Nigeria at the 2023 World Athletics Championships explained

Iaaf:	NGR
Flagcaption:	Flag of Nigeria
Year:	2023
Games:	World Athletics Championships
Games Link:	2023 World Athletics Championships
Location:	Budapest, Hungary
Competitors:	27
Competitors Men:	11
Competitors Women:	16
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto
Previous:	2022
Next:	2025

Nigeria competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from 19 to 27 August 2023.

Results

Nigeria entered 27 athletes.^[1]

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Favour Ashe	align=left rowspan=3	100 metres			colspan=4 ^[2]
Usheoritse Itsekiri	10.17	3 Q^[3]	10.19	8	colspan=2 ^[4]
Seye Ogunlewe	10.07	3 Q^[5]	10.12	5	colspan=2 ^[6]
Alaba Akintola	200 metres	20.54	3 Q	20.75	7	colspan=2
Dubem Nwachukwu	400 metres	45.60	6	colspan=4
Ezekiel Nathaniel	400 metres hurdles	48.47	4 Q	49.22	6	colspan=2
Alaba Akintola Favour Ashe Usheoritse Itsekiri Seye Ogunlewe	4 × 100 metres relay	38.20	5

Field events

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rosemary Chukwuma	100 metres	11.24	4 q	11.26	8	colspan=2
Favour Ofili	200 metres	22.66	4 q	22.86	7	colspan=2
Imaobong Nse Uko	400 metres	52.24	6	colspan=4
Tobi Amusan	100 metres hurdles	12.48	1 Q	12.56	1 Q	12.62	6
	4 × 100 metres relay			colspan=2
Patience Okon George Opeyemi Deborah Oke Ella Onojuvwevwo Imaobong Nse Uko	4 × 400 metres relay

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ese Brume	align=left rowspan=2	Long Jump	6.72	8 q	6.84	4
Ruth Usoro	6.60	13	colspan=2
Obiageri Amaechi	align=left rowspan=3	Discus throw	51.60	37	colspan=2
Ashley Anumba	57.77	25	colspan=2
Chioma Onyekwere	58.58	21	colspan=2
Oyesade Olatoye	Hammer throw	66.92	30

Mixed

External links

• Budapest 23｜World Athletics Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: Entry List . . 18 August 2023 . 10 August 2023.
2. Web site: SUMMARY 100 Metres Men - Round 1 . International Association of Athletics Federations . 19 August 2023 . 27 August 2023.
3. Web site: SUMMARY 100 Metres Men - Round 1 . International Association of Athletics Federations . 19 August 2023 . 27 August 2023.
4. Web site: SUMMARY 100 Metres Men - Semi-final . International Association of Athletics Federations . 20 August 2023 . 27 August 2023.
5. Web site: SUMMARY 100 Metres Men - Round 1 . International Association of Athletics Federations . 19 August 2023 . 27 August 2023.
6. Web site: SUMMARY 100 Metres Men - Semi-final . International Association of Athletics Federations . 20 August 2023 . 27 August 2023.