Nigeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Nigeria at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  NGR
NOC Nigeria Olympic Committee Inc.
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors 50
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Nigeria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.

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[edit] Results by event

[edit] Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

  • Nureni Gbadamosi
    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Second Round — Lost to Michael Anthony (Guyana) on points (5-0)


Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

  • William Azanor
    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Second Round — Lost to Tsacho Andreikovski (Bulgaria) after knock-out in first round


Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

  • Christopher Ossai
    1. First Round — Lost to Richard Nowakowski (East Germany) on points (0-5)


Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

  • Peter Aydele
    1. First Round — Lost to Farouk Chanchoun Jawad (Iraq) on points (0-5)


Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

  • Solomon Ataga
    1. First Round — Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (Cuba) after knock-out in first round

[edit] Football (soccer)

[edit] 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
  • Moses Effiong
  • David Adiele
  • Sylvanus Okpala
  • Leotis Boateng
  • John Orlando
  • Tunde Bamidele
  • Isima Okey
  • Shefiu Mohamed
  • Alloysius Atuegbu
  • Henry Nwosu
  • Felix Owolabi
  • Mudashiru Lawal
  • Adokie Amiesimaka
  • Emmanuel Osigwe
  • Ikhana Kadiri

[edit] References


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