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Nigeria At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Nigeria competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Results by event Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m Relay *Udeme Ekpeyong, Emmanuel Okoli, Hassan Bosso, and Sunday Bada :* Heat — 3:00.39 :* Final — 3:01.71 (→ 5th place) Boxing Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) * Moses Malagu :* First Round – Defeated Richard Buttimer (IRL), 12:8 :* Second Round – Lost to Raúl González (CUB), RSC-2 Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) * Mohammed Sabo :* First Round – Defeated Robert Ciba (POL), RSC-3 :* Second Round – Defeated Chatree Suwanyod (THA), 16:7 :* Quarterfinals – Lost to Wayne McCullough (IRL), 13:31 Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) * Moses Odion :* First Round – Defeated Janos Petrovics (HUN), 18:8 :* Second Round – Lost to Oscar De La Hoya (USA), 4:16 Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria Olympic Committee
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) is the National Olympic Committee for Nigeria, responsible for co-ordinating and supporting Nigerian competitors in the Olympic Games. It is also the body responsible for Nigeria's representation at the Commonwealth Games. Leadership The President of the NOC as of 2011 was Sani Ndanusa who had been Minister of Sports from 17 December 2008 to 17 March 2010. Ndanusa first said he aspired to become NOC President when he was Minister of Sports, but in November 2009 the NOC screening committee disqualified him on the basis that documents he had submitted were allegedly "forged, altered and not dated". To be eligible for NOC President a candidate has to have served for four years in an executive position in an international sports federation. The NOC said that Ndanusa had not yet served for four years as vice-president of the Confederation of African Tennis, and alleged that his election as President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation was invalid sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Okoli
Emmanuel Okoli (born 13 November 1973) is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. Okoli finished fifth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics with teammates Hassan Bosso, Sunday Bada and Udeme Ekpeyong Udeme Sam Ekpeyong (born 28 March 1973) is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. Ekpeyong won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1995 World Championships, together with teammates Kunle Adejuyigbe, Ju .... References External links * 1973 births Living people Nigerian male sprinters Igbo sportspeople Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Olympic athletes for Nigeria Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria 20th-century Nigerian people {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Mozez
Moses Opute James, also known as Eagle (born 25 June 1968) is a Nigerian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1968 births Living people Nigerian male boxers Olympic boxers for Nigeria Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Light-welterweight boxers {{Nigeria-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya ( , ; born on February 4, 1973) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, including the lineal championship in three weight classes. He is ranked as the 38th best boxer of all time, pound for pound, by BoxRec. De La Hoya was nicknamed "The Golden Boy of boxing" by the media when he represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics where, shortly after having graduated from James A. Garfield High School, he won a gold medal in the lightweight division, and reportedly "set a sport back on its feet." De La Hoya was named ''The Ring'' magazine Fighter of the Year in 1995, and was its top-rated fighter in the world, pound for pound, in 1997 and 1998. De La Hoya generated approximately $700 million in pay-per-view income, making him the top pay-per-view earner before being surpassed by Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. He announced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janos Petrovics
János or Janos may refer to: * János, male Hungarian given name, a variant of John Places * Janos Municipality, a municipality of Chihuahua ** Janos, Chihuahua, town in Mexico ** Janos Biosphere Reserve, a nature reserve in Chihuahua * Janos Trail, trade route from New Mexico to Janos People * James Janos (born 1951), legal birth name of Jesse Ventura * János Aczél (mathematician) (1924–2020), Hungarian-Canadian mathematician * János Adorján (1938–1995), former Hungarian handball player * János Aknai (1908–1992), Hungarian footballer * János Arany (1817–1882), Hungarian writer, poet * János Balogh (biologist) (1913–2002), Hungarian zoologist, ecologist, and professor * János Balogh (chess player) (1892–1980), Hungarian–Romanian chess master * János Balogh (footballer) (born 1982), Hungarian football goalkeeper * Janos Bardi (1923–1990) * János Bartl (1878–1958), magic supply dealer * János Batsányi (1763–1845), Hungarian poet * János Bédl ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moses Odion
Moses Odion (born 10 June 1972) is a Nigerian boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1972 births Living people Nigerian male boxers Olympic boxers of Nigeria Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Lightweight boxers {{Nigeria-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne McCullough
Wayne Pocket Rocket McCullough (born Wayne William McCullough; 7 July 1970) is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 1993 to 2008. He held the WBC bantamweight title from 1995 to 1997, becoming the first boxer from Northern Ireland to win a WBC championship. He challenged six times for world titles at super-bantamweight and featherweight. As an amateur, McCullough represented Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning a bantamweight silver medal. He also won flyweight gold at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, representing Northern Ireland. In addition to McCullough's dogged, relentless attacking style, he was renowned for his durable chin, having fought two of boxing's biggest punchers in Naseem Hamed and Érik Morales, and gone the full distance with both of them. During his bout with Morales in 1999, HBO commentator Larry Merchant joked, "If you look in the dictionary, under 'Tough Irishman', you'll find a picture of Wayne McCullough". McCullou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatree Suwanyod
Chatree Suwanyod (born 23 December 1965) is a Thai boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1965 births Living people Chatree Suwanyod Chatree Suwanyod Chatree Suwanyod (born 23 December 1965) is a Thai boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), o ... Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Bantamweight boxers {{Thailand-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ciba
Robert Ciba (born 29 November 1969) is a Polish boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1969 births Living people Polish male boxers Olympic boxers for Poland Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics People from Kielce County Sportspeople from Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Bantamweight boxers 20th-century Polish people 21st-century Polish people {{Poland-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Sabo (boxer)
Mohammed Sabo (born 1 October 1967) is a Nigerian former amateur boxer. He won a gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ..., where he reached the quarter final.Profile: Mohammed Sabo ''sports.reference.com'' (Retrieved on 22 January 2014) References 1967 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl González (boxer)
Raúl González Sánchez (born June 5, 1967) is a boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal in the Men's Flyweight Division (– 51 kg) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In the final he lost to North Korea's Choi Chol-Su. Three years later, at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, he captured the bronze medal in his weight division. Career U.S. boxer Rudolph Bradley said his first thought when Raúl González put him down was, "Man, he's strong. I knew the Cubans were strong but I didn't think he could put me down. Yeah, I was in trouble, but I was boxing and moving, trying to get my head back. I've never been stopped, I've been hit hard hundreds of times in Army fights." (United Press International,) ''Detroit Free Press'', July 29, 1990, p. 40. Olympic results *Defeated[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Buttimer
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", " Rich", " Rick", " Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
