Nigeria at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Nigeria competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
| Nigeria at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | NGR |
| NOC | Nigeria Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 70 in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Yusuf Alli |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| Boxing | 7 | – | 7 |
| Football | 17 | – | 17 |
| Judo | 3 | – | 3 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Tennis | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | – | 4 |
| Wrestling | 6 | – | 6 |
| Total | 62 | 8 | 70 |
Results by event
Athletics
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Heat – 39.15
- Semi Final – 39.05 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Sunday Uti, Moses Ugbisie, Henry Amike, and Innocent Egbunike
- Heat – 3:06.59
- Semi Final – 3:01.13
- Final – 3:02.50 (→ 7th place)
Men's Marathon
- Yohanna Waziri — 2"29.14 (→ 60th place)
- Abbas Mohammed — 2"35.26 (→ 70th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification — 7.73m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 54.44m (→ did not advance)
Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Heat — 3:30.21 (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
- Qualification – 49.84m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
- Qualification — 15.06m (→ did not advance)
Football (soccer)
- Preliminary round (group D)
- Quarter Finals
- Did not advance
- Team roster
- ( 1.) David Ngodigha
- ( 2.) Emeka Ezeugo
- ( 3.) Andrew Uwe
- ( 4.) Ademola Adeshina
- ( 5.) Chidi Nwanu
- ( 6.) Dahiru Sadi
- ( 7.) Augustine Eguavoen
- ( 8.) Sylvanus Okpala
- ( 9.) Dominic Iorfa
- (10.) Samuel Okwaraji
- (11.) Rashidi Yekini
- (12.) Christian Obi
- (13.) Mike Obiku
- (14.) Bright Omokaro
- (15.) Samson Siasia
- (16.) Osaro Obobaifo
- (17.) Wole Odegbami
- (18.) Ndubuisi Okosieme
- (19.) Jude Agada
- (20.) Henry Nwosu
Head coach: Manfred Höner
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
- Sadiq Abdullahi
- First round — Lost to Javier Sánchez (Spain) 2–6, 5–7, 3-6
- Tony Mmoh
- First round — Defeated Wojtek Kowalski (Poland) 6–2, 6–4, 6-4
- Second round — Lost to Michiel Schapers (Netherlands) 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 6–4, 1-6
- Nduka Odizor
- First round — Lost to Robert Seguso (United States) 4–6, 3–6, 2-6
Weightlifting
Men's Lightweight
Men's Light-Heavyweight
Men's Middle-Heavyweight
Men's Super-Heavyweight
See also
- Nigeria at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Nigeria at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
References
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