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Nigeria At The 2000 Summer Olympics
Nigeria competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Medalists Athletics ;Men ;Track and road events ;Field events ;Men ;Track and road events ;Field events Boxing ;Men Football Men's tournament ;Team roster Head coach: Jo Bonfrere *Stand-by players ;Group play ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal Women's tournament ;Team roster Head coach: Mabo Ismaila Nigeria named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament. ;Group play ---- ---- Judo ;Men ;Women Swimming ;Men ;Women Table Tennis ;Men ;Women Weightlifting ;Men ;Women Wrestling ;Freestyle See also * Nigeria at the 1998 Commonwealth Games * Nigeria at the 2002 Commonwealth Games References *Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. . *International Olympic Committee (2001)The Results Retrieved 12 November 2005. *Sy ... [...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 sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Emmanuel (athlete)
Sunday Emmanuel (8 October 1978 – 15 January 2004 in Kaduna) was a Nigerian athlete who specialised in sprinting events. He represented his country in the 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics reaching the semi-finals. He was the runner-up in both the 100 m and 200 metres at the 1995 African Junior Athletics Championships, then won both events at the 1997 edition. His foremost individual medals were a 100 m bronze medal at the 1996 African Championships in Athletics and a silver in the 200 m at the 1998 African Championships in Athletics. His personal bests are 10.06 for the 100 m, 20.45 for the 200 m and 6.52 for the 60 metres. He died after an auto-accident in Kaduna, Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... Competition record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Discus Throw
The men's discus throw event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, 24 September and Monday, 25 September. Forty-five athletes from 28 nations competed. The event was won by Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania, the nation's second victory in the men's discus throw. Lars Riedel of Germany took silver, becoming the 13th man to win multiple discus throw medals. Frantz Kruger earned South Africa's first medal in the event with his bronze. The qualifying athletes progressed through to the final where the qualifying distances are scrapped and they start afresh with up to six throws. The qualifying distance was 64.00 metres. For all qualifiers who did not achieve the standard, the remaining spaces in the final were filled by the longest throws until a total of 12 qualifiers. Background This was the 24th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The top nine fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Shot Put
The men's shot put event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Friday, 22 September. The shot put has been ever present since the beginning of the modern Olympic Games in 1896. Thirty-seven athletes from 27 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The qualifying athletes progressed through to the final where the qualifying distances were scrapped and they started afresh with up to six throws. The event was won by Arsi Harju of Finland, the nation's first victory in the men's shot put since 1920 (and second overall) and first medal in the event since 1936. Americans Adam Nelson and John Godina took silver and bronze, respectively, with Godina becoming the 12th man to earn multiple shot put medals (adding to his 1996 silver). Background This was the 24th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chima Ugwu
Chima Kingsley Ugwu (born 19 July 1973 in Enugu) is a Nigerian shot putter. He also occasionally competed in discus throw. He competed at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics, and the World Championships in 1993, 1997 and 2003 without reaching the finals. Ugwu came to the United States in 1994 and won the 1995 NJCAA outdoor shot put title while attending Central Arizona College. He was then recruited to play defensive tackle for the Arizona Wildcats football team, even though he had never played the sport before. He also won Pacific-10 Conference titles in both the shot put and discus throw. His personal best throw is 20.26 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Lagos. This is the previous Nigerian record, and ranks him fifth in South Africans Janus Robberts, Burger Lambrechts Burger Lambrechts (born 3 April 1973) is a South African shot putter. He attended Laerskool Nelspruit, where he was head-boy in 1986 and Hoërskool Waterkloof, where he was vice head-boy in 1991. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 Metres Relay
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay races at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ... as part of the athletics program were held on Friday 29 September and Saturday 30 September. The top two teams in each of the initial five heats automatically qualified for the semi-final. The next six fastest team from across the heats also qualified. The top three teams in each of the semi-finals automatically qualified for the final. The next two fastest team from the semi-finals also qualified. Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics. Medalists * Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals. Results All times shown are in seconds. * Q denotes qualification by place in hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nnamdi Lucky Anusim
Nnamdi Anusim (born 11 July 1972) is a Nigerian sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from .... References External links * 1972 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Nigerian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Nigeria Sportspeople from Owerri {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 Metres Hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme were held at Stadium Australia on Sunday 24 September, Monday 25 September and Wednesday 27 September 2000. There were 62 competitors from 45 nations. The event was won by Angelo Taylor of the United States, the nation's fifth consecutive and 17th overall victory in the event. Saudi Arabia and South Africa each earned their first medals in the men's 400 metres hurdles, as Hadi Souan Somayli took silver and Llewellyn Herbert received bronze. Background This was the 22nd time the event was held. It had been introduced along with the men's 200 metres hurdles in 1900, with the 200 being dropped after 1904 and the 400 being held through 1908 before being left off the 1912 programme. However, when the Olympics returned in 1920 after World War I, the men's 400 metres hurdles was back and would continue to be contested at every Games thereafter. Four of the eight finalists from the 1996 Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvester Omodiale
Sylvester Omodiale (born 5 September 1977) is a Nigerian hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from .... References 1977 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Nigerian male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Nigeria Place of birth missing (living people) {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 Metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme was held at Stadium Australia from 22 to 25 September 2000. Sixty-eight athletes from 44 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Michael Johnson of the United States, successfully defending his 1996 gold medal (the only man to do so in the history of the Olympic 400 metres race). It was the fifth in what would ultimately be 7 consecutive American victories stretching from 1984 to 2008 and the 17th overall title in the event by the United States. Gregory Haughton's bronze was Jamaica's first medal in the event since the nation won back-to-back golds in 1948 and 1952. Background This was the 24th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Five of the finalists from 1996 returned: defending gold medalist Michael Johnson and fourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nduka Awazie
Nduka Awazie (born 4 April 1981) is a Nigerian athlete and Olympic medalist and the 400 meters world Junior Champion. He won the world junior title at the 8th IAAF World Junior Championship held in 1998 Annecy, France. He attended Eastern Michigan University. Awazie was part of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics.Nduka Awazie ''sports-reference.com'' (Retrieved 27 September 2008) The Nigerian team finished second behind the US team. The US team has since been formally disqualified from the 4x400 meters relay event at the 2000 Olympics by the |
Francis Obikwelu
Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, GOIH (born 22 November 1978) is a retired Nigerian-born Portuguese sprinter, who specialized in 100 metres and 200 metres. He was the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the 100 metres. In the same race, he set the former European record in the event at 9.86 seconds, which stood for nearly 17 years. Biography Obikwelu was born in Onitsha, Nigeria. At the age of 14, one of Obikwelu's football coaches noticed him and suggested he try out athletics. After two years, he represented Nigeria in the 1994 African Junior Championships and won the silver medal in the 400 metres. Obikwelu moved to Lisbon, Portugal as a 16-year-old. After being rejected by both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal, he worked as a construction worker in the Algarve. He decided to learn Portuguese, and his teacher put him in contact with sports club Belenenses, where he resumed practising. While living in Portugal, Obikwelu was adopted by a lady w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
