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competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the

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Results by event

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

Men's 100M * Edward Ajado :* First Round — 11.25s DNQ * Titus Erinle :* First Round — 11.12 DNQ Men's 200M * Edward Ajado :* First Round — 22.92s DNQ * Muslim Arogundade :* First Round — 22.71 DNQ * Rafiu Oluwa :* First Round — 22.89 (Q) :* Quarterfinals — 22.69 DNQ Men's 4x100 relay :* First Round — (Muslim Arongudade, Titus Erinle, Karim Olowu, Rafiu Oluwa) 42.4s (Q) :* Semifinals — 41.9 5th DNQ Long Jump * Karim Olowu :* First Round — 6.96 DNQ * Sylvanus Williams :* First Round — 6.98 DNQ High Jump * Josiah Majekodunmi :* First Round — 1.87m (Qualified) :* Final — 1.90m 9th * Nafiu Osagie :* First Round — 1.87m (Qualified) :* Final — 1.90m 18th * Boniface Guobadia :* First Round — 1.87m (Qualified) :* Final — 1.80m 20th

References

Official Olympic Reports

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

Summer Olympics

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