# Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Nigeria sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country was represented by 28 athletes competing in four sports: powerlifting, table tennis, wheelchair tennis and track and field. The Nigerian team included eight powerlifters.

## Medalists

The Nigerian Paralympic delegation left the Games having won more medals than their Olympic counterparts.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi | Athletics | Women's discus throw F57/58 |
| Gold | Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi | Athletics | Women's shot put F57/58 |
| Gold | Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike | Powerlifting | Women's 48 kg |
| Gold | Ruel Ishaku | Powerlifting | Men's 48 kg |
| Silver | Adekunle Adesoji | Athletics | Men's 100 m T12 |
| Silver | Obioma Daleth Aligekwe | Powerlifting | Men's 100 kg |
| Silver | Grace Ebere Anozie | Powerlifting | Women's +82.5 kg |
| Silver | Amoge Victoria Nneji | Powerlifting | Women's 67.5 kg |
| Bronze | Patience Aghimile Igbiti | Powerlifting | Women's 60 kg |

### Athletics
#### Men's track

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Adekunle Adesoji | T12 | 100m | 11.05 | 2 Q | 11.00 | 3 Q | 10.95 | |
| Adekunle Adesoji | T12 | 200m | 22.35 | 3 q | 22.46 | 5 B | 22.48 | 5 |
| Ayuba Cheledi Abdullahi | T46 | 100m | DSQ | DSQ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Godwin Joseph Mbakara | T46 | 100m | 11.24 | 7 q | — | — | 11.37 | 7 |
| Serge Ornem | T46 | 100m | 11.31 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Olusegun Francis Rotawo | T11 | 100m | 11.58 | 9 Q | 11.51 | 6 B | 11.60 | 6 |
| Bashiru Yunusa | T46 | 100m | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bashiru Yunusa | T46 | 400m | 50.20 | 7 Q | — | — | DNS | DNS |

#### Men's field

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Chinedu Silver Ezeikpe | F57-58 | Discus throw | 50.42 SB | 945 | 8 |
| Chinedu Silver Ezeikpe | F57-58 | Javelin throw | 45.86 | 973 | 5 |
| Chinedu Silver Ezeikpe | F57-58 | Shot put | 13.29 | 888 | 10 |

#### Women's track

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Goodness Chinasa Duru | T46 | 200m | 27.09 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Patricia Ndidiamaka Nnaji | T54 | 200m | 33.00 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Women's field

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi | F57-58 | Discus throw | 35.21 PR | 1120 | |
| Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi | F57-58 | Javelin throw | 26.11 SB | 885 | 6 |
| Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi | F57-58 | Shot put | 10.96 WR | 1128 | |

### Powerlifting
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Attempt 4 | Rank |
| Solomon Amarakwuo | -90kg | NMR | NMR | NMR | NMR | NMR |
| Obioma Alegakewue | -100kg | 230.0 | 235.0 | 245.0 | 248.0 | |
| Ruel Ishaku | -48kg | 155.0 | 160.0 | 167.5 | 169.0 WR | |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Rank |
| Grace Ebere Alozie | +82.5kg | 157.5 | 165.0 PR | 167.5 | |
| Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike | -48kg | 125.0 WR | 130.0 WR | 137.5 | |
| Patience Aghimile Igbiti | -60kg | 110.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | |
| Amoge Victoria Nneji | -67.5kg | 125.0 | 132.5 | 142.5 | |
| Adedeji Kike Ogunbamiwo | -82.5kg | 125.0 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 4 |

### Table tennis
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Tajudeen Agunbiade | Men's singles C9-10 | Berecki (HUN) W 3-1 | Karabec (CZE) L 1-3 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Oluade Egbinola | Men's singles C3 | Geva (ISR) L 1-3 | Kramminger (AUT) L 1-3 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi | Men's singles C9-10 | Shchepanskyy (UKR) W 3-0 | Lu X (CHN) W 3-0 | 1 Q | Last (NED) L 0-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nasiru Sule | Men's singles C4-5 | Durand (FRA) L 0–3 | Bai (CHN) L 0–3 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Oluade Egbinola Nasiru Sule | Men's team C4-5 | — | — | — | China (CHN) L 1-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tajudeen Agunbiade Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi | Men's team C9-10 | — | — | — | Netherlands (NED) L 1-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Faith Chineny Obiora | Women's singles C4 | Moon S H (KOR) L 0–3 | Zorzetto (ITA) L 1–3 | Robertson (GBR) W 3–1 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Wheelchair tennis

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Wasiu Yusuf | Men's singles | Olsson (SWE) L 2–6, 1–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |