# Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Nigeria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Olympics. Nigeria missed the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott. The Nigerian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1984. A total of 53 athletes, 30 men and 23 women, competed in 8 sports. Men's basketball was the only team-based sport in which Nigeria was represented at these Olympic Games. Among the eight sports played by the athletes, Nigeria marked its official Olympic debut in slalom canoeing.
The Nigerian team featured two Olympic medalists from Beijing: taekwondo jin Chika Chukwumerije, who served as the nation's team captain, and long jumper Blessing Okagbare. Table tennis player Segun Toriola, the oldest member of the team, at age 37, became the first Nigerian athlete to compete in six Olympic games. Toriola's fellow table tennis player Olufunke Oshonaike made her fifth Olympic appearance, making her the nation's oldest and most experienced female athlete. Freestyle wrestler Sinivie Boltic was Nigeria's first male flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 2000.
Nigeria failed to win a single medal for the first time in Olympic history since 1988, after achieving poor athletic performance at these Games. Triple jumper Tosin Oke, the women's sprint relay team (led by Blessing Okagbare), and weightlifter Felix Ekpo qualified successfully for the final rounds of their respective events, but missed out of the medal standings. Following the athletes' lackluster performance, President Goodluck Jonathan "called for a complete overhaul of Nigerian sports administration". A few weeks after the Olympics, the Nigerian athletes, however, were able to recapture the nation's sporting success at the Paralympics, as they had earned a total of twelve medals, including six golds.

## Athletics

Nigerian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ogho-Oghene Egwero | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.38 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Peter Emelieze | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.22 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Obinna Joseph Metu | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.35 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Noah Akwu | 200 m | 20.67 | 5 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Amaechi Morton | 400 m hurdles | 49.34 | 3 Q | — | — | DSQ | DSQ | did not advance | did not advance |
| Selim Nurudeen | 110 m hurdles | 13.51 | 2 Q | — | — | 13.55 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Stanley Gbageke | Long jump | 7.59 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tosin Oke | Triple jump | 16.83 | 9 q | 16.95 | 7 |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Seun Adigun | 100 m hurdles | 13.56 | 4 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gloria Asumnu | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.13 | 3 Q | 11.21 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gloria Asumnu | 200 m | 23.43 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Regina George | 400 m | 51.24 | 1 Q | — | — | 51.35 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Muizat Ajoke Odumosu | 400 m hurdles | 54.93 | 3 Q | — | — | 54.40 | 1 Q | 55.31 | 8 |
| Blessing Okagbare | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.93 | 1 Q | 10.92 | 1 Q | 11.00 | 8 |
| Omolara Omotosho | 400 m | 52.11 | 4 q | — | — | 51.41 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Oludamola Osayomi | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.36 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Christy Udoh | 200 m | 23.19 | 5 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Endurance Abinuwa Gloria Asumnu Blessing Okagbare Oludamola Osayomi Christy Udoh* | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.75 | 5 q | — | — | — | — | 42.64 | 4 |
| Bukola Abogunloko Regina George Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Omolara Omotosho Idara Otu* | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.29 | 4 q | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Doreen Amata | High jump | 1.90 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Blessing Okagbare | Long jump | 6.34 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Uhunoma Osazuwa | Result | 13.46 | 1.77 | 12.77 | 24.62 | 5.74 | DNS | — | DNF | DNF |
| Uhunoma Osazuwa | Points | 1056 | 941 | 712 | 922 | 771 | 0 | — | DNF | DNF |

## Basketball
### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the Nigeria roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 589 | 398 | +191 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 376 | 378 | −2 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 448 | 424 | +24 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 395 | 399 | −4 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Nigeria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 338 | 456 | −118 | 6 | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 320 | 411 | −91 | 5 | |
* 29 July 2012 09:00
* Report
| Nigeria | 60–56 | Tunisia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–7, 13–8, 14–16, 15–25 |||
| Pts: Aminu 15 Rebs: Diogu 10 Asts: Skinn 3 | | Pts: Rzig 18 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 12 Asts: three players 3 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Marcos Benito (BRA), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)
* 31 July 2012 14:30
* Report
| Lithuania | 72–53 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–8, 20–19, 22–13, 16–13 |||
| Pts: Songaila 12 Rebs: Kleiza 6 Asts: Jasikevičius 9 | | Pts: Diogu, Al. Aminu 12 Rebs: Al. Aminu 11 Asts: Al. Aminu 2 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Vitalis Gode (KEN)
* 2 August 2012 22:15
* Report
| United States | 156–73 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 49–25, 29–20, 41–17, 37–11 |||
| Pts: Anthony 37 Rebs: Davis, Love 6 Asts: Williams 11 | | Pts: Diogu 27 Rebs: Diogu 7 Asts: Aminu 4 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Elena Chernova (RUS)
* 4 August 2012 22:15
* Report
| Nigeria | 79–93 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–37, 18–20, 20–19, 22–17 |||
| Pts: Diogu 16 Rebs: Diogu 11 Asts: Aminu 5 | | Pts: Scola 22 Rebs: Nocioni 6 Asts: Ginóbili 8 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Michael Aylen (AUS), Samir Abaakil (MAR)
* 6 August 2012 14:30
* Report
| France | 79–73 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–10, 18–20, 15–24, 23–19 |||
| Pts: Batum 23 Rebs: Batum, Diaw 6 Asts: Parker 7 | | Pts: Oguchi 35 Rebs: Diogu, A. Aminu 7 Asts: four players 2 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Recep Ankaralı (TUR), Michael Aylen (AUS), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)

## Boxing

Nigeria has so far qualified boxers for the following events

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Muideen Olalekan Akanji | Middleweight | O'Neill (IRL) L 6–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lukmon Olaiwola Lawal | Light heavyweight | Al-Matbouli (JOR) L 7–19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Edith Ogoke | Middleweight | Vystropova (AZE) W 14–12 | Torlopova (RUS) L 8–18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

Nigeria has qualified boats for the following events
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jonathan Akinyemi | Men's K-1 | 104.70 | 20 | 146.95 | 21 | 104.70 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Table tennis

Nigeria has so far qualified two men and two women.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Quadri Aruna | Men's singles | Bye | Machado (ESP) W 4–2 | Vang (TUR) L 2–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Segun Toriola | Men's singles | Ho (CAN) W 4–1 | Persson (SWE) L 1–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Offiong Edem | Women's singles | Meshref (EGY) L 2–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Olufunke Oshonaike | Women's singles | Shahsavari (IRI) W 4–3 | Tan (ITA) L 0–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Nigeria has qualified 2 athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Isah Adam Muhammad | Men's −68 kg | Abu-Libdeh (JOR) L 1–13 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chika Chukwumerije | Men's +80 kg | Despaigne (CUB) L 0–1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Weightlifting

Nigeria has qualified the following quota places.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Felix Ekpo | Men's −77 kg | 151 | 7 | 180 | 8 | 331 | 8 |
| Mariam Usman | Women's +75 kg | 129 | 3 | 160 | DNF | 129 | DNF |

## Wrestling

Nigeria has qualified the following quota places.
Key:
* VT - Victory by Fall.
* PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Andrew Dick | −84 kg | Bye | Espinal (PUR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | did not advance | did not advance | Bye | Marsagishvili (GEO) L 0–5 $^{VB}$ | Did not advance | 18 |
| Sinivie Boltic | −96 kg | Bye | Ceban (MDA) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 14 |

### Women's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Blessing Oborududu | −63 kg | Bye | Michalik (POL) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 19 |
| Amarachi Obiajunwa | −72 kg | Bye | Wang J (CHN) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 15 |