Nigeria competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018.
Track and field athlete Blessing Okagbare was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.
Medalists
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Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics 2 2 1 5Boxing 0 0 2 2Powerlifting 4 2 0 6Table tennis 0 3 0 3Wrestling 3 2 3 8Total 9 9 6 24
Medals by dayDay Total5 April00006 April00007 April00008 April00009 April020210 April420611 April000012 April012313 April401514 April133715 April0101Total99624
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 17 20 37Basketball 12 0 12Boxing 4 4 8Gymnastics 1 1 2Powerlifting 3 3 6Table tennis 6 1 7Weightlifting 2 2 4Wrestling 6 6 12 Total 51 37 88
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankEnoch Olaoluwa Adegoke100 m10.191 Q10.241 Q10.357Ogho-Oghene Egwero10.382 Q10.4266did not advanceSeye Ogunlewe10.202 Q10.203 q10.194Suwaibidu Galadima100 m T47colspan=411.04Emmanuel Arowolo200 m20.993 q21.258did not advanceOrukpe Eraiyokan400 m47.194did not advanceSamson Nathaniel46.412 Q46.615did not advanceChidi Okezie45.84 SB4 Q47.337did not advanceOyeniyi Abejoye110 m hurdles14.107colspan=2did not advanceMohamed Rilwan Alowonle400 m hurdles49.494 qcolspan=249.805Henry Okorie52.147colspan=2did not advanceEmmanuel ArowoloOgho-Oghene EgweroUsheoritse ItsekiriSeye OgunleweEnoch Olaoluwa Adegoke*4 × 100 m38.523 Qcolspan=2Orukpe EraiyokanSalihu IsahSamson NathanielChidi Okezie4 × 400 mcolspan=2did not advance
* Competed in the heats only.
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistanceRankDistanceRankChukwuebuka EnekwechiShot put20.662 Q21.14Eke Kalu17.6212 q17.8612Stephen MoziaDiscus throw59.956 q59.587Samuel KureJavelin throw73.4915did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankIsoken Igbinosun100 m11.693 Q11.857did not advanceJennifer Madu11.623 Q11.595did not advanceJoy Udo-Gabriel11.422 Q11.534did not advanceIsoken Igbinosun200 m23.544 Q24.037did not advancePraise Idamadudu23.554 Q23.697did not advanceFolasade Abugan400 mdid not advanceYinka Ajayi51.711 Q51.812 Q52.268Patience Okon Georgedid not advanceOluwatobiloba Amusan100 m hurdles12.731 Qcolspan=212.68Grace Ayemoba13.595colspan=2did not advanceGlory Onome Nathaniel400 m hurdles56.013 Qcolspan=256.396Rita Ossaicolspan=2did not advanceOluwatobiloba AmusanRosemary ChukwumaBlessing Okagbare-IghoteguonorJoy Udo-Gabriel4 × 100 mcolspan=442.75Yinka AjayiPatience Okon GeorgePraise IdamaduduGlory Onome Nathaniel4 × 400 mcolspan=43:25.29Fadekemi Florence Olude20 km walkcolspan=41:49:3110
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistanceRankDistanceRankPrecious OkoronkworLong jump6.1214did not advanceBlessing IbrahimTriple jumpcolspan=213.485Doreen AmataHigh jumpcolspan=21.8010Kelechi NwanagaJavelin throwcolspan=253.176Goodness Chinasa DuruJavelin throw F46colspan=222.114Queen ObisesanHammer throwcolspan=263.845
Basketball
Nigeria has qualified a men's basketball teams of 12 athletes. The team qualified after being ranked in the top three in the Commonwealth (besides the host nation, Australia).
Men's tournament
Roster
God'sgift Achiuwa Azuoma Dike Ike Diogu Eli Dung Uchenna Iroegbu Yakubu Istifanus Uchechi Ofoegbu Olalekan Olatunji Prince Orizu Musa Usman Abdul Yahaya Abdulwahab Yakubu
Pool A
Qualifying finals
Boxing
Nigeria participated with a team of 8 athletes (4 men and 4 women)
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultSikiru Ojo−56 kg L 1-4did not advanceAdeola Soyoye−60 kg L 1-3did not advanceOsita Umeh−69 kg L 0-5did not advanceLukmon Lawal−81 kg L 1-4did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultAyisat Oriyomi−51 kgL did not advanceYetunde Odunuga−60 kgW L 1-4Did not advanceItunu Oriola−69 kg L 0-5did not advanceMillicent Agboegbulem−75 kg W 5-0 W 5-0 L 0-5Did not advance
Gymnastics
Artistic Nigeria participated with 1 athlete (1 man).
Men Individual Qualification AthleteEventApparatusTotalRankTayo FakiyesiQualification7.650colspan=2 12.475colspan=2 colspan=2
Rhythmic Nigeria participated with 1 athlete (1 woman).
Individual Qualification AthleteEventApparatusTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonJade FaulknerQualification9.8008.5009.5006.00033.80024
Table tennis
Nigeria participated with 7 athletes (6 men and 1 woman).
Singles AthletesEventGroup StageRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreBode AbiodunMen's singlesW 4 - 0W 4 - 01 QW 4 - 1L 1 - 4did not advanceQuadri Arunacolspan=4 W 4 - 0W 4 - 1W 4 - 0W 4 - 0L 2 - 4Segun Toriolacolspan=4 W 4 - 1L did not advance
Doubles AthletesEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreBode AbiodunOlajide OmotayoMen's doublesW 3 - 0L 0 - 3did not advanceQuadri ArunaSegun ToriolaW 3 - 0W 3 - 1L 1 - 3did not advance
Team AthletesEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreBode AbiodunQuadri ArunaAzeez JamiuOlajide OmotayoSegun ToriolaMen's teamW 3 - 0W 3 - 11 QW 3 - 1W 3 - 2L 0 - 3
Para-sport AthletesEventGroup StageSemifinalFinalRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreTemitope OgunsanyaMen's TT6–10L 0 - 3L 0 - 3L 0 - 34did not advanceFaith ObazuayeWomen's TT6–10W 3 - 0W 3 - 0W 3 - 01 QW 3 - 0L 1 - 3
Weightlifting
Nigeria participated with 4 athletes (2 men and 2 women).
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankFavour AgboroMen's −62 kg112915632685Michael AnyalewechiMen's −85 kg147317753245Monica UwehWomen's −48 kg6658841545Fatima YakubuWomen's −53 kgdid not finishdid not start
Powerlifting
Nigeria participated with 6 athletes (3 men and 3 women).
AthleteEventResultRankRoland EzuruikeMen's lightweight224.3Paul Kehinde219.9Abdulazeez IbrahimMen's heavyweight191.9Lucy EjikeWomen's lightweight134.1Esther Oyema141.6Ndidi NwosuWomen's heavyweight110.4
Wrestling
Nigeria participated with 12 athletes (6 men and 6 women).
Repechage Format AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEbikewenimo WelsonMen's -57 kgW 4 - 0L 0 - 5W 3 - 1Amas DanielMen's -65 kgW 3 - 0L 0 - 4Did not advanceW 4 - 0W 3 - 1Ebimienfaghe AssizecourtMen's -74 kgW 4 - 0L 0 - 5L 0 - 55Melvin BiboMen's -86 kgW 5 - 0W 4 - 0L 0 - 3Soso TamarauMen's -97 kgW 4 - 1L 1 - 3L 1 - 35Blessing OnyebuchiWomen's -76 kgW 4 - 0W 4 - 0L 0 - 5
Group Stage Format AthleteEventGroup StageSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOdunayo AdekuoroyeWomen's -57 kgW 4 - 0W 4 - 1W 4 - 01 QW 4 - 0W 3 - 1Blessing OborududuWomen's -68 kgW 5 - 0W 5 - 01 QW 4 - 1W 3 - 1
Nordic Format AthleteEventNordic Round RobinRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultSinivie BolticMen's -125 kgL 0 - 5L L 4Mercy GenesisWomen's -50 kgL 1 - 3L 0 - 4W 4 - 03 Bose SamuelWomen's −53 kgL 1 - 3W 4 - 0L 0 - 4W 5 - 0Aminat AdeniyiWomen's -62 kgW 4 - 0W 3 - 1W 4 - 0W 5 - 0
See also Nigeria at the 2018 Winter Olympics Nigeria at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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