Nigeria at the 1987 All-Africa Games

Nigeria at the
1987 All-Africa Games
IOC codeNGR
NOCNigerian Olympic Committee
in Nairobi
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
23
Silver
16
Bronze
21
Total
60
All-Africa Games appearances (overview)
Youth appearances

Nigeria participated at the 1987 All-Africa Games held at the Moi International Sports Centre in Kasarani in the city of Nairobi, Kenya. It was the fourth time that the country had taken part in the games and expectations were high for the country’s competitors after their second place in the medal table in the previous games held in Algeria. The country did well, achieving third place in the medal table with 23 gold medals. Amongst the winners were Bose Kaffo, who went on to win medals in five subsequent All Africa Games, and Mary Onyali, the first athlete to represent Nigeria at five Olympiads.

Medal summary

Nigeria won 60 medals in total.[1]

Medal table

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 14 7 6 27
Boxing 0 1 0 1
Field hockey 0 0 1 1
Football 0 0 0 0
Swimming 0 2 4 6
Swimming 0 0 1 1
Table tennis 4 3 4 11
Taekwondo 3 0 0 3
Volleyball 0 0 1 1
Weightlifting 3 3 4 10
Total 23 16 21 60

List of Medalists

Gold Medal

Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 Gold Chidi Imo Athletics Men's 100m [2]
 Gold Tina Iheagwam Athletics Women's 100m [2]
 Gold Mary Onyali Athletics Women's 200m [2]
 Gold Innocent Egbunike Athletics Men's 400m [2]
 Gold Maria Usifo Athletics Women's 100m hurdles [2]
 Gold Maria Usifo Athletics Women's 400m hurdles [2]
 Gold Paul Emordi Athletics Men's long jump [2]
 Gold Beatrice Utondu Athletics Women's long jump [2]
 Gold Adewale Olukoju Athletics Men's shot put [2]
 Gold Adewale Olukoju Athletics Men's discus [2]
 Gold Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
 Gold Moses Ugbusien
Joseph Fallaye
Henry Amike
Innocent Egbunike		 Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
 Gold Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
 Gold Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
 Gold Lawrence Iquaibom Weightlifting 60 kg [3]
 Gold Emmanuel Oshomah Weightlifting 100 kg [3]
 Gold Ojadi Aduche Weightlifting +110 kg [4]
 Gold Atanda Musa Table tennis Men's singles
 Gold Titus Omotara
Atanda Musa		 Table tennis Men's doubles
 Gold Iyabo Akanmu Table tennis Women's doubles
 Gold Kubrat Owolabi
Atanda Musa		 Table tennis Mixed doubles
 Gold Dominic Kim Taekwondo Men's lightweight
 Gold Anthony Ilukhor Taekwondo Men's middleweight
 Gold Pius Ilukhor Taekwondo Men's heavyweight

Silver Medal

Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 Silver Falilat Ogunkoya Athletics Women's 100m [2]
 Silver Falilat Ogunkoya Athletics Women's 200m [2]
 Silver Asmir Okoro Athletics Men's high jump [2]
 Silver Yusuf Alli Athletics Men's long jump [2]
 Silver Comfort Igeh Athletics Women's long jump [2]
 Silver Joseph Taiwo Athletics Men's triple jump [2]
 Silver Mbanefo Akpom Athletics Men's decathlon [2]
 Silver Moshood Adeniy Weightlifting 67.5 kg [3]
 Silver Muyiwa Odusanya Weightlifting 82.5 kg [3]
 Silver Olusola Awosina Weightlifting 90 kg [3]
 Silver Martin Nougle Boxing Men's 71kg [5]
 Silver Titus Omotara Table tennis Men's singles
 Silver Fatai Adeyemo
Sule Olaleye		 Table tennis Men's doubles
 Silver Bose Kaffo
Titus Omotara		 Table tennis Mixed doubles

Bronze Medal

Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 Bronze Mary Onyali Athletics Women's 100m
 Bronze Tina Iheagwam Athletics Women's 200m
 Bronze Moses Ugbisie Athletics Men's 400m
 Bronze Eseme Ikpoto Athletics Men's 800m
 Bronze Henry Amike Athletics Men's 400m hurdles
 Bronze Joseph Kio Athletics Men's long jump
 Bronze Mammah Enuwozo Ngozi Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke
 Bronze Jimmy Idogesit Weightlifting 67.5 kg
 Bronze Godfrey Ehineboh Weightlifting 75 kg
 Bronze Joseph Osiobor Weightlifting 90 kg
 Bronze Bartholomew Oluoma Weightlifting 110 kg
 Bronze Nigeria men's national volleyball team Volleyball Volleyball - Men
 Bronze Nigeria men's national field hockey team Field hockey Field hockey - Men

References

  1. ^ Krastev, Todor (2007). "VI All Africa Games 1987 Nairobi (KEN)". Todor66. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Krastev, Todor (2007). "Athletics All Africa Games Nairobi (KEN) 1987". Todor66. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "4e Jeux Africains" (PDF). Halteropedia. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ^ Nwanetanya, Gabriel (2016). "Celebrating Heroes, Stars Of Sports In Rivers State". The Tide News. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  5. ^ Majcher, Janusz (2008). "4.All-Africa Games - Nairobi, Kenya - August 1-12 1987". Retrieved 28 May 2019.