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Nigeria at the
2004 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeNGR
NPCNigeria Paralympic Committee
in Athens
Competitors14 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
5
Silver
4
Bronze
3
Total
12
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Nigeria competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 14 athletes, 6 men and 8 women. Competitors from Nigeria won 12 medals, including 5 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze.

In many parts of Black Africa, people who have disabilities that include insanity, and physical disabilities such as impairments and deformities often face cultural barriers to participation because of attitudes related to their disabilities. These include beliefs that they acquired their disabilities because their parents were witches or they are wizards. Their disability is often seen as a result of a personal failing on their part. As such, there is often tremendous cultural pressure for people with physical disabilities to remain hidden and out of the public eye. In many places, they are perceived to be monsters in need of healing.[1] This is the context to which Nigerian Paralympians engage both society and sport internally, in their own country.[2]

Among Nigeria's representatives were powerlifter Patience Aghimile Igbiti and table tennis player Segun Toriola.[3][4]

Medals

Competitors from Nigeria won 12 medals, including 5 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze to finish 28th in the medal table.[5] The Nigerian Paralympic delegation left the Games having won more medals than their Olympic counterparts.[6]

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Adekundo Adesoji Athletics Men's 100m T12
 Gold Adekundo Adesoji Athletics Men's 200m T12
 Gold Adekundo Adesoji Athletics Men's 400m T12
 Gold Silver Ezeikpe Athletics Men's javelin throw F58
 Gold Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike Powerlifting Women's 44kg
 Silver Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi Athletics Women's javelin throw F56-58
 Silver Solomon Ikechukwu Amarakuo Powerlifting Men's 100kg
 Silver Ijeoma John Powerlifting Women's 40kg
 Silver Aghimile Patience Igbiti Powerlifting Women's 56kg
 Bronze Ruel Ishaku Powerlifting Men's 48kg
 Bronze Kike Adedeji Ogunbamowo Powerlifting Women's 75kg
 Bronze Ebere Grace Anozie Powerlifting Women's +82.5kg

Sports

Athletics

See also: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Men's track

Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Adekundo Adesoji T12 100m 10.77 PR 1 Q 10.78 1 Q 10.75 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
200m 21.77 WR 1 Q 22.02 2 Q 21.78 1st place, gold medalist(s)
400m 49.56 PR 1 Q 49.82 1 Q 48.93 PR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chijoke Kingsley T11 100m 11.86 7 Q 11.80 5 q 11.80 1
200m 24.20 4 q 24.38 11 Did not advance
400m 54.33 9 Did not advance

Men's field

Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Silver Ezeikpe F56 Shot put DSQ
F58 Javelin 50.72 WR - 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Women's field

Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Njideka E. Iyiazi F56-58 Discus 29.84 962 10
Javelin 27.61 1105 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Shot put 10.12 WR 1106 4

Powerlifting

See also: Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete Event Result Rank
Okechukwu Alfa 75kg 190.0 6
Solomon Amarakuo 100kg 235.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ruel Ishaku 48kg 157.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Women

Athlete Event Result Rank
Grace Anozie +82.5kg 140.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lucy Ejike 44kg 127.5 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Aghimile Patience Igbiti 56kg 122.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Iyabo Ismaila 52kg NMR
Ijeoma John 40kg 97.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Victoria Nneji 67.5kg NMR
Kike Adedeji Ogunbamowo 75kg 120.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

See also

References

  1. ^ Gilbert, Keith; Schantz, Otto J.; Schantz, Otto (2008-01-01). The Paralympic Games: Empowerment Or Side Show?. Meyer & Meyer Verlag. ISBN 9781841262659.
  2. ^ Thomas, Gareth Martin and Banks, Tim (2013). ''We Aren't Racing a Fair Race': Rawls, Sen, and the Paralympic Games'. Sociological Research Online 18(3)14 <http://www.socresonline.org.uk/18/3/14.html
  3. ^ "Official Website of the Chinese Olympic Committee". en.olympic.cn. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Nigeria's Nollywood winner and other Paralympic surprises". BBC News. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-10-25.


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