Nigeria competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 14 athletes, 6 men and 8 women. Competitors from Nigeria won 12 medals, including 5 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze.
In many parts of Black Africa, people who have disabilities that include insanity, and physical disabilities such as impairments and deformities often face cultural barriers to participation because of attitudes related to their disabilities. These include beliefs that they acquired their disabilities because their parents were witches or they are wizards. Their disability is often seen as a result of a personal failing on their part. As such, there is often tremendous cultural pressure for people with physical disabilities to remain hidden and out of the public eye. In many places, they are perceived to be monsters in need of healing. This is the context to which Nigerian Paralympians engage both society and sport internally, in their own country.Thomas, Gareth Martin and Banks, Tim (2013). "'We Aren't Racing a Fair Race': Rawls, Sen, and the Paralympic Games". Sociological Research Online 18(3)14 http://www.socresonline.org.uk/18/3/14.html
Medals Competitors from Nigeria won 12 medals, including 5 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze to finish 28th in the medal table. The Nigerian Paralympic delegation left the Games having won more medals than their Olympic counterparts.
Medal Name Sport Event Adekundo Adesoji Athletics Men's 100m T12 Adekundo Adesoji Athletics Men's 200m T12 Adekundo Adesoji Athletics Men's 400m T12 Silver Ezeikpe Athletics Men's javelin throw F58 Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike Powerlifting Women's 44kg Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi Athletics Women's javelin throw F56-58 Solomon Ikechukwu Amarakuo Powerlifting Men's 100kg Ijeoma John Powerlifting Women's 40kg Aghimile Patience Igbiti Powerlifting Women's 56kg Ruel Ishaku Powerlifting Men's 48kg Kike Adedeji Ogunbamowo Powerlifting Women's 75kg Ebere Grace Anozie Powerlifting Women's +82.5kg
Sports Athletics
Men's track AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankAdekundo AdesojiT12100m10.77 PR1 Q10.781 Q10.75 WR200m21.77 WR1 Q22.022 Q21.78400m49.56 PR1 Q49.821 Q48.93 PRChijoke KingsleyT11100m11.867 Q11.805 q11.801200m24.204 q24.3811did not advance400m54.339did not advance
Men's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankSilver EzeikpeF56Shot putDSQF58Javelin50.72 WR-
Women's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankNjideka E. IyiaziF56-58Discus29.8496210Javelin27.611105Shot put10.12 WR11064
Powerlifting
Men AthleteEventResultRankOkechukwu Alfa75kg190.06Solomon Amarakuo100kg235.0Ruel Ishaku48kg157.5
Women AthleteEventResultRankGrace Anozie+82.5kg140.0Lucy Ejike44kg127.5 WRAghimile Patience Igbiti56kg122.5Iyabo Ismaila52kgNMRIjeoma John40kg97.5Victoria Nneji67.5kgNMRKike Adedeji Ogunbamowo75kg120.0
See also Nigeria at the Paralympics Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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