Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

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.

Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	NGR
NPC	Nigeria Paralympic Committee
in Athens
Competitors	14 in 2 sports
Medals Ranked 28th	Gold 5 Silver 4 Bronze 3 Total 12
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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.^[1] This is the context to which Nigerian Paralympians engage both society and sport internally, in their own country.^[2]

Medals

Competitors from Nigeria won 12 medals, including 5 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze to finish 28th in the medal table.^[3] The Nigerian Paralympic delegation left the Games having won more medals than their Olympic counterparts.^[4]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Adekundo Adesoji	Athletics	Men's 100m T12
Gold	Adekundo Adesoji	Athletics	Men's 200m T12
Gold	Adekundo Adesoji	Athletics	Men's 400m T12
Gold	Silver Ezeikpe	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F58
Gold	Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike	Powerlifting	Women's 44kg
Silver	Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi	Athletics	Women's javelin throw F56-58
Silver	Solomon Ikechukwu Amarakuo	Powerlifting	Men's 100kg
Silver	Ijeoma John	Powerlifting	Women's 40kg
Silver	Aghimile Patience Igbiti	Powerlifting	Women's 56kg
Bronze	Ruel Ishaku	Powerlifting	Men's 48kg
Bronze	Kike Adedeji Ogunbamowo	Powerlifting	Women's 75kg
Bronze	Ebere Grace Anozie	Powerlifting	Women's +82.5kg

Sports

Athletics

See also: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Men's track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Adekundo Adesoji	T12	100m	10.77 PR	1 Q	10.78	1 Q	10.75 WR
		200m	21.77 WR	1 Q	22.02	2 Q	21.78
		400m	49.56 PR	1 Q	49.82	1 Q	48.93 PR
Chijoke Kingsley	T11	100m	11.86	7 Q	11.80	5 q	11.80	1
		200m	24.20	4 q	24.38	11	did not advance
		400m	54.33	9	did not advance

Men's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Silver Ezeikpe	F56	Shot put	DSQ
	F58	Javelin	50.72 WR	-

Women's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Njideka E. Iyiazi	F56-58	Discus	29.84	962	10
		Javelin	27.61	1105
		Shot put	10.12 WR	1106	4

Powerlifting

See also: Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Okechukwu Alfa	75kg	190.0	6
Solomon Amarakuo	100kg	235.0
Ruel Ishaku	48kg	157.5

Women

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Grace Anozie	+82.5kg	140.0
Lucy Ejike	44kg	127.5 WR
Aghimile Patience Igbiti	56kg	122.5
Iyabo Ismaila	52kg	NMR
Ijeoma John	40kg	97.5
Victoria Nneji	67.5kg	NMR
Kike Adedeji Ogunbamowo	75kg	120.0

See also

• Nigeria at the Paralympics
• Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics

References

1. Gilbert, Keith; Schantz, Otto J.; Schantz, Otto (1 January 2008). The Paralympic Games: Empowerment Or Side Show?. Meyer & Meyer Verlag. ISBN 9781841262659.
2. 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
3. "Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
4. "Nigeria's Nollywood winner and other Paralympic surprises". BBC News. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.