

Women

Table Tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification round	Group stage			Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Peter Akinlabi	align=left rowspan=2	Singles		L 0–3	L 0–3	3	Did not advance
Segun Toriola		L 2–3	W 3–1	2	Did not advance
Kazeem Nosiru Segun Toriola	Doubles		L 1–2	W 2–1	2		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification round	Group stage			Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Bose Kaffo	align=left rowspan=2	Singles		L 0–3	L 0–3	3	Did not advance
Funke Oshonaike		L 2–3	L 0–3	3	Did not advance
Bose Kaffo Funke Oshonaike	align=left rowspan=2	Doubles		L 0–2	L 0–2	3		Did not advance
Atisi Owoh Kehinde Okenla	W 2–0	L 0–2	L 0–2	3		Did not advance

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Men

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total
		Weight	Rank	Weight	Rank	Weight	Rank
Franca Gbodo	–53 kg	85.0	=4	110.0	=4	195.0	4
Evelyn Ebhomien	–58 kg	92.5	=3	No lift		Did not finish
Ruth Ogbeifo	–75 kg	105.0	=4	140.0 OR	1	245.0
Helen Idahosa	+75 kg	110.0	=7	140.0	5	250.0	5

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination pool				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ibo Oziti	69 kg	L 1–2	L 0–6		3	Did not advance
Victor Kodei	97 kg	L 1–4	L 3–14		2	Did not advance

See also

• Nigeria at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
• Nigeria at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

References

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. .
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site
• sports-reference

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nigeria – Squad List . https://web.archive.org/web/20130126145056/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensolympic/sydney2000/teams/team=1882893/index.html . dead . 26 January 2013 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 26 January 2020.