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• Sunday Bada
  Sunday Bada
  Sunday Bada is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres event.Bada won three medals at World Indoor Championships, including a gold medal in 1997....
  
  , Clement Chukwu
  Clement Chukwu
  Clement Chukwu is a former Nigerian athlete who specialised in the 200 and 400 metres.Chukwu attended Eastern Michigan University....
  
  , Jude Monye
  Jude Monye
  Jude Monye is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He is of Onicha-Ugbo, Delta State of Nigeria origin. Monye came to the United States to attend Mississippi State University, where he obtained a degree in Geology...
  
  , Enefiok Udo-Obong
  Enefiok Udo-Obong
  Enefiok Udo-Obong is a Nigerian sprinter who won a gold medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics as well as a bronze medal in the same event at the 2004 Olympics.-External links:...
  
  , Nduka Awazie
  Nduka Awazie
  Nduka Awazie 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...
  
   (heats), Fidelis Gadzama
  Fidelis Gadzama
  Fidelis Gadzama is a Nigerian athlete and Olympic medalist.Gadzama was a part of the Nigerian team that received a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney....
  
   (heats) — Athletics
  Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
  
  , Men's 4x400 m relay

• Glory Alozie
  Glory Alozie
  Glory Alozie Oluchi is a Spanish athlete competing mostly in hurdling. The world junior second placer from 1996, she went on to have a successful senior career, although she has never won a major international event...
  
   — Athletics
  Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
  
  , Women's 100 m hurdles

• Ruth Ogbeifo
  Ruth Ogbeifo
  Ruth Ogbeifo is a Nigerian weightlifter.At the 1999 World Championships in the 75 kg category she won bronze medals in snatch, clean and jerk, and overall....
  
   — Weightlifting
  Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  The Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-Participating nations:...
  
  , Women's 75 kg

Men's competition

• Sunday Emmanuel
• Round 1 — 10.31
• Round 2 — 10.36
• Semifinal — 10.45 (did not advance)
• Deji Aliu
  Deji Aliu
  Deji Aliu is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....
  
  
• Round 1 — 10.35
• Round 2 — 10.29
• Semifinal — 10.32 (did not advance)
• Seun Ogunkoya
  Seun Ogunkoya
  Seun Ogunkoya is a Nigerian sprinter and two-time African Championships gold medalist over 100 metres.-Career peak:He was born in Akure and is a cousin of Falilat Ogunkoya. He improved his personal bests from 10.43 seconds in 1995 to 10.15 seconds in April 1996 in Makurdi, at the 10th National...
  
  
• Round 1 — 10.72 (did not advance)

• Francis Obikwelu
  Francis Obikwelu
  Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds...
  
  
• Round 1 — 20.76
• Round 2 — 20.33
• Semifinal — 20.71 (did not advance)
• Uchenna Emedolu
  Uchenna Emedolu
  Uchenna Emedolu is a Nigerian athlete specializing in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres. In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.97 seconds, achieved at the 2003 All-Africa Games where he finished second...
  
  
• Round 1 — 20.87
• Round 2 — 20.93 (did not advance)

• Sunday Bada
  Sunday Bada
  Sunday Bada is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres event.Bada won three medals at World Indoor Championships, including a gold medal in 1997....
  
  
• Round 1 — 45.75 (did not advance)
• Round 2 — 45.83 (did not advance)
• Jude Monye
  Jude Monye
  Jude Monye is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He is of Onicha-Ugbo, Delta State of Nigeria origin. Monye came to the United States to attend Mississippi State University, where he obtained a degree in Geology...
  
  
• Round 1 — 45.79
• Round 2 — 46.32 (did not advance)
• Nduka Awazie
  Nduka Awazie
  Nduka Awazie 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...
  
  
• Round 1 — 46.81 (did not advance)

• Sylvester Omodiale
• Round 1 — 51.06 (did not advance)

• Lucky Anusim Nnamdi, Deji Aliu
  Deji Aliu
  Deji Aliu is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....
  
  , Uchenna Emedolu
  Uchenna Emedolu
  Uchenna Emedolu is a Nigerian athlete specializing in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres. In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.97 seconds, achieved at the 2003 All-Africa Games where he finished second...
  
  , Sunday Emmanuel
• Round 1 — 38.85
• Semifinal — DNF (did not advance)

• Nduka Awazie
  Nduka Awazie
  Nduka Awazie 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...
  
  , Sunday Bada
  Sunday Bada
  Sunday Bada is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres event.Bada won three medals at World Indoor Championships, including a gold medal in 1997....
  
  , Clement Chukwu
  Clement Chukwu
  Clement Chukwu is a former Nigerian athlete who specialised in the 200 and 400 metres.Chukwu attended Eastern Michigan University....
  
  , Fidelis Gadzama
  Fidelis Gadzama
  Fidelis Gadzama is a Nigerian athlete and Olympic medalist.Gadzama was a part of the Nigerian team that received a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney....
  
  , Jude Monye
  Jude Monye
  Jude Monye is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He is of Onicha-Ugbo, Delta State of Nigeria origin. Monye came to the United States to attend Mississippi State University, where he obtained a degree in Geology...
  
  , Enefick Udo-Obong
• Round 1 — 03:01.20
• Semifinal — 03:01.06
• Final — 02:58.68 (silver medal)

• Chima Ugwu
  Chima Ugwu
  Chima Ugwu is a Nigerian shot putter. He also competes occasionally in discus throw.He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, and the World Championships in 1993, 1997 and 2003 without reaching the finals....
  
  
• Qualifying — 19.11 (did not advance)

• Chima Ugwu
  Chima Ugwu
  Chima Ugwu is a Nigerian shot putter. He also competes occasionally in discus throw.He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, and the World Championships in 1993, 1997 and 2003 without reaching the finals....
  
  
• Qualifying — DNS (did not advance)

Women's competition

• Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
  Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
  Mary Onyali-Omagbemi is a Nigerian sprinter who won the bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics and in 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also won the 1994 Commonwealth Games....
  
  
• Round 1 — 11.36
• Round 2 — 11.40 (did not advance)
• Mercy Nku
  Mercy Nku
  Mercy Nku is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• Round 1 — 11.41
• Round 2 — 11.26
• Semifinal — 11.56 (did not advance)
• Joan Uduak Ekah
• Round 1 — 11.60
• Round 2 — 11.67 (did not advance)

• Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
  Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
  Mary Onyali-Omagbemi is a Nigerian sprinter who won the bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics and in 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also won the 1994 Commonwealth Games....
  
  
• Round 1 — 22.90
• Round 2 — 23.03 (did not advance)
• Mercy Nku
  Mercy Nku
  Mercy Nku is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• Round 1 — 23.14
• Round 2 — 22.95
• Semifinal — 23.40 (did not advance)
• Fatima Yusuf-Olukoju
• Round 1 — 23.21
• Round 2 — 23.21 (did not advance)

• Olabisi Afolabi
  Olabisi Afolabi
  Olabisi Afolabi is a retired female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who specialized in the 400 metres during her career. She was a member of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay.She won the World Junior Championships in 1994...
  
  
• Round 1 — 51.61
• Round 2 — 51.87 (did not advance)
• Charity Opara
  Charity Opara
  Charity Opara is a former Nigerian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. She was in particular a successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics....
  
  
• Round 1 — 51.77
• Round 2 — 51.04 (did not advance)
• Falilat Ogunkoya
  Falilat Ogunkoya
  Falilat Ogunkoya is a Nigerian athlete.Ogunkoya has won a number of national championships, including a gold medal in 1996 in the 400 metres, gold in the 200 metres and 400 m in 1998, and gold again in 1999 and 2001 in the 400 m. At the 1987 All Africa Games in Kenya she won the silver medal in...
  
  
• Round 1 — 51.88
• Round 2 — 50.49
• Semifinal — 50.18
• Final — 50.12 (7th place)

• Gloria Alozie
• Round 1 — 12.84
• Round 2 — 12.84
• Semifinal — 12.68
• Final — 12.68 (Silver medal)
• Angela Atede
  Angela Atede
  Angela Atede is a Nigerian athlete who mainly competes in the 100 metres hurdles. Her personal best is 12.72 seconds, achieved in 1998.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Round 1 — 13.09
• Round 2 — 13.11 (did not advance)

• Benedicta Ajudua
  Benedicta Ajudua
  Benedicta Ajudua is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.She finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics with teammates Glory Alozie, Mercy Nku and Mary Onyali.-References:...
  
  , Glory Alozie
  Glory Alozie
  Glory Alozie Oluchi is a Spanish athlete competing mostly in hurdling. The world junior second placer from 1996, she went on to have a successful senior career, although she has never won a major international event...
  
  , Mercy Nku
  Mercy Nku
  Mercy Nku is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  , Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
  Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
  Mary Onyali-Omagbemi is a Nigerian sprinter who won the bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics and in 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also won the 1994 Commonwealth Games....
  
  
• Round 1 — 43.28
• Semifinal — 42.82
• Final — 44.05 (7th place)

• Olabisi Afolabi
  Olabisi Afolabi
  Olabisi Afolabi is a retired female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who specialized in the 400 metres during her career. She was a member of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay.She won the World Junior Championships in 1994...
  
  , Doris Jacob
  Doris Jacob
  Doris Jacob is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Duah finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Olabisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf and Falilat Ogunkoya...
  
  , Falilat Ogunkoya
  Falilat Ogunkoya
  Falilat Ogunkoya is a Nigerian athlete.Ogunkoya has won a number of national championships, including a gold medal in 1996 in the 400 metres, gold in the 200 metres and 400 m in 1998, and gold again in 1999 and 2001 in the 400 m. At the 1987 All Africa Games in Kenya she won the silver medal in...
  
  , Rosemary Okafor, Charity Opara
  Charity Opara
  Charity Opara is a former Nigerian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. She was in particular a successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics....
  
  
• Round 1 — 03:22.99
• Final — 03:23.80 (4th place)

• Vivian Chukwuemeka
  Vivian Chukwuemeka
  Vivian Chukwuemeka is a Nigerian shot putter and two-time Olympian. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has won three consecutive titles at the All-Africa Games from 1999 to 2007. She was the African Champion in the event in 2002, 2006 and 2008...
  
  
• Qualifying — 17.47 (did not advance)

• Patience Itanyi
• Qualifying — 6.33 (did not advance)

Boxing

Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...

• Ajose Olusegun
  Ajose Olusegun
  Ajose Olusegun is a Nigerian-born British professional boxer. He competed for Nigeria at the 2000 Sydney Olympics Games reaching the 2nd round. As a professional he is unbeaten and is the former British and current Commonwealth light welterweight champion....
  
  
  • Round 1 — Defeated Anoushirvan Nourian of Iran
  • Round 2 — Lost to Ricardo Williams of United States (did not advance)

• Albert Eromosele
  • Round 1 — Bye
  • Round 2 — Lost to Albert Eromosele of Russia (did not advance)

• Jegbefumere Albert
  • Round 1 — Bye
  • Round 2 — Defeated Troy Amos-Ross
    Troy Amos-Ross
    Troy Amos-Ross is a Guyanese Canadian boxer, currently residing in Brampton, Ontario. He competed in the light heavyweight Troy Amos-Ross (born July 17, 1975 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a Guyanese Canadian boxer, currently residing in Brampton, Ontario. He competed in the light heavyweight Troy...
    
     of Canada
  • Quarterfinal — Lost to Rudolf Kraj
    Rudolf Kraj
    Rudolf Kraj is a Czech boxer.-Amateur:He won the silver medal in the men's Light Heavyweight category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
    
     of Czech Republic (did not advance)

• Rasmus Ojemaye
  • Round 1 — Bye
  • Round 2 — Lost to Félix Savón
    Félix Savón
    Félix Savón Fabre is a Cuban heavyweight boxer, a winner of three gold medals at the Olympic Games. Savón is considered a legend in amateur boxing and has won six world titles....
    
     of Cuba (did not advance)

• Samuel Peter
  Samuel Peter
  Samuel Okon Peter , nicknamed "The Nigerian Nightmare," is a professional heavyweight boxer and the former WBC heavyweight champion....
  
  
  • Round 1 — Bye
  • Round 2 — Defeated Onofrei Constantin of Romania
  • Quarterfinal — Lost to Paolo Vidoz
    Paolo Vidoz
    Paolo Vidoz is a boxer from Italy, who won the Olympic bronze medal, twice won the bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships: 1997 and 1999 and also won a silver medal at the European Championships....
    
     of Italy (did not advance)

Men's team competition

• Group A
• Nigeria — Honduras 3-3
• Australia — Nigeria 2-3
• Italy — Nigeria 1-1
• Quarter Finals
• Chile — Nigeria 4-1
• Team Roster
• ( 1.) Greg Etafia
  Greg Etafia
  Greg Etafia is a Nigerian football goalkeeper who plays for South African Premier Soccer League club Moroka Swallows and Nigeria.-Career:...
  
  
• ( 2.) Gbenga Okunowo
  Gbenga Okunowo
  Samuel Gbenga Okunowo is a Nigerian footballer who plays mainly as a right defender.Injury affected the vast majority of his professional career, which was spent in eight different countries other than his own.-Club career:...
  
  
• ( 3.) Celestine Babayaro
  Celestine Babayaro
  Celestine Hycieth Babayaro is a former Nigerian footballer.-Club career:Babayaro began his playing career at Nigerian side Plateau United, before moving to Belgium club Anderlecht in 1994, and eventually would make a name for himself, quickly gaining first-choice status although still a...
  
  
• ( 4.) Johnson Sunday
• ( 5.) Furo Iyenemi
• ( 6.) Christopher Kanu
  Christopher Kanu
  - Career :His current career goal tally stands at 10 goals in 317 league games for 8 different clubs. An 11th strike, which was not scored in a league game, proved to be a match winner for his old club Sparta Rotterdam in an early UEFA Cup knockout round against Hamburger SV in 2002...
  
  
• ( 7.) Victor Agali
  Victor Agali
  Victor Okechukwu Agali is a Nigerian footballer who last played for Jiangsu Sainty.-Career:At the age of 17, Agali was the top goalscorer in the Nigerian second division, and was picked up by French club Olympique Marseille. Finding it hard to establish a first team place, he played for Toulon,...
  
  
• ( 8.) Bright Igbinadolor
• ( 9.) Yakubu Ayegbeni
• (10.) Azubike Oliseh
• (11.) Garba Lawal
  Garba Lawal
  Garba Lawal is a football midfielder from Nigeria. He is currently a contracted player-assistant manager with Lobi Stars F.C..-Career:...
  
  
• (12.) Hennry Onwuzuruike
• (13.) Pius Ikedia
  Pius Ikedia
  Pius Nelson Ikedia is a Nigerian football winger who currently playing for Mağusa Türk Gücü S.K..-Career:While still a teenager, Ikedia scored many goals along with Julius Aghahowa at Nigerian club Bendel Insurance. He played professional football for one year in Côte d'Ivoire before he was...
  
  
• (14.) Blessing Kaku
  Blessing Kaku
  Blessing Kaku is a Nigerian international football player, who was a member of the national squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He played for Enosis Neon Paralimni. He has also played for K.R.C. Genk in Belgium, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Tel Aviv, F.C...
  
  
• (15.) Godwin Okpara
  Godwin Okpara
  Godwin Okpara is a former football defender. Capped for Nigeria, he was part of the team that participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• (16.) Isaac Okoronkwo
  Isaac Okoronkwo
  Isaac Okoronkwo is a professional football player who currently plays as a defender for FC Rostov in Russia.Okoronkwo started his career at FC Lagos before moving to the Nigerian topclub Julius Berger FC...
  
  
• (17.) Julius Aghahowa
• (18.) Sam Okoye
  Sam Okoye
  Sam Okoye was a Nigerian football goalkeeper who represented Nigeria during the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Career:...
  
  
• (19.) Chikelue Iloenosi
• (20.) Henry Nwosu
  Henry Nwosu
  Henry Onyemanze Nwosu is a former Nigerian footballer turned manager.-Career:Nwosu spent his career at home with New Nigeria Bank of Benin City and African Continental Bank of Lagos...
  
  
• (22.) Ettah Ijoh

Swimming

Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...

• Gentle Offoin
• Preliminary Heat — 52.91 (did not advance)

• Ngozi Monu
  Ngozi Monu
  Ngozi Rosalin Monu is a Nigerian swimmer. Monu is the most prolific female swimmer from Nigeria. She focuses on the 50m & 100m freestyle event. She competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 28.20 (did not advance)

Weightlifting

See also

• Nigeria at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
• Nigeria at the 2002 Commonwealth Games