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== Table tennis ==
{{See also|Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics}}Nigeria was represented in table tennis by [[Segun Toriola]]. These were Toriola's fourth Paralympic Games.<ref>{{Citation|title=Africa's record Olympian: How I made it to seven games|date=August 12, 2016|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37060464|publisher=BBC|language=en-GB|accessdate=October 25, 2016}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 15:37, 25 October 2016

Template:Infobox Paralympics Nigeria Nigeria competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 14 athletes, 6 men and 8 women.[1] Competitors from Nigeria won 12 medals, including 5 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze to finish 28th in the medal table.[2]

Medals

The Nigerian Paralympic delegation left the Games having won more medals than their Olympic counterparts.[3]

Medal Athlete Sport Event
 Gold Adekundo Adesoji Athletics Men's sprint
 Gold Adekundo Adesoji Athletics Men's sprint
 Gold Adekundo Adesoji Athletics Men's sprint
 Gold Silver Ezeikpe Athletics Men's javelin
 Gold Lucy Ejike Powerlifting Women's powerlifting

Table tennis

Nigeria was represented in table tennis by Segun Toriola. These were Toriola's fourth Paralympic Games.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Participation Numbers Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Nigeria's Nollywood winner and other Paralympic surprises". BBC News. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  4. ^ Africa's record Olympian: How I made it to seven games, BBC, August 12, 2016, retrieved October 25, 2016