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 ...

competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in

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. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the

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Results by event

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Men's 100 metres *

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:* Heat — 10.39 :* Quarterfinals — 10.34 :* Semifinals — 10.51 (→ did not advance) * Samson Oyeledun :* Heat — 10.59 :* Quarterfinals — 10.73 (→ did not advance) * Hammed Adio :* Heat — 10.58 :* Quarterfinals — 10.67 (→ did not advance) Men's 200 metres * Hammed Adio :* Heat — 21.79 (→ did not advance) Men's 4×400 metres Relay * Sunday Uti, Hope Ezeigbo, Felix Imadiyi, and

Dele Udo Ndubuisi ("Dele") Udo (24 May 1957 – July 1981) was a Nigerian sprinter. He was a collegiate champion at the University of Missouri in the 1970s and competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was shot dead in 1981, ...

:* Heat — 3:14.1 (→ did not advance) Men's Long Jump *

Kayode Elegbede Olukayode "Kayode" Elegbede (born 9 September 1955) is a retired Nigerian sprinter and long jumper. He won the silver medal at the first African Championships in 1979, with 7.89—five centimetres behind compatriot Ajayi Agbebaku. He finished e ...

:* Qualification — 7.82 m :* Final — 7.49 m (→ 11th place) * Jubobosaye Kio :* Qualification — 7.77 m (→ did not advance) * Yusuf Alli :* Qualification — 7.43 m (→ did not advance) Women's 100 metres * Oguzoeme Nsenu :* Heat — 11.72 :* Quarterfinals — 11.55 (→ did not advance) * Rufina Ubah :* Heat — 11.75 :* Quarterfinals — 11.60 (→ did not advance)

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Men's Bantamweight (54 kg) * Nureni Gbadamosi *# First Round — Bye *# Second Round — Lost to Michael Anthony (Guyana) on points (5-0) Men's Featherweight (57 kg) * William Azanor *# First Round — Bye *# Second Round — Lost to Tsacho Andreikovski (Bulgaria) after knock-out in first round Men's Lightweight (60 kg) * Christopher Ossai *# First Round — Lost to

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(East Germany) on points (0-5) Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg) * Peter Aydele *# First Round — Lost to Farouk Jawad (Iraq) on points (0-5) Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg) * Solomon Ataga *# First Round — Lost to

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(Cuba) after knock-out in first round

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Men's team competition

* Preliminary Round (Group B) :* Lost to Kuwait (1-3) :* Drew with Czechoslovakia (1-1) :* Lost to Colombia (0-1) * Quarter Finals :* Did not advance
Team Roster :*

Best Ogedegbe Best Ogedegbe (3 September 1954 – 28 September 2009) was a Nigerian football goalkeeper. Career He played with Shooting Stars F.C. most of his career, and was the goalkeeper when Shooting Stars won Nigeria's first continental trophy, the A ...

Moses Effiong Moses Effiong (born 4 October 1959) is a Nigerian former footballer who played for the Nigerian national football team as a goalkeeper. He won the 1980 African Cup of Nations tournament while representing Nigeria. Honours International * 1980 ...

:* David Adiele :*

Sylvanus Okpala Sylvanus "Quicksilver" Okpala (born 5 September 1961) is a retired Nigerian football midfielder. Okpala played club football for Enugu Rangers, C.S. Marítimo and C.D. Nacional in the Portuguese Liga. Okpala played for the Nigeria national fo ...

:* Leotis Boateng :* John Orlando :* Tunde Bamidele :* Isima Okey :* Shefiu Mohamed :* Alloysius Atuegbu :* Henry Nwosu :*

Felix Owolabi Felix Owolabi (born 24 November 1954) is a retired Nigerian footballer who played for the Nigerian national team. Playing much of his career as a left winger, he played for Nigeria at the 1978 African Cup of Nations and at the 1980 Summer Olym ...

:* Mudashiru Lawal :* Adokie Amiesimaka :* Emmanuel Osigwe :* Kadiri Ikhana

References

Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics 1980 1980 in Nigerian sport {{1980-Olympic-stub