| Npc: | NGR |
| Npcname: | Nigeria Paralympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Location: | Beijing |
| Competitors: | 28 |
| Sports: | 4 |
| Flagbearer: | Adekunle Adesoji |
| Rank: | 30 |
| Gold: | 4 |
| Silver: | 4 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Officials: | 14 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1992 |
Nigeria sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.[1] The country was represented by 28 athletes competing in four sports: powerlifting, table tennis, wheelchair tennis and track and field.[2] The Nigerian team included eight powerlifters.[3]
The Nigerian Paralympic delegation left the Games having won more medals than their Olympic counterparts.[4]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's discus throw F57/58 | ||||
| Women's shot put F57/58 | ||||
| Women's 48 kg | ||||
| Men's 48 kg | ||||
| Men's 100 m T12 | ||||
| Men's 100 kg | ||||
| Women's +82.5 kg | ||||
| Women's 67.5 kg | ||||
| Women's 60 kg |
See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Adekunle Adesoji | T12 | 100m | 11.05 | 2 Q | 11.00 | 3 Q | 10.95 | ||
| 200m | 22.35 | 3 q | 22.46 | 5 B | 22.48 | 5 | |||
| Ayuba Cheledi Abdullahi | T46 | 100m | DSQ | did not advance | |||||
| Godwin Joseph Mbakara | T46 | 100m | 11.24 | 7 q | 11.37 | 7 | |||
| Serge Ornem | T46 | 100m | 11.31 | 9 | did not advance | ||||
| Olusegun Francis Rotawo | T11 | 100m | 11.58 | 9 Q | 11.51 | 6 B | 11.60 | 6 | |
| Bashiru Yunusa | T46 | 100m | DNS | did not advance | |||||
| 400m | 50.20 | 7 Q | DNS | ||||||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Chinedu Silver Ezeikpe | F57-58 | Discus throw | 50.42 SB | 945 | 8 |
| Javelin throw | 45.86 | 973 | 5 | ||
| Shot put | 13.29 | 888 | 10 | ||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Goodness Chinasa Duru | T46 | 200m | 27.09 | 9 | did not advance | ||
| Patricia Ndidiamaka Nnaji | T54 | 200m | 33.00 | 12 | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi | F57-58 | Discus throw | 35.21 PR | 1120 | |
| Javelin throw | 26.11 SB | 885 | 6 | ||
| Shot put | 10.96 WR | 1128 | |||
See main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Event | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Attempt 4 | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Amarakwuo | align=center | -90kg | align=center colspan="5" | NMR | ||||
| Obioma Alegakewue | align=center | -100kg | 235.0 | 245.0 | ||||
| Ruel Ishaku | align=center | -48kg | 155.0 | 160.0 | 167.5 | 169.0 WR |
| Athlete | Event | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Ebere Alozie | +82.5kg | 157.5 | 165.0 PR | ||||
| Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike | align=center | -48kg | 125.0 WR | 130.0 WR | |||
| Patience Aghimile Igbiti | align=center | -60kg | 110.0 | ||||
| Amoge Victoria Nneji | align=center | -67.5kg | 125.0 | 132.5 | |||
| Adedeji Kike Ogunbamiwo | align=center | -82.5kg | 125.0 | 127.5 | 4 |
See main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Tajudeen Agunbiade | Men's singles C9-10 | W 3-1 | L 1-3 | 2 | did not advance | ||||
| Oluade Egbinola | Men's singles C3 | L 1-3 | L 1-3 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi | Men's singles C9-10 | W 3-0 | W 3-0 | 1 Q | L 0-3 | did not advance | |||
| Nasiru Sule | Men's singles C4-5 | L 0–3 | L 0–3 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Oluade Egbinola Nasiru Sule | Men's team C4-5 | L 1-3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Tajudeen Agunbiade Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi | Men's team C9-10 | L 1-3 | did not advance | ||||||
See main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.