Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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  • Olusoji Fasuba
    Olusoji Fasuba
    Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He is the current African record holder in the event with 9.85 seconds....

    , Deji Aliu
    Deji Aliu
    Deji Aliu is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....

    , Aaron Egbele
    Aaron Egbele
    Aaron Egbele is a Nigerian sprinter. Egbele was a part of the Nigerian team that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 100 metres relay....

    , and Uchenna Emedolu
    Uchenna Emedolu
    Uchenna Emedolu is a Nigerian athlete specializing in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres. In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.97 seconds, achieved at the 2003 All-Africa Games where he finished second...

     — Athletics
    Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...

    , Men's 4 x 100 m relay

  • Saul Weigopwa
    Saul Weigopwa
    Saul Weigopwa is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in 400 metres, where his personal best is 45.00s ....

    , Musa Audu
    Musa Audu
    Musa Audu is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres. He is notable for winning the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay as part of the Nigerian team and the silver medal in the 2003 All-Africa Games 4 x 400 metres relay as part of the Nigerian team too....

    , James Godday
    James Godday
    James Godday is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres. He was born in Kaduna.Godday was a part of the Nigerian team that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay. In the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, he competed in 400 metres where he was knocked out in the...

    , and Enefiok Udo-Obong
    Enefiok Udo-Obong
    Enefiok Udo-Obong is a Nigerian sprinter who won a gold medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics as well as a bronze medal in the same event at the 2004 Olympics.-External links:...

     — Athletics
    Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...

    , Men's 4 x 400 m relay

Athletics
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...

The entire 17-person Nigerian Athletics team participated in races of 400 metres or shorter, but the only entries that qualified for finals were three of the four relay teams. Of these, both men's relay teams earned bronze medals, the only two medals for the country in Athens.

Men's 100 metres
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres was of one of 23 track events of the athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens. It was contested at the Athens Olympic Stadium, from August 21 to August 22, by a total of 84 sprinters from 63 nations....

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  • Deji Aliu
    Deji Aliu
    Deji Aliu is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....

    • Round 1: 10.39 s (1st in heat 9, Qualified, 40th overall)
    • Round 2: 10.26 s (5th in heat 2, did not advance, 27th overall)

  • Uchenna Emedolu
    Uchenna Emedolu
    Uchenna Emedolu is a Nigerian athlete specializing in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres. In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.97 seconds, achieved at the 2003 All-Africa Games where he finished second...

    • Round 1: 10.22 s (2nd in heat 1, Qualified, T-18th overall)
    • Round 2: 10.15 s (3rd in heat 3, Qualified, T-12th overall)
    • Semifinal: 10.35 s (8th in semifinal 1, did not advance, 16th overall)


Men's 400 metres
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres
-Qualification:The qualification period for Athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 400 metres, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 45.55 seconds or faster during the qualification period...

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  • Saul Weigopwa
    Saul Weigopwa
    Saul Weigopwa is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in 400 metres, where his personal best is 45.00s ....

    • Round 1: 45.59 s (3rd in heat 7, Qualified, T-17th overall)
    • Semifinal: 45.67 s (6th in semifinal 3, did not advance, 17th overall)


Men's 4x100 metre Relay:
  • Olusoji Fasuba
    Olusoji Fasuba
    Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He is the current African record holder in the event with 9.85 seconds....

    , Uchenna Emedolu
    Uchenna Emedolu
    Uchenna Emedolu is a Nigerian athlete specializing in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres. In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.97 seconds, achieved at the 2003 All-Africa Games where he finished second...

    , Aaron Egbele
    Aaron Egbele
    Aaron Egbele is a Nigerian sprinter. Egbele was a part of the Nigerian team that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 100 metres relay....

     and Deji Aliu
    Deji Aliu
    Deji Aliu is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....

    • Round 1: 38.27 s (1st in heat 1, Qualified, 2nd overall) (Season Best)
    • Final: 38.23 s (Bronze Medal)


Men's 4x400 metre Relay:
  • James Godday
    James Godday
    James Godday is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres. He was born in Kaduna.Godday was a part of the Nigerian team that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay. In the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, he competed in 400 metres where he was knocked out in the...

    , Musa Audu
    Musa Audu
    Musa Audu is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres. He is notable for winning the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay as part of the Nigerian team and the silver medal in the 2003 All-Africa Games 4 x 400 metres relay as part of the Nigerian team too....

    , Saul Weigopwa
    Saul Weigopwa
    Saul Weigopwa is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in 400 metres, where his personal best is 45.00s ....

    , and Enefiok Udo Obong
    • Heat: 3:01.60 (2nd in heat 2, Qualified, 2nd overall) (Season Best)
    • Final: 3:00.90 (Bronze Medal)


Women's 100 metres
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres
The Women's 100 m at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 20, 2004 and August 21, 2004.-Records:...

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  • Mercy Nku
    Mercy Nku
    Mercy Nku is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...

    • Round 1: 11.37 s (4th in heat 1, Qualified, 23rd overall)
    • Round 2: 11.39 s (5th in heat 3, did not advance, T-21st overall)

  • Endurance Ojokolo
    Endurance Ojokolo
    Endurance Ojokolo is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*60 metres - 7.08 s *100 metres - 11.06 s *200 metres - 23.09 s -References:...

    • Round 1: 11.36 s (2nd in heat 2, Qualified, 22nd overall)
    • Round 2: 11.35 s (5th in heat 4, did not advance, 18th overall)


Women's 200 metres
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 m at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium between August 23 and August 25-Records:...

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  • Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
    Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
    Mary Onyali-Omagbemi is a Nigerian sprinter who won the bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics and in 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also won the 1994 Commonwealth Games....

    • Round 1: 23.37 s (6th in heat 4, Qualified, 31st overall)
    • Round 2: 23.75 s (8th in heat 3, did not advance, 32nd overall)


Women's 4x100 metre Relay:
  • Gloria Kemasuode
    Gloria Kemasuode
    Gloria Kemasuode Ubiebor is a female track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Nigeria....

    , Mercy Nku
    Mercy Nku
    Mercy Nku is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...

    , Oludamola Osayomi
    Oludamola Osayomi
    Oludamola Bolanle Osayomi is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is a four-time gold medallist at the African Championships in Athletics and won an Olympic bronze medal with Nigeria in the 4×100 metres relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...

     and Endurance Ojokolo
    Endurance Ojokolo
    Endurance Ojokolo is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*60 metres - 7.08 s *100 metres - 11.06 s *200 metres - 23.09 s -References:...

    • Round 1: 43.00 s (4th in heat 2, Qualified, 5th overall)
    • Final: 43.42 s (7th overall)


Women's 4x400 metre Relay:
  • Ngozi Cynthia Nwokocha, Gloria Amuche Nwosu, Halimat Ismaila
    Halimat Ismaila
    Halimat Ismaila is a Nigerian athlete who won a bronze medal in 4x100 metre relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics....

    , and Christy Ekpukhon
    Christy Ekpukhon
    Christy Ekpukhon Ihunaegbo is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.11 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Brazzaville....

    • Round 1: 3:30.78 (8th in heat 1, did not advance, 15th overall)

Basketball
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex....

The Nigerian team did not win a game in the prelimiary round, losing all but one game by double digits. They did lead Japan going into the final five minutes of that game, but a 12-5 Japan run was enough for them to take the lead and the victory. The 11th place game was a close affair, but the Nigerians did enough to take a slim four point victory to avoid a last-placed finish.

The team's leading scorer, and the tournament's second highest scorer, was forward Mfon Udoka
Mfon Udoka
Mfon Sunday Udoka is a Nigerian American professional basketball player and the new Assistant Coach of the Nigeria women's national basketball team the Lady Tigers. Udoka graduated from Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland before attending DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois from 1994-98...

, who averaged 21.7 points per game. She was also the team's top rebounder, averaging 10.2 rebounds per game.

Women's Competition
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's basketball
-Medalists:-Pool Play: Group A:-Pool Play: Group B:-9th to 12th place classification:-5th to 8th place classification:-Quarter-finals:-Semi finals:-Bronze Medal Match:-Final:-Final ranking:# United States of America# Australia...

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  • Team Roster
    • Point Guards
      • Mobolaji Akiode
        Mobolaji Akiode
        Mobolaji Akiode is a Nigerian women's basketball player.A member of the Nigeria women's national basketball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2006 Commonwealth Games, Akiode is a graduate of Fordham University. At Fordham, Akiode won all-conference honors in her senior year and was the eighth...

      • Itoro Umoh-Coleman
        Itoro Umoh-Coleman
        Itoro Umoh-Coleman is a former WNBA basketball player. She played for the Lady Clemson Tigers in college and is currently the head basketball coach for that team...

      • Juliana Ojoshogu Negedu
    • Shooting Guards
      • Mactabene Amachree
        Mactabene Amachree
        Mactabene Amachree is a former Nigerian professional basketball player. In 2001, she became the first Nigerian to play in the WNBA. Amachree played on the Nigeria women's national basketball team in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She is also the princess of the Ojuka Clan of the Kalabari people in...

      • Nguveren Iyorhe
    • Small Forwards
      • Joanne Aluka
        Joanne Aluka
        Joanne Aluka is a Nigerian American women's basketball player.Aluka competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics with the Nigeria women's national basketball team. She was born in Mississippi in the United States and acquired Nigerian citizenship through her parents. She attended Hephzibah High School in...

      • Rashidat Sadiq
        Rashidat Sadiq
        Rashidat Odun Sadiq is a Nigerian women's basketball player. She played in the United States with the University of Connecticut Huskies and Oklahoma State Cowgirls. She also played with the Nigeria women's national basketball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth...

    • Power Forwards
      • Aisha Mohammed
      • Mfon Udoka
        Mfon Udoka
        Mfon Sunday Udoka is a Nigerian American professional basketball player and the new Assistant Coach of the Nigeria women's national basketball team the Lady Tigers. Udoka graduated from Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland before attending DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois from 1994-98...

      • Oha Ugo
    • Centres
      • Limda Ogugua
      • Taiwo Rafiu
        Taiwo Rafiu
        Taiwo Rafiu is a Nigerian women's basketball player. She attended Oklahoma City University in the United States and with the Nigeria women's national basketball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...


  • Pool A
    • Lost to Australia
      Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Australia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896...

       (73 - 85)
    • Lost to Japan
      Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Japan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal...

       (73 - 79)
    • Lost to Greece
      Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Greece was the host nation for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The delegation of 441 athletes, 223 men and 218 women, was represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee...

       (68 - 83)
    • Lost to Brazil
      Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Brazil competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Brazilian athletes were represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee . The largest Brazilian delegation ever consisted of 247 athletes , which represented 42 more athletes than in Sydney 2000 and 22 more than in Atlanta 1996 —...

       (63 - 82)
    • Lost to Russia
      Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...

        (58 - 93)
  • 6th in group, did not advance (0 W, 5 L, 335 PF, 422 PA)
    • 11th Place Classification: Defeated South Korea (68 - 64) (11th overall)

Boxing
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...

Nigeria sent seven boxers to the 2004 Olympics. Five lost their first matches, while the other two made it to the quarterfinals (one with two wins, the other with a bye and a win) before being defeated. The team's combined record was 3-7 and they earned no medals.

Light Flyweight (– 48kg)
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Flyweight
The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-Notes:...

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  • Effiong Okon
    Effiong Okon
    Effiong Okon is a boxer from Nigeria, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his country. There he was outscored in the first round of the men's light flyweight division by Italy's Alfonso Pinto....

    • Round of 32: Lost to Alfonso Pinto
      Alfonso Pinto
      Alfonso Pinto is a light flyweight boxer from Italy who has won two silver medals at the European Championships.-Career:Pinto won the silver medal at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula losing to Sergey Kazakov....

       of Italy
      Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      - Gold:*Marco Galiazzo — Archery, Men's Individual*Stefano Baldini — Athletics, Men's marathon*Ivano Brugnetti — Athletics, Men's 20 km walk*Paolo Bettini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race...

       (outscored; Round 3, 1:54)


Bantamweight (– 54kg)
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight
The Bantamweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the third-lightest class. Bantamweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 54 kilograms.-Participants:...

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  • Nestor Bolum
    Nestor Bolum
    Nestor Bolum is a boxer from Nigeria, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native West African country.-Career:...

    • Round of 32: Defeated Petit Jesus Ngnitedem
      Petit Jesus Ngnitedem
      Petit Jesus Ngnitedem is a Gabonese bantamweight boxer. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He lost in the round of 32 to Nigerian Nestor Bolum.-Source:*...

       of Gabon
      Gabon at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Gabon competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Athletics:* Wilfried Bingangoye - Men's 100 metres: Round 1: 10.76 s* Marlyse Nsourou raced in the Women's 800 m. She set a National Record with a time of 2:12.35...

       (23 - 17)
    • Round of 16: Defeated Diwakar Prasad
      Diwakar Prasad
      Diwakar Prasad is a male amateur boxer from India. He qualified to compete in the bantamweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he lost in the second round to Nigeria's Nestor Bolum....

       of India
      India at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      -Silver:*Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore — Shooting, Men's Double Trap.-Contingent by sport:-Men's individual:* Satyadev Prasad - 11th place* Tarundeep Rai - 43rd place* Majhi Sawaiyan - 59th place-Women's individual:* Reena Kumari - 15th place...

       (outscored; Round 3, 0:54)
    • Quarterfinal: Lost to Worapoj Petchkoom
      Worapoj Petchkoom
      Worapoj Petchkoom is a Thai boxer who competed in the bantamweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal losing to Cuban superstar Guillermo Rigondeaux. He qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place in the 2nd AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in...

       of Thailand
      Thailand at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Thailand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. With three gold and eight medals altogether, it was the best ever performance of Thai athletes at any Olympic Games.-Gold:...

       (14 - 29)


Featherweight (– 57kg)
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Featherweight
The Featherweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-lightest class. Featherweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 57 kilograms.-Participants:...

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  • Muideen Ganiyu
    Muideen Ganiyu
    Muideen Ganiyu is a boxer from Nigeria, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native West African country. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Featherweight division by DPR Korea's eventual runner-up Song Guk Kim...

    • Round of 32: Bye
    • Round of 16: Defeated Khumiso Ikgopoleng
      Khumiso Ikgopoleng
      Khumiso Stephen Ikgopoleng is a boxer from Botswana, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was eliminated in the second round of the men's featherweight division by Nigeria's Muideen Ganiyu.Ikgopoleng carried the flag of Botswana at the opening ceremony of the...

       of Botswana
      Botswana at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      -Athletics:Men's 400 metres:* California Molefe — Round 1, 45.88 s Women's 400 metres:* Amantle Montsho — Round 1: 53.77 s Men's 800 metres:* Glody Dube — Round 1, 1:48.2...

       (25 - 16)
    • Quarterfinal: Lost to Song Guk Kim of North Korea (11 - 32)


Lightweight (– 60kg)
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Lightweight
The Lightweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-lightest class. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 60 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...

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  • Ahmed Sadiq
    Ahmed Sadiq
    Ahmed Sadiq is a Nigerian boxer who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for Nigeria. There he was outscored in the first round of the Lightweight division by Cuba's eventual winner Mario César Kindelán Mesa. One year earlier, he won the gold medal in his weight division at the All-Africa...

    • Round of 32: Lost to Mario Kindelán of Cuba
      Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Cuba won 27 medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, including 9 gold medals.-Gold:*Yumileidi Cumba — Athletics, women's shot put*Osleidys Menendez — Athletics, women's javelin throw...

       (outscored; Round 3, 0:12)


Light Heavyweight (– 81kg)
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Heavyweight
The Light Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the third-heaviest class. Light Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 81 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results: -References:*...

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  • Isaac Ekpo
    Isaac Ekpo
    Isaac Ekpo is a Nigerian boxer.-Career:In 2004, Ekpo was a member of the Nigerian Olympic team, and was defeated in the first round by Utkirbek Haydarov from Uzbekistan.-References:...

    • Round of 32: Lost to Utkirbek Haydarov
      Utkirbek Haydarov
      Utkirbek Haydarov is an Uzbekistani boxer who competed in the light heavyweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.-Career:...

       of Uzbekistan
      Uzbekistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      -Gold:-Athletics:The lone bright spot for the Uzbekistani team in Athens was Asian champion Lyubov Perepelova's run to the semifinals in the women's 100 meters. This was marred, however, by the positive drug test of shot putter Olga Shchukina. Asian decathlon champion Vitaliy Smirnov had three new...

       (11 - 21)


Heavyweight (– 91kg)
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Heavyweight
The Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the second-heaviest class. Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 91 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...

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  • Emmanuel Izonritei
    Emmanuel Izonritei
    Emmanuel Izonritei is a boxer from Nigeria.Boxer at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games India . He was an athlete in the 2004 Summer Olympics for Nigeria, where he lost in the round of 16 to Naser Al Shami of Syria, who eventually won the bronze...

    • Round of 16: Lost to Naser Al Shami
      Naser Al Shami
      Nasser Al Shami is a Syrian boxer, who competed in the heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal...

       of Syria
      Syria at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      -Medalists:-Athletics:Men's Triple Jump:* Mohammad Hazzory**Qualification: 16.37 m Women's 5000 metres:* Zainab Bakkour**Round 1: 17:18.66 -Boxing:...

       (17 - 30)


Super Heavyweight (+ 91kg)
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Super Heavyweight
The Super Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the heaviest class. Super Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 91 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...

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  • Gbenga Oluokun
    Gbenga Oluokun
    Gbenga Oloukun is a boxer from Nigeria, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native West African country.-Amateur:...

    • Round of 16: Lost to Roberto Cammarelle
      Roberto Cammarelle
      Roberto Cammarelle is an Italian boxer, best known for winning the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2007 and 2009 as a super heavyweight and a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Biography:...

       of Italy
      Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      - Gold:*Marco Galiazzo — Archery, Men's Individual*Stefano Baldini — Athletics, Men's marathon*Ivano Brugnetti — Athletics, Men's 20 km walk*Paolo Bettini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race...

       (13 - 29)

Football
Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...

 (Soccer)

The Nigerian team
Nigeria women's national football team
The Nigeria national women's football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation...

 qualified for the Olympics after defeating Ghana
Ghana women's national football team
The Ghana national women's football team, is the national team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association. They are nicknamed the Black Queens.-World Cup record:-Performance in Summer Olympics:*FIFA: Women's Olympic Football:...

 on penalties and edging South Africa
South Africa national football team
The South Africa national football team represents South Africa in association football and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. South Africa's home ground is Soccer City, known as FNB Stadium due to a naming rights deal, in...

 in a two-leg playoff.

In Athens, they finished second in a three-team group, having defeated Japan 1-0 and given up a 1-0 first-half lead to the Swedes in a 2-1 loss. They took a 1-0 lead in their quarterfinal game against Germany as well, but again conceded two late goals to lose. Mercy Akide
Mercy Akide
Mercy Akide Udoh is a former Nigerian football player.-Early life:Mercy started playing football at the age of five with her brothers Seleipiri and Ipali in the sandy field of Bundu Waterside, close to Port Harcourt Prisons in Port Harcourt...

 was the team's top scorer, scoring two of Nigeria's three goals.

Women's Competition:
  • Team Roster
    • Goalkeepers
      • Precious Dede
        Precious Dede
        Precious Uzoaru Dede is a Nigerian female football goalkeeper with Delta Queens FC and Nigeria women's national football team....

      • Ogechi Onyinanya
    • Defenders
      • Felicia Eze
      • Faith Ikidi
        Faith Ikidi
        Faith Ikidi , in Nigeria soccer Defender currently playing for Pitea IF of the Swedish Damallsvenskan. She plays in the Nigeria women's national football team.-References:...

      • Yinka Kudaisi
      • Chima Nwosu
      • Celestina Onyeka
      • Akudo Sabi
    • Midfielders
      • Efionwan Ekpo
      • Ajuma Ameh
      • Rita Nwadike
      • Maureen Mmadu
        Maureen Mmadu
        Maureen Mmadu is a Nigerian football midfielder who last played for Linköpings FC in the Swedish women's 1st division Damallsvenskan.-Career:She previously played for Klepp IL in the Norwegian Toppserien...

    • Forwards
      • Mercy Akide
        Mercy Akide
        Mercy Akide Udoh is a former Nigerian football player.-Early life:Mercy started playing football at the age of five with her brothers Seleipiri and Ipali in the sandy field of Bundu Waterside, close to Port Harcourt Prisons in Port Harcourt...

      • Nkechi Egbe
      • Blessing Igbojionu
      • Stella Mbachu
      • Perpetua Nkwocha
        Perpetua Nkwocha
        Perpetua Ijeoma Nkwocha is a Nigerian female professional footballer, who currently plays for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Sunnanå SK...

      • Vera Okolo


Nigeria also had four alternate players, who are not counted as part of the official roster.
  • Alternates
    • Stella Godwin (forward)
    • Elizabeth Johnson (goalkeeper)
    • Gift Otuwe (forward)
    • Gloria Usieta (midfielder)

  • Group C
    • Defeated Japan
      Japan women's national football team
      The Japan women's national football team, or Nadeshiko Japan , is a selection of the best female players in Japan and is run by the Japan Football Association . Japan defeated the U.S...

       (1 - 0) (Vera Okolo 55')
    • Lost to Sweden
      Sweden women's national football team
      Sweden women's national football team are a football team officially representing Sweden in women's football. They won the unofficial European Championships in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, it has however won one World Cup-silver as well as three European Cup-silvers...

       (1 - 2) (Mercy Akide
      Mercy Akide
      Mercy Akide Udoh is a former Nigerian football player.-Early life:Mercy started playing football at the age of five with her brothers Seleipiri and Ipali in the sandy field of Bundu Waterside, close to Port Harcourt Prisons in Port Harcourt...

       25')
  • 2nd in group, Qualified (3 points, 2 GF, 2 GA, 0 GD)
    • Lost to Germany
      Germany women's national football team
      The German women's national football team represents Germany in international women's football and is directed by the German Football Association . The team – informally called West Germany in English – played its first international match in 1982...

       (1 - 2) (Mercy Akide
      Mercy Akide
      Mercy Akide Udoh is a former Nigerian football player.-Early life:Mercy started playing football at the age of five with her brothers Seleipiri and Ipali in the sandy field of Bundu Waterside, close to Port Harcourt Prisons in Port Harcourt...

       49')

Judo
Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...

The two Nigerian judoka both earned opening round byes, but neither managed to win a match in Athens.

Men's +100 kg (Heavyweight)
Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's +100 kg
These are the results of the men's +100 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 33 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was greater than 100 kilograms...

:
  • Chukwuemeka Onyemachi
    Chukwuemeka Onyemachi
    Chukwuemeka Onyemachi is a Nigerian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

    • Round of 32: Bye
    • Round of 16: Lost to Daniel Hernandes
      Daniel Hernandes
      Daniel Andrey Hernandes is a male judoka from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games. In the final, he defeated Haiti's Joel Brutus. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics .-References: * * *...

       of Brazil
      Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Brazil competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Brazilian athletes were represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee . The largest Brazilian delegation ever consisted of 247 athletes , which represented 42 more athletes than in Sydney 2000 and 22 more than in Atlanta 1996 —...

       (Penalty points; 3 shidos)


Women's 57 kg (Lightweight)
Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 57 kg
These are the results of the women's 57 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 23 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 57 kilograms...

:
  • Catherine Ewa Ekuta
    • Round of 32: Bye
    • Round of 16: Lost to Lena Goeldi of Switzerland
      Switzerland at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      -Medalists:-Athletics:Switzerland did not qualify a single athlete for an Athletics final in Athens, including 2001 World Champion Andre Bucher. In the 400 metre hurdles, El Idrissi was the fastest runner not to be advanced to the semi-finals, and was Switzerland's best performer.Men's 800 metres:*...

       (Sode-tsurikomi-goshi; ippon - 4:06)

Swimming
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...

Neither Nigerian advanced to the semifinal round.

Men's 100 metre Breaststroke
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke
These are the results of the Men's 100 metre breaststroke, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Eric Williams, Nigeria 1:07.69# Chisela Kanchela, Zambia 1:09.95...

:
  • Eric Williams
    • Heat: 1:07.69 (53rd overall, did not advance)


Women's 100 metre Backstroke
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke
These are the results of the Women's 100 metre backstroke, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Lenient Obia, Nigeria 1:09.65# Ana Galindo, Honduras 1:11.80...

:
  • Lenient Obia
    • Heat: 1:09.65 (39th overall, did not advance)

Table Tennis
Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
thumb|rightTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Galatsi Olympic Hall with 172 competitors in 4 events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

Nigeria entered two singles players and two doubles teams in both the men's and women's events, and these entries put up a combined record of 5-8. However, none of the teams or individuals managed to progress beyond the second round in their respective events. Both women's doubles teams came very close to making the third round, as their second round matches went to seven sets, including Kaffo and Oshonaike coming back from down 3-0 to force a tie, only to lose a close seventh set.

Men's Singles
Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's singles
These are the results of the men's singles competition, one of two events for male competitors in table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-First round:August 14winners on left in bold-Second round:August 15 & August 16...

:
  • Monday Merotohun
    • Round 1: Defeated Momo Babunugu of DR Congo (11 - 5, 11 - 8, 11 - 8, 11 - 8)
    • Round 2: Lost to Jörgen Persson
      Jörgen Persson
      Jörgen Persson is a Swedish table tennis player. In two memorable World Table Tennis Championships finals he faced fellow Swede Jan-Ove Waldner in 1989 and 1991, losing the former and winning the latter....

       of Sweden
      Sweden at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      - Gold:*Stefan Holm — Athletics, Men's High Jump* Christian Olsson — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump* Carolina Kluft — Athletics, Women's Heptathlon* Henrik Nilsson and Markus Oscarsson — Canoeing, Men's K-2 1000 m- Silver:...

       (11 - 9, 5 - 11, 5 - 11, 7 - 11, 8 - 11)

  • Segun Toriola
    Segun Toriola
    Segun Moses Toriola, born 18 September 1974 in Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria is a Nigerian professional table tennis player.He is the youngest of nine brothers....

    • Round 1: Defeated Pablo Tabachnik
      Pablo Tabachnik
      Pablo Ariel Tabachnik is an Argentine table tennis player.He is Jewish. He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics with Oscar Gonzalez. He is a three-time Olympian .-External links:*...

       of Argentina
      Argentina at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Argentina competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The men's basketball and football teams both won gold medals, the first gold medals for Argentina since 1952.-Medalists:- Athletics:MenDecathlonWomen- Basketball:...

       (12 - 10, 11 - 8, 11 - 13, 11 - 3, 11 - 8)
    • Round 2: Lost to Patrick Chila
      Patrick Chila
      Patrick Chila is a French table tennis player who has competed at five Olympics from 1992 to 2008.He won a bronze medal with Jean-Philippe Gatien in doubles at the 2000 Olympics...

       of France
      France at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      At the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....

       (3 - 11, 11 - 8, 12 - 10, 7 - 11, 8 - 11, 9 - 11)


Men's Doubles
Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles
These are the results of the men's doubles competition, one of two events for male competitors in table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-First round:August 15winners on left in bold-Second round:August 16...

:
  • Monday Merotohun and Segun Toriola
    Segun Toriola
    Segun Moses Toriola, born 18 September 1974 in Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria is a Nigerian professional table tennis player.He is the youngest of nine brothers....

    • Round 1: Lost to Mark Hazinski
      Mark Hazinski
      Mark "Haz" Hazinski is an American professional table tennis player. He was born on in South Bend, Indiana and grew up in Mishawaka, Indiana. Hazinski started playing table tennis at the age of nine and is the youngest player to make the US Men's National Table Tennis Team at the age of 15...

       and Ilija Lupulesku
      Ilija Lupulesku
      Ilija Lupulesku is a former Yugoslav and now Serbian table tennis player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He compeeted for USA from 2004 to 2006 including 2004 Summer...

       of the United States
      United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      The United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...

       (7 - 11, 4 - 11, 5 - 11, 5 - 11)

  • Peter Akinlabi and Kazeem Nosiru
    • Round 1: Defeated Juan Papic and Alejandro Rodriguez of Chile
      Chile at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Chile competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The Greek alphabet meant that it was the last independent nation before the host nation in the Parade of Nations ....

       (11 - 9, 11 - 5, 15 - 17, 11 - 9, 11 - 7)
    • Round 2: Lost to Michael Maze
      Michael Maze
      Michael Maze is a male table tennis player from Faxe, Denmark. He normally plays both in the men's singles and in men's doubles. As of 2005, he is one of the top five left-handed players in the world. His strength is in his strong forehand loop and lobbing. He is considered to be one of the best,...

       and Finn Tugwell
      Finn Tugwell
      Finn Tugwell is a Danish table tennis professional. He pairs up with Danish Michael Maze in doubles, with whom he won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, beating the Russian pair Dmitry Mazunov/Alexey Smirnov....

       of Denmark
      Denmark at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      - Gold:* Kristine Andersen, Karen Brødsgaard, Line Daugaard, Katrine Fruelund, Trine Jensen, Rikke Jørgensen, Lotte Kiærskou, Henriette Mikkelsen, Karin Mortensen, Louise Nørgaard, Rikke Schmidt, Rikke Skov, Camilla Thomsen, Josephine Touray, and Mette Vestergaard — Handball, Women's Team...

       (11 - 8, 11 - 9, 7 - 11, 11 - 13, 9 - 11, 4 - 11)


Women's Singles
Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's singles
These are the results of the women's singles competition, one of two events for female competitors in table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-First round:August 14winners on left in bold-Second round:August 15...

:
  • Funke Oshonaike
    • Round 1: Defeated Berta Rodriguez of Chile
      Chile at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Chile competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The Greek alphabet meant that it was the last independent nation before the host nation in the Parade of Nations ....

       (11 - 9, 11 - 8, 11 - 7, 11 - 9)
    • Round 2: Lost to Krisztina Toth
      Krisztina Tóth
      Krisztina Tóth is a female Hungarian table tennis player from Gödöllő , who currently resides in Augsburg, Germany...

       of Hungary
      Hungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      - Gold:*Natasa Janics — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m*Natasa Janics and Katalin Kovács — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m*Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, and Gábor Horváth — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m...

       (12 - 10, 10 - 12, 16 - 14, 6 - 11, 13 - 15, 5 - 11)

  • Cecilia Otu Offiong
    • Round 1: Defeated Ligia Silva Santos of Brazil
      Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Brazil competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Brazilian athletes were represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee . The largest Brazilian delegation ever consisted of 247 athletes , which represented 42 more athletes than in Sydney 2000 and 22 more than in Atlanta 1996 —...

       (11 - 8, 11 - 6, 9 - 11, 12 - 10, 11 - 8)
    • Round 2: Lost to Kim Yun-Mi of North Korea (5 - 11, 7 - 11, 6 - 11, 8 - 11)


Women's Doubles
Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's doubles
These are the results of the women's doubles competition, one of two events for female competitors in table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Preliminary round:...

:
  • Offiong Edem and Cecilia Otu Offiong
    • Round 1: Bye
    • Round 2: Lost to Oksana Fadeeva and Galina Melnik of Russia
      Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...

       (11 - 7, 3 - 11, 9 - 11, 2 - 11, 11 - 6, 12 - 10, 6 - 11)

  • Bose Kaffo
    Bose Kaffo
    Bose Kaffo, born 14 December 1972 in Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria is a Nigerian professional table tennis player who competed at five Olympics from 1992 to 2008....

     and Funke Oshonaike
    • Round 1: Bye
    • Round 2: Lost to Nikoleta Stefanova
      Nikoleta Stefanova
      Nikoleta Stefanova is a Bulgarian-born female table tennis player competing for Italy. From 2003 she won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships....

       and Wenling Tan Monfardini
      Wenling Tan Monfardini
      Wenling Tan Monfardini is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents Italy. Since 2003 she won several medals in single, double, and team events at the table Tennis European Championships....

       of Italy
      Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      - Gold:*Marco Galiazzo — Archery, Men's Individual*Stefano Baldini — Athletics, Men's marathon*Ivano Brugnetti — Athletics, Men's 20 km walk*Paolo Bettini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race...

       (9 - 11, 6 - 11, 10 - 12, 12 - 10, 11 - 5, 12 - 10, 9 - 11)

Taekwondo
Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women....

All three Nigerians lost their opening round matches, but the similarity between them was limited, as Obiorah's match was one of the highest scoring in the competition, while Chukwumerije's was much more defensive and Dudu's was more balanced.

Men's Under 80 kg
Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 80 kg
These are the results of the men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 16 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 80 kilograms...

:
  • Jacob Martins Obiorah
    Jacob Martins Obiorah
    Jacob Martins Obiorah is a Nigerian competitive martial artist. After joining a local shotokan karate club in Lagos 20 years ago, his interest in martial arts developed and he was keen to learn different styles of the martial arts. He went on to study kungfu and African Goju...

    • Round of 16: Lost to Hichem Hamdouni of Tunisia
      Tunisia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      -Athletics:Race walker Hatem Ghoula stayed with the leading group through 10 km, but fell back after that and came in more than 3 minutes behind to post Tunisia's best result of the Games in athletics...

       (11 - 16)


Men's Over 80 kg
Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's +80 kg
These are the results of the men's +80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 16 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was greater than 80 kilograms...

:
  • Chika Chukwumerije
    Chika Chukwumerije
    Chika Chukwumerije is a male taekwondo practitioner from Nigeria. The son of Nigerian politician Uche Chukwumerije, Chika first drew attention in 2003 during the qualifiers for the 2003 All-Africa Games, where he eventually won a bronze medal in the Heavyweight Male category...

    • Round of 16: Lost to Pascal Gentil
      Pascal Gentil
      Pascal Gentil is a French taekwondo practitioner. A three-time winner of the European Championships, four-time World Cup Champion and Olympic bronze medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympicsin Athens, Pascal Gentil is the most decorated taekwondo practitioner...

       of France
      France at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      At the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....

       (0 - 2)


Women's Over 67 kg
Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's +67 kg
These are the results of the women's +67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 15 women competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was greater than 67 kilograms...

:
  • Princess Dudu
    • Round of 16: Lost to Nadin Dawani of Jordan
      Jordan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Jordan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Athletics:Men's 100 metres:* Khalil Al Hanahneh - Round 1, 10.76 s Women's 100 metres:...

       (9 - 12)

Weightlifting
Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...

Neither Nigerian lifter was in medal contention.

Women's 48 kg
Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 48 kg
These are the results of the women's 48 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 15 women competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 48 kilograms.-Medalists:...

:
  • Blessed Udoh
    • 180.0 kg (Snatch: 75.0 kg, Clean & Jerk: 105.0 kg, 7th overall)


Women's 58 kg
Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 58 kg
These are the results of the women's 58 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 14 women competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 58 kilograms.-Medalists:...

:
  • Franca Gbodo
    • 212.5 kg (Snatch: 95.0 kg, Clean & Jerk: 117.5 kg, 10th overall)

Wrestling
Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...

Nigeria's only wrestler in Athens lost both his matches, and finished second-to-last in his weight class.

Men's 66 kg
Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle 66 kg
The Men's Freestyle 66 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 27 to August 28.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...

:
  • Fred Jessey
    • Pool 1
      • Lost to Jin-Kuk Baek of South Korea (1 - 3)
      • Lost to Kazuhiko Ikematsu
        Kazuhiko Ikematsu
        is a male freestyle wrestler from Japan.He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated from the tournament after lost with Otar Tushishvili....

         of Japan
        Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
        Japan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal...

         (Fall; 1:07)
    • 3rd in pool, did not advance (2 TP, 1 CP, 20th overall)

See also

  • Nigeria at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
  • Nigeria at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
    Nigeria at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
    Nigeria is represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a xx-member strong contingent comprising xx sportspersons and xx officials.-Medals:-Gold:Athletics'WeightliftingTable Tennis-Silver:Athletics-Bronze:...

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