Nigeria sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China."Paralympic Games team in Beijing", Chronicle, 1 September 2008 The country was represented by 28 athletes competing in four sports: powerlifting, table tennis, wheelchair tennis and track and field. The Nigerian team included eight powerlifters.
Medalists The Nigerian Paralympic delegation left the Games having won more medals than their Olympic counterparts. MedalNameSportEvent Athletics Women's discus throw F57/58 Athletics Women's shot put F57/58 Powerlifting Women's 48 kg Powerlifting Men's 48 kg Athletics Men's 100 m T12 Powerlifting Men's 100 kg Powerlifting Women's +82.5 kg Powerlifting Women's 67.5 kg Powerlifting Women's 60 kg
Athletics
Men's track AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankAdekunle AdesojiT12100m11.052 Q11.003 Q10.95200m22.353 q22.465 B22.485Ayuba Cheledi AbdullahiT46100mDSQdid not advanceGodwin Joseph MbakaraT46100m11.247 q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 11.377Serge OrnemT46100m11.319did not advanceOlusegun Francis RotawoT11100m11.589 Q11.516 B11.606Bashiru YunusaT46100mDNSdid not advance400m50.207 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" DNS
Men's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankChinedu Silver EzeikpeF57-58Discus throw50.42 SB9458Javelin throw45.869735Shot put13.2988810
Women's track AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankGoodness Chinasa DuruT46200m27.099did not advancePatricia Ndidiamaka NnajiT54200m33.0012did not advance
Women's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankEucharia Njideka IyiaziF57-58Discus throw35.21 PR1120Javelin throw26.11 SB8856Shot put10.96 WR1128
Powerlifting
Men AthleteEventAttempt 1Attempt 2Attempt 3Attempt 4RankSolomon Amarakwuo-90kgNMR Obioma Alegakewue-100kg230.0235.0245.0248.0Ruel Ishaku-48kg155.0160.0167.5169.0 WR
Women
AthleteEventAttempt 1Attempt 2Attempt 3RankGrace Ebere Alozie+82.5kg157.5165.0 PR167.5Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike-48kg125.0 WR130.0 WR137.5Patience Aghimile Igbiti-60kg110.0115.0115.0Amoge Victoria Nneji-67.5kg125.0132.5142.5Adedeji Kike Ogunbamiwo-82.5kg125.0125.0127.54
Table tennis
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankTajudeen AgunbiadeMen's singles C9-10W 3-1L 1-32did not advanceOluade EgbinolaMen's singles C3L 1-3L 1-33did not advanceAlabi Olabiyi OlufemiMen's singles C9-10W 3-0W 3-01 QL 0-3did not advanceNasiru SuleMen's singles C4-5L 0–3L 0–33did not advanceOluade Egbinola Nasiru SuleMen's team C4-5align="center" colspan="3" L 1-3did not advanceTajudeen Agunbiade Alabi Olabiyi OlufemiMen's team C9-10align="center" colspan="3" L 1-3did not advance
Women AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankFaith Chineny ObioraWomen's singles C4L 0–3L 1–3W 3–13did not advance
Wheelchair tennis
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals FinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankWasiu YusufMen's singles L 2–6, 1–6 did not advance
See also Nigeria at the Paralympics Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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